Castrol is one of the world’s leading lubricant brands, serving customers and consumers in the automotive, marine, industrial and energy sectors. Castrol brands are recognised globally for their premium quality and high performance, shaped by the company’s commitment to innovation and cutting-edge technology. With products sold in more than 150 countries, Castrol has helped keep things moving on roads and racetracks, air, sea, and space for over 125 years.
Whether you're just starting out or ready for your next big move, you're in the right place to explore an exciting career with Castrol.
Job description
About the team
The Global Supply Chain Finance team supports Castrol's Global Accounts and Global Tender activities, helping drive profitable growth through commercial evaluation, tender support, costing analysis, and financial modelling. This role partners closely with Global Account Managers (GAM), Supply Chain, Procurement, Marketing, Pricing, Technology, Country Costing Teams, and senior business leaders to develop competitive and commercially robust customer solutions.
Key tasks
- Lead financial support for global and regional customer tenders and RFQ opportunities.
- Develop robust costing projections, valuation models, and commercial business cases to support customer offers.
- Coordinate inputs across finance, supply chain, procurement, pricing, marketing, technology, and country teams.
- Support commercial negotiations through analysis of pricing, profitability, cost-to-serve, and value/risk trade-offs.
- Manage tender governance, approvals, documentation, and audit requirements to ensure compliance.
- Maintain and administer the Collab tender costing platform, ensuring data quality and consistency.
- Provide clear recommendations and executive briefings to support senior management decision-making.
- Drive continuous improvement, digitization, process simplification, and knowledge management across tendering activities.
Experience required
- Bachelor’s degree/CMA/CA/CPA in finance, Accounting, Business, or a related discipline.
- Minimum 8 years of experience in commercial finance, costing, financial modelling, valuation, tender support, or related finance roles.
- Strong financial modelling, commercial analysis, and business case development experience.
- Experience working with multiple cross-functional stakeholders in a matrix organization.
- Strong project coordination skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and tight deadlines.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, including experience presenting to senior leaders.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to evaluate risks, assumptions, and commercial opportunities.
- Advanced Excel and financial analysis capabilities; experience supporting process improvement and digital tools is advantageous.
Privacy
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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 Castrol recruiting process (e.g., accessing the job application, completing required assessments, participating in telephone screenings or interviews, etc.).
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.