THE PROCUREMENT INTERVIEW
BP ’ S FUTURE STRATEGY WITH
ULRICH ANGELI
Procurement Magazine Discusses Sustainability , Supplier Diversity , and Procurement role in Supporting the wider Business Strategy at bp
WRITTEN BY : GEORGIA WILSON ULRICH ANGELI
TITLE : HEAD OF PURCHASING , PROCUREMENT DIRECTOR , AUTHORISED SIGNATORY
COMPANY : BP INDUSTRY : OIL AND GAS LOCATION : GERMANY
Angeli is a procurement leader with more than two decades of experience in the industry . He has a proven track record in developing , implementing , and managing strategic , tactical , and operational sourcing and procurement best practices and transformation programmes .
Q . WHAT IS YOUR INDUSTRY BACKGROUND ?
» A bit of background about myself , my name is Ulrich Angeli . For more than two decades I have worked in the procurement environment , I worked for Siemens for seven years , General Electric for five years , and now I am delighted to be a part of the bp family for the last 11 years . In my current role I lead the procurement of one of the biggest refineries in Europe which comes with a lot of tangible responsibility .
Q . WHAT DOES THE OVERALL ACTION STRATEGY FOR PROCUREMENT AT BP LOOK LIKE ?
» Coming from a carbon intensive environment of integrated oil – which we have been known for , for many years – our strategy has had to adopt a sustainability approach given the developments in the environment . We did this around three years ago ,
14 February 2024