Global Process Owner (m/f/d)

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At bp, we have only one thing on our minds: the energy of tomorrow. We want to reimagine energy so that we achieve net zero by 2050 at the latest. To achieve this, we are rethinking energy and relying on the expertise and passion of our 66,000 employees worldwide, 4,000 of them in Germany. Every day, with the products and services of our bp, Aral and Castrol brands, they ensure energy and mobility for millions of people - today and in the future.
 

The Global Process Owner (GPO) provides direction and support, coaching and challenge to the refineries and refinery supply teams, to establish and implement best practice commercial optimisation processes. Collaborating with the Margin and Business Process Improvement Senior Manager, the Refinery Optimisation Advisor and the Commercial Development Advisor, the Global Process Owner will develop and implement best practice for refinery optimization across bp.

The GPO will lead margin improvement and commercial process reviews at bp refineries to identify opporutnities to grow refinery margin through investment and work process improvement.

The GPO will participate in or lead reviews and assessments across the refining system and will support the commercial development of refinery assets.

Your new area of responsibility - challenging and future-oriented

• Develop implement and improve best practices that relate to refining commercial optimisation, across crude supply through to product blending and supply.
• Coach the refining and midstream organizations on best practice and drive implementation globally.
• Support/lead deep dive reviews to identify opportunities to improve refinery commercial performance, including Margin Improvement workshops and commercial reviews.
• Proactively seek opporutnities to engage practitioners on best practice and other commercial opporutnities.
• Support refinery supply and optimisation teams to implement recommendations from commercial reviews and to embed best practices      
• Provide assurance that defined commercial processes related to supply and optimisation are embedded
• Support the development of commercial capability in supply and optimisation teams through the development and delivery of training and coaching.
• Provide general leadership, advice, guidance and assurance on commercial issues to businesses across bp's global refining system.
• Support front end loading for commercial growth projects.

Your qualification profile - profound and passionate

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related technical field required
• 8+ years of industry experience, including 5+ years across refinery/supply optimization, technical roles, and project development.
• Broad exposure to refinery optimization processes; experience in commercial optimization engineering preferred.
• Background spanning multiple refineries and/or midstream environments.
• Demonstrated skill‑to‑expert proficiency in refinery optimization, operations, digital capabilities, analytics/modeling, and results orientation.
• Foundational capability in commercial performance management, business development, transformation leadership, and technical communication.

We are committed to equality, diversity and the compatibility of work life balance People with a disability are given priority in employment if they are suitable.

Level: G

We look forward to receiving meaningful applications from employees who meet the requirements and are interested in this position. Applicants with a permanent employment contract should have worked in their previous position for 2 years. Please inform your line manager about your application. Applications from disabled people are welcome; they will be considered preferentially if they are equally qualified.   

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