Entity:

Customers & Products

Job Family Group:

Sales Group

Job Description:

Are you in?

bp is a global company that offers a world of opportunities for both professionals and early careers hires including graduates and interns. We’re guided by our purpose and our ambition to become a net zero company by 2050 or sooner and help the world get there, too. 

What does this mean for you? It means you can expect purposeful work, world-class training and the flexibility to realize your full potential. Not to mention the chance to join a company committed to delivering more sustainable energy for all. Ready to crack on? Your perfect job match awaits. 

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About bp ​

We bring with us over 100 years of experience steeped in the world of energy. More than a century defined by two core commodities, oil and gas, brings us to a pivotal point where we are transforming from an international oil company producing resources to an integrated energy company delivering solutions for customers. We want to move fast but will do so with real discipline and care – keeping our focus on safety and performance while we transform, delivering long-term value for our stakeholders. Our early career hires help build an agile, innovative, and efficient bp; a purpose-driven, digitally enabled, fully integrated organization. 

Joining Castrol, bp's global lubricants company, means you'll be exposed to a world of opportunity. Castrol is one of the leading automotive and industrial lubricant manufacturing and marketing companies, with a proud heritage of innovation and success over 100 years. We have demonstrated our commitment to our consumers for over a century by offering a range of superior quality high performance and pioneering technology products, backed by high levels of customer service.

Joining our team means:

being customer-centric, agile and responsive to changing customer needs and dynamic marketsfocusing on growth and development of customer offersoptimizing the chemicals and fuels value chains to maximize integrated valuecontributing to the reduction of carbon intensity of the products we create, and sell, by 50% by 2050 or soonercreating strategic partnerships that drive long-term value for C&Pbeing digitally enabled and empowered by customer insights and data to deliver solutions

About the Programme

Our Sales graduate programme is global in nature – wherever you’re based, you’ll benefit from the same outstanding training, development, and support. This is a wonderful chance to start learning and growing with us as you work on some exciting and challenging projects. In sales, there are opportunities in exploring new channels for business decisions where you could gain broad exposure to a variety of sales verticals for delivering the right products and services to our customers.

It is a 3-year programme, and the rotational structure of our program provides you with choice which means you’ll be challenged in many ways – all of which will build your confidence, expertise, and experience at pace, giving you the flexibility to eventually take your career in the direction that suits you best.

As a Sales Graduate you...

Have a customer focus mindset; you can put yourself into the shoes of the customer when building offer development and loyalty strategies Are creative and innovative; a ‘big picture’ thinker who thrives on using data insights to drive loyalty and value for our customersAre fulfilled from delivering value to the customer, our internal business, and external customers Are digital savvy and wanting to use technology to enhance our customer experienceEnjoy building strong partnerships and hold the ability to use multiple styles and channels to adapt to the customerA degree in chemistry, engineering or business-related field is preferred.

About you ​

You are passionate about reimagining energy for people and our planet, are committed and adaptable and want to make a difference. You’ll bring well-rounded life experience, and your strong academic results will be supported by some work experience, everything from customer service to industry experience is great!

You’ll have strong organisational skills and the ability to deliver results in a collaborative environment. Your agility to learn and adapt will be key along with the energy, motivation, and ownership to make the most of this fantastic opportunity. You’ll be comfortable making courageous and bold decisions, have digital fluency, a keen eye for analytics and the insights they provide.

We know you’re early in your career – we don’t expect you to be an expert.

As a bp graduate, you will have an interest and/or skill in delivering economic value back to a business, identifying solutions and strategies resulting in cost savings and a natural negotiation style. No matter where you work at BP, you’ll be valued, included and respected. We’ll provide you with on-going support and we’ll reward you for the great work you do.

To be eligible for the Sales Graduate Programme you will:

To apply to this role, you will preferably need a 3.2 CGPA and above, or equivalent, in Chemistry, Engineering or Business-related fields.You’ll also need to be in your final year of study or having graduate less than a year.Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.  Proficient in Microsoft Excel will be added advantage.  Ability to learn fast, multi-task and self-manage priorities.   Engaging and collaborative way of working. Candidates that can join on 4th August 2025 only will be considered. 

Diversity sits at the heart of our company and as an equal-opportunity employer, we stay true to our mission by ensuring that our place can be anyone's place. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.  

  

Please note the following when applying:   

You can only apply to 1 bp early careers opportunity globally per academic year – within this time, we will only process the first application you make, and you’ll be withdrawn from any subsequent applications.    Please note that vacancies are filled on an ongoing basis after opening and we may close applications before any stated deadline. Therefore, we highly recommend you submit your application as early as possible to be considered for the opportunity of your choice.  

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:

Channel Management, Customer promise execution, Customer Segmentation, Customer Service Design, Delivers an effortless customer experience, Demand Management, Digital fluency, Internal alignment, Negotiating value, Offer and product knowledge, Operational pricing, Sales forecasting/demand planning, Sector, market, customer and competitor understanding, Using insights dashboards

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.

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.