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We are looking for a Strategic Implementation & Category Manager to join us on a 12 month fixed term contract. You will engage and lead with external and internal partners on the delivery of profitable existing & new propositions. You'll be playing a key part in transforming bp’s proprietary food service, adding value to bp and exciting the customer, with high-quality, innovative products & services across all channels of trade for our customers within the UK foodservice market.

This is a 12 month fixed term contract.

Key Responsibilities:

• Leading the delivery of new propositions within the UK market, including the creation of business cases, project updates, internal partner management and setting up pilots / measuring success pilots

• Leading categories relevant to your role, driving optimization and performance through commercial excellence and product quality.

• Driving the coffee agenda within the UK end to end, engaging with all key partners in the business to create a profitable, quality, customer lead proposition

• Provide expertise and work closely with key internal partners, suppliers, product development, technology and food safety to ensure that implementation of key projects applied to all new proposed propositions.

• Managing the food product developers in the UK, providing guidance and elevating their skills to deliver first in class food propositions.

• Lead on the delivery of new and improved equipment solutions that enhance the site operational delivery and improving the customer experience

• Develop and provide detailed project plans, relating to the development & implementation of the optimized and new offers, this includes partner engagement, management and oversight of key milestones of all Food Service projects

• Lead the digitalization agenda for foodservice in the UK working with partners to provide expertise

• Provide implementation support to the European proposition teams with their initiatives that will deliver value for food service into the UK

Key Skills:

• Strong commercial background within retail - Experienced within a Hospitality, Coffee and/or Food Service environment

• Strong Category Management - Fresh Food and Food Service Offer and product knowledge

• Strong Line management experience

• Food product development experience

• Strong relationship building and interpersonal skills

• Sector, market, customer and competitor understanding

• Customer focus

• Ability to review and translate performance insights and retail financial data

• Project & programme management experience

At bp, we provide an excellent working environment and employee benefits such as an open and inclusive culture, a great work-life balance, tremendous learning and development opportunities to craft your career path, life and health insurance, medical care package and many others.

We support our people to learn and grow in a diverse and exciting environment. We believe that our team is strengthened by diversity. We are committed to crafting an inclusive environment in which everyone is respected and treated fairly.

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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 .

If you are selected for a position and depending upon your role, your employment may be contingent upon adherence to local policy. This may include pre-placement drug screening, medical review of physical fitness for the role, and background checks.