Gas Mains and Services Lead Buyer, Category Management--Manager Track

About us

 

Are you a Procurement professional? Do you want to join our expanding Global Procurement team and play a key role in the transition to net zero?

 

Join us as we transform our energy industry!

 

Life at National Grid – Procurement

 

National Grid will be investing over $48bn across our UK and US businesses and our procurement teams will play a significant role in supporting the investment, providing transformational solutions to achieve net zero. And that’s why we’re expanding our team globally with 90 additional roles.

 

We’re currently a team of over 300 talented professionals that cover a diverse range of categories from Indirect, IT & Digital, Network Operations (Maintenance & Repair) to Construction and Network Equipment, with a clear mission: to enable a clean, fair and affordable energy future through commercial, responsible and innovative supply chain leadership. 

 

National Grid is about to begin an ambitious capital projects and construction program designed to build the infrastructure to enable our renewable electric future. Projects include upgrades to transmission lines, substations and distribution network infrastructure that will support renewable energy and reliability initiatives and other programs.

 

Within National Grid’s US Procurement team, we are looking to expand our capacity and enhance our capabilities to contract for the materials and services required by this $30B program.
We embrace flexibility, inclusivity and empower our team to shape their own success with our dynamic hybrid working environment and realise that to be successful we must invest in our people and capabilities. 

 

National Grid is one of the largest investor-owned energy companies in the US — serving more than 20 million people throughout New York and Massachusetts.
Every day we deliver safe and secure energy to homes, communities, and businesses. We connect people to the energy they need for the lives they live. 

Our values underpin everything we do, and they inform our decisions, shape our company and are integral to how our customers and communities experience us. We pride ourselves on our values which enable us to be at the heart of a clean, fair and affordable energy future, and they are: 

•    Do the right thing – By doing so creates a purpose and belonging, putting our customers first and safe 
•    Find a better way – When we find a better way, we work together to drive innovation and find solutions for our customers 
•    Make it happen – We take bold steps and calculated risks to drive action, performance and results 
 

What you'll do

THESE POSITIONS CAN BE LOCATED IN MASSACHUSETTS AND NEW YORK STATE OR ANY NEIGHBORING STATES.

 

You will be joining our Gas Mains and Services Team and play a pivotal role in driving innovation throughout the category with a key focus on sourcing excellence, detailed analytics, market research and subject matter expertise that will enable stakeholders to make strategic sourcing decisions. You will also act as a surrogate for the Category Manager when required and contribute to fostering a performance-driven and value-focused culture. Key accountabilities include:

 

•    Strategic category management – Develop and implement forward-thinking end-to-end category strategies aligned with business needs and regulatory commitments whilst leveraging subject matter expertise within strategic sourcing to guide stakeholders 
•    Total cost of ownership & analytics – Evaluate total cost of ownership and supplier/contract switching costs for informed decision making and utilise complex data sets to identify potential opportunities 
•    Market and supplier development – Understand criteria for alternative country sourcing, associated risks and contribute to business case development
•    People & Leadership – Lead and manage key category teams, providing training and driving a performance management culture whilst continually developing talent 
•    Sourcing events & process excellence – Oversee strategic sourcing activities that drive value through effective process management and identify innovative procurement solutions 
•    Supplier relationship management – Identify critical suppliers and create engagement plans, holding suppliers accountable with strategic reviews and KPI creation 

 

What we're looking for

 

We’re looking for people who can demonstrate creativity and commercial acumen whilst identifying opportunities to drive value and deliver our net zero ambition and have a passion to grow yourself and our business. Someone who;

•    Can provide multi-disciplinary leadership, direction, and support across diverse teams 
•    Has experience of broad, supply chain manag