Entity:

Customers & Products

Job Family Group:

Research & Technology Group

Job Description:

Job Purpose

The Senior Technologist Technology Deployment liaises with the relevant parties within the AsPac PU or specific country market to provide overall customer technical support, quality assurance support, deploy and help launch new products. The role holder may be required to focus on a specific product area to develop experience and expertise but should also expect to cover different product areas depending on priorities and workload demands. They will work as part of a broader agile team supporting the AsPac region.

Key Accountabilities

• Engage with sales, marketing and supply chain in the AsPac markets to provide customer support, deploy and help launch new products, provide technical advocacy, quality assurance support and support new business opportunities (including technical input to tenders).
• Deliver technical support to customers to resolve issues, potentially including laboratory work/analysis and interpretation of analytical data and delivery of reports.
• Provide product and application advice and support with basic lubrication training to technical network/sales technical staff as needed.
• Provide input to new product development projects, support and monitor proof of performance/customer approval tests, identify suitable finished goods for purchase.
• Support quality assessments, resolution of local raw material shortages, incident management teams and quality incident investigations.
• Support country Technologist tags to deliver the technical communications for new product launches using global materials, adapting where necessary or creating materials to meet local customers requirements, ensuring that the technical benefits land in an impactful way in the country leadership teams/with customers.
• Provide leadership on the integrity and management of technical data. Support country Technologist tags to ensure that claims are relevant, valid and substantiated for local law and in line with Product Development and Marketing guidance.
• Collect necessary quality data and information from region to analyse, develop and assess for trends and provide input on areas of greatest risk.
• Maintain technical knowledge of products, applications and competitor information as applicable to responsibilities.
• Coach and mentor less experienced members of the team and share technical knowledge with wider technical community.

Job Holder Requirements

University degree in scientific field such as Chemistry or Chemical Engineering or a related technical discipline.

Desirable criteria & qualifications

• Proven broad experience of lubricant development, quality assurance and technology commercialisation and deployment (mastery)
• Broad knowledge of BPs products (as applicable to the role) their composition, manufacture, and application
• Demonstrate a collaborative approach to working and networking with subject matter experts
• Demonstrated strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Experience in digitialisation of data and reporting.

At bp, we provide the following environment and benefits to you:

• A company culture where we respect our diverse and unified teams, where we are proud of our achievements and where fun and the attitude of giving back to our environment are highly valued
• Possibility to join our social communities and networks
• Learning opportunities and other development opportunities to craft your career path
• Life and health insurance, medical care package
• And many other benefits!

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, perform crucial job functions, and receive other benefits and privileges of employment.

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:

Agility core practices, Analytical Thinking, Bioprocess Design, Chemical kinetic modelling, Collaboration, Communication, Creativity and Innovation, Curiosity, Experimental Design, Industry technology knowledge, Intellectual Asset Management, Life cycle and circularity, Multi-physics modelling, New process technology scale-up, Novel process development, Pilot and demonstration plant operation, Presenting, Problem Solving, Process Safety Engineering, Science and Technology Leadership, Scientific publication, Talent Matching, Technoeconomic evaluation of processes, Thermophysical modelling, Thought Leadership

Legal Disclaimer:

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of protected characteristics like race, religion, color, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, veteran status or disability status. Individuals with an accessibility need may request an adjustment/accommodation related to bps 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.