As bp transitions to an integrated energy company, we must adapt to a changing world and maintain driven performance. Bp's customers & products (C&P) business area is setting up a business and technology centre (BTC) in Pune, India. This will support the delivery of an enhanced customer experience and drive innovation by building global capabilities at scale, maximising technology, and developing deep expertise
. The BTC will be a core and connected part of our business, bringing together colleagues who report into their respective part of C&P, working together with other functions across bp. This is an exciting time to join bp and the customers & products BTC!
About The Role
We are seeking a GSC Master Data Manager to act as a senior individual contributor and Lead Data Steward for Global Supply Chain master data across Planning, Manufacturing, Logistics, Procurement, and Product domains.
This role is positioned as a handson expert, responsible for ensuring ERP transactional fluidity, data consistency, and operational reliability through disciplined application of approved data standards, highquality SOPs, and strong coordination of onshore and offshore Data SMEs.
The role does not lead Data Governance, but is a critical enabler of governance outcomes through execution excellence. It plays a key role in New Product Introduction (NPI) and product lifecycle maintenance, ensuring master data is accurate, timely, and fitforpurpose at every stage of the product and supply chain lifecycle.
Shift Timing: 2:30pm to 11:30pm IST (UK Hours)
Key Responsibilities
- Master Data Stewardship & Standards Adoption
- Act as Lead Data Steward for GSC master data, ensuring consistent application of approved data standards, definitions, dependencies and structures.
- Translate global data standards into clear operational guidance for Data SMEs and transactional teams.
- Serve as the senior escalation point for complex master data issues impacting supply chain execution and reporting.
- Leadership of Data SMEs (On & OffShore)
- Provide functional leadership and direction to onshore and offshore Data SMEs responsible for master data creation and maintenance.
- Set priorities, quality expectations, and ways of working without direct people management accountability.
- Coach Data SMEs to improve firsttimeright execution, data accuracy, and adherence to SOPs.
- ERP Transactional Enablement
- Ensure master data enables smooth, consistent ERP transactions across planning, manufacturing, logistics, and procurement processes.
- Identify and resolve master data issues that create transactional breaks, rework, or downstream performance degradation.
- Act as a key interface between Regional Marketing, Regional Sales and Supply Chain process owners, ERP configuration teams, and data operations.
- SOP Ownership & Operational Excellence
- Own, maintain, and continuously improve master datarelated SOPs and work instructions.
- Ensure SOPs remain aligned to process, system, and business changes and are embedded consistently across regions.
- Drive continuous improvement in master data processes to improve efficiency, data quality, and cycle time.
- New Product Introduction (NPI) & Product Lifecycle
- Act as a key contributor to the NPI process, ensuring timely and accurate creation of product attributes, product activation, BOM, recipe, blending and filling line asset setup, location extensions, logistics master data, QC specifications, etc.
- Support Streamline and NPI stagegate readiness by ensuring master data completeness and correctness.
- Manage ongoing product lifecycle maintenance, including changes, extensions, and phaseouts, with minimal operational disruption.
- Data Quality & Issue Resolution
- Monitor master data quality and operational performance, identifying trends and systemic issues.
- Lead rootcause analysis and corrective actions in collaboration with Data SMEs and process owners.
- Escalate material risks to Data Owners or functional leadership where required.
Experience & Qualifications
- 10+ years of extensive experience in Supply Chain master data management within a complex, global ERP environment.
- Strong handson background in ERP transactional data, product master data, product/marketing hierarchy, and crossfunctional supply chain processes.
- Proven experience leading or coordinating distributed Data SME teams across regions.
- Demonstrated involvement in NPI and product lifecycle data management within manufacturing or supply chain contexts.
Skills & Competencies
Master Data & ERP Expertise
- Preferably an engineering degree or equivalent with 10 years operational experience.
- Deep understanding of master data domains (e.g. material, BOM, recipe, logistics, vendor, product costing, customer).
- Strong understanding of ERP transactional flows and dependencies.
- Ability to diagnose and resolve datadriven execution issues quickly and effectively.
Process & Operational Skills
- Strong SOP design, ownership, and operational embedding capability.
- Ability to connect master data design to endtoend supply chain processes.
- Continuous improvement mindset with strong attention to operational detail.
Leadership & Collaboration
- Seniorlevel influencing skills without reliance on formal authority.
- Comfortable leading across cultures, time zones, and delivery models.
- Clear, structured communicator able to translate complexity into operational clarity.
At bp, we support our people to learn and grow in a diverse and challenging environment. We believe that our team is strengthened by diversity. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment in which everyone is respected and treated fairly. There are many aspects of our employees lives that are meaningful, so we offer benefits to enable your work to fit with your life. These benefits can include flexible working options, a generous paid parental leave policy, and excellent retirement benefits, among others! We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation. 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
