Project Portfolio Manager

Entity:

Customers & Products

Job Family Group:

Sales Group

Job Description:

The purpose of this role is to lead the integration of a portfolio of specific transformational projects and activities on behalf of the PU.  The job holder will play a key role in ensuring projects are synchronized to meet business objectives by leading project integration, by prioritizing project portfolio, by managing the proper communication to the internal organization as well as external key stakeholders (e.g. customers, suppliers) and by minimizing business exposure to risks.

About bp Castrol: 

It's more than just oil. It's liquid engineering. Castrol provides all the oils, fluids and lubricants the world needs, for every driver, every rider and every industry. 

Castrol is here to serve every driver, every motorcyclist and every industry on earth. We do this through Liquid Engineering. That means creating high performance oils, lubricants, fluids and greases for every application you can imagine. We also know that you need every part of your world to run smoothly, so we lubricate every part of the car or motorcycle you own, the escalators at your local shopping mall, the elevator at your office, and even the production line that made your refrigerator. 

We are here for you in the world's mines and quarries, its cruise ships and airliners, its wind farms and wheat fields. Whatever you need, we help make it happen. 

Key Accountabilities:

• Own the projet portfolio roadmap on behalf of PU, working closely with the business transformation & strategy deployment manager. 
• Assess requirements for project management support to manage efficiently the portfolio
• Facilitate the portfolio integration by highlighting project dependencies, by working out priorities, by allocating resources, by identifying any risks regarding changes and by addressing them through proper mitigation, by effectively establishing, managing and leading portfolio governance structure.
• Proactively anticipate and manage timely changes to the portfolio to reflect new circumstances.
• Within the framework and policies, take the measures & actions needed to drive a robust portfolio integration process
• Work closely with business stakeholders to align project priorities with organizational capacity. Provide actionable recommendations for reallocating resources to optimize both short-term execution and long-term strategy.
• Provide guidance to PU by advising on project prioritization, leveraging data-driven insights and decision making process such as capacity heatmaps to balance resource allocation against strategic goals

Education:

• University degree essential
• Post graduate and professional PPM qualification would be value added

Experience:

• Experience in Project, Portfolio, and/or Change Management  required; Commercial experience is value added
• Experience of using project management tools such as ADO, MS Planner, Kanbanize

Skills & competencies:

• Portfolio Management - Mastery
• Leading Sustainable Change - Skilful
• Performance Insights - Skilful
• Programme Management - Skilful
• Stakeholder management - Mastery

Travel Requirement

No travel is expected with this role

Relocation Assistance:

This role is not eligible for relocation

Remote Type:

This position is a hybrid of office/remote working

Skills:

Channel Management, Customer promise execution, Customer Segmentation, Customer Service Design, Delivers an effortless customer experience, Demand Management, Digital fluency, Internal alignment, Negotiating value, Offer and product knowledge, Operational pricing, Sales forecasting/demand planning, Sector, market, customer and competitor understanding, Using insights dashboards

Legal Disclaimer:

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, socioeconomic status, neurodiversity/neurocognitive functioning, veteran status or disability status. Individuals with an accessibility need may request an adjustment/accommodation related to bp’s recruiting process (e.g., accessing the job application, completing required assessments, participating in telephone screenings or interviews, etc.). If you would like to request an adjustment/accommodation related to the recruitment process, please contact us.
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