Entity:
Technology
Job Family Group:
Research & Technology Group
Job Description:
The Advanced Lubricants Products (ALP) teams underpin the engine oil business of Castrol. The Engine oil Testing & Claims team supports existing and develops new brand and product propositions and marketing claims. Using data to substantiate all technically-led claims on Castrol engine oil products. The team provides technology leadership and execution to deliver Castrol’s Global product differentiation and distinctiveness strategy, whilst also enabling local activations and campaigns with technical input and claim substantiation.
We work hand in hand with the global marketing team and local PU and country leads in the geographies in which Castrol operates. We develop product and portfolio technical stories leveraging the network of experts across technology and marketing to creatively demonstrate product performance in a compelling way to a full range of stakeholders and customers.
Importantly, we work very closely with legal teams to ensure we are working within applicable advertising standards and any local legislation, this is critical to enabling risk mitigation and providing technical leadership to enable marketing to take decisions on claims and activation strategies.
The team is vital to the linkage between formulation development teams, technology deployment and the markets to enable the required data for existing claims is gained, the right input and training is sought for new claims as well ensuring the portfolio is differentiated for internal and external audiences.
About The Role
The role of the Expert Technologist, Claims and Demos reports to the Manager, Engine Oil Testing and Claims. The role is responsible for the development of new, and support for existing, claims for Castrol EDGE, Castrol’s most technologically advanced car engine oil brand. The Castrol EDGE portfolio serves the latest engine technology and therefore features engine oil products for hybrids (including those in the HYSPEC range) and products designed for improved sustainability. The role will utilise the technical development and testing behind these products to create claims and stories that build brand differentiation vs competitors and drive increase volume sales and gross margin
What You Will Deliver
- Lead projects to develop new claims and demonstrations for the top tier cars brands and Commercial vehicle brands.
- Support the manager in developing the differentiation strategy for the long term delivery of the Castrol power brands.
- Development and delivery of product claims and substantiation documentation, develop, communicate and present technical stores at events.
- Develop new test methods for demonstrating performance benefits in line with prioritised development projects and product strategies
- Develop lubricant test method expertise across ALP teams, including expert knowledge of new and existing Industry test method
- Use formulation, chemistry or engineering expertise to drive creative propositions and claims, and drive distinctiveness in a changing internal and external business environment.
- Working in matrixed teams using AGILE methodologies and/or stage gate project management to deliver projects through global and local teams across technology, marketing and legal.
- Act a technical expert for claims development supporting the product development and technology deployment teams as part of a network.
- Seek new avenues of innovation for differentiation and distinctiveness in the Castrol portfolio by building strong relationships with the global and local marketing teams and staying on top of key technical and customer insights.
- Lead/support team and project members as an expert to mentor and coach for their development and their own.
What You Will Need To Be Successful
- Scientific degree or equivalent experience with experience program/project delivery working in fuels or lubricants or closely equivalent product focussed role.
- Experience working with marketing teams and Agencies desired.
- Experience in development of technology solutions working closely with senior leadership, marketing and cross-functional technology teams to develop products and solutions.
- Capability to analyse and interpret complex data sets and results combined with the application of modelling techniques would be beneficial.
- Highly Skilled in communicating complex technical subjects to non-technical audiences to provide confidence and clarity in technical stories.
- Knowledge of the key Castrol Cars brands, products and formulation architecture would be useful.
- Needs to become comfortable with working with uncertainty and lots of ambiguity.
- Being skilled at taking the lead and setting the direction of projects to cut through the ambiguity to reach solutions is strongly desired.
Why join us?
At bp, we support our people to grow in a diverse and exciting environment. We believe that our team is strengthened by diversity.
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, 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.
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Travel Requirement
Some travel may be required with this role, this is negotiable
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, Creating new methodologies, Experimental Design, Formulated product testing, Formulation Deployment, Formulation design, Intellectual Asset Management, Multi-physics modelling, Presenting, Product Development, Product Sustainability Performance Management, Raw materials knowledge, Research and development, Rheology, Safety management across the value chain, Science and Technology Leadership, Scientific publication, Technology Management Processes, Testing electric vehicle charging systems, Thought Leadership, Tribology, Vehicle propulsion technologies, Waterfall Model, Writing skills
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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