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Paul Robertson
Procurement and risk management innovator
Paul Robertson is Global Category Director , Procurement , Retail Assets & Advanced Mobility , and his work means forging crucial supplier partnerships and turning new supply chain ideas into a reality
Paul Robertson is an innovator who is focused on the biggest questions at the heart of consumer energy transition . As well as challenges , changes in the energy sector have created many opportunities for bp ’ s procurement professionals , and at bp Robertson and his team are key to driving change and discovering new areas of business activity .
These include everything from electric vehicle ( EV ) charger installations and the development of commercial hydrogen projects , to a programme of initiatives to reduce bp ’ s carbon footprint , in collaboration with other businesses and bp ’ s suppliers .
Regarding bp EV strategy , Robertson and his team is focused on the roll-out of the company ’ s Advanced Mobility Strategy , which will see 100,000 EV electric vehicle chargers being installed worldwide .
“ When it comes to creating and developing supply chains for new and evolving equipment and services there is no rulebook .” says Robertson . “ Instead , we ’ re establishing a baseline for how we procure what we need to make the energy transition a reality .”
He adds : “ But the answers don ’ t lie in procurement . I ’ m seeing new levels of business collaboration that we ’ ve been striving after for years .
“ We ’ re working across bp on planning , value engineering and to establish closer supplier partnerships , all while making more significant commitments to the market , both in terms of volume and through collaborations and joint ventures .”
16 November 2022