Category Manager, Substation & P&C (Hybrid)

Consortium; Warwick; Hybrid; GBP 61,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension matching

Flexible benefits

Bonus up to 30%

Share incentive plan

Salary sacrifice car

Technology schemes

Employee assistance lines

Matched charity giving

Job summary

National Grid is recruiting a Category Manager to lead the development and delivery of category strategies across significant spend areas in the energy transition. You will shape supplier partnerships and governance to secure long-term value, balancing commercial risk with delivery priorities in a highly regulated environment.

This hybrid role is based with an office in Warwick, requiring strong collaboration with Programme Procurement teams and senior stakeholders to drive sustainable sourcing

Qualifications

• Significant experience in Category Management, Strategic Procurement or Supply Chain Management.
• Strong track record of developing category strategies across complex spend portfolios.
• Experience in large-scale, regulated infrastructure environments.
• Strong commercial acumen balancing long-term value with delivery requirements.
• Expertise in market analysis, strategic sourcing, supplier segmentation and risk management.
• Experience influencing senior stakeholders to shape decisions.
• Strong analytical capabilities using data and market intelligence.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement category strategies across significant spend areas.
• Translate future demand into market-facing interventions and sourcing approaches.
• Build understanding of supply markets, trends, and risks.
• Collaborate with Programme Procurement to aggregate demand and create sourcing solutions.
• Lead market engagement to strengthen supplier ecosystems and resilience.
• Establish category governance and routes to market for programme delivery.
• Identify opportunities to improve value beyond cost savings, incl. sustainability and productivity.
• Support supplier segmentation and strategic relationships.
• Provide insight to senior stakeholders on market conditions and opportunities.
• Track category performance and demonstrate value delivery.

Skills

Category Management

Strategic Procurement

Supply Chain

Stakeholder Management

Market Analysis

Strategic Sourcing

Supplier Segmentation

Leadership

Data Analytics

Regulated Infrastructure

Job description

National Grid is recruiting a Category Manager to lead the development and delivery of category strategies across significant spend areas in the energy transition. You will shape supplier partnerships and governance to secure long-term value, balancing commercial risk with delivery priorities in a highly regulated environment.

This hybrid role is based with an office in Warwick, requiring strong collaboration with Programme Procurement teams and senior stakeholders to drive sustainable sourcing