Procurement Change Manager

National Grid; Warwick; Hybrid; GBP 58,000 - 71,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus up to 30%

Pension scheme

Share incentive plan

Flexible benefits

Job summary

National Grid is seeking an experienced Change Manager in Warwick on a 12-month fixed-term contract to drive procurement transformation. You will lead change activities across multiple workstreams, develop adoption plans, and work with senior stakeholders to ensure new processes are effectively adopted.

You will develop change strategies, engage teams, and monitor outcomes to sustain business impact while collaborating with communications and training leads.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in Change Management within a large organisation.
• Strong knowledge of change management principles and frameworks.
• Proven delivery of large-scale change and adoption initiatives.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop change strategies across multiple workstreams.
• D evelop adoption plans and stakeholder engagement approaches.
• Collaborate with senior stakeholders and programme teams.
• Assess readiness and design interventions to enable adoption.
• Monitor effectiveness and drive continuous improvements.
• Identify and mitigate resistance to change.

Skills

Change Management

Business Transformation

Stakeholder Management

Communication Skills

Project Management

Education

Change Management certification (APMG/CMI)

Job description

About the role

At National Grid, we keep people connected and society moving. As we continue to transform the way we work, we're looking for talented change professionals who can help drive meaningful and lasting change across our business.

We're seeking an experienced Change Manager to play a key role in delivering our Procurement Excellence 2030 ambition. This is an exciting opportunity to influence how procurement operates, helping our people embrace new ways of working, embed process improvements and support the successful adoption of transformational initiatives.

The role will be 12 month Fixed Term contract.

As a Change Manager, you'll lead and support change activity across multiple workstreams, ensuring that people are at the heart of every transformation initiative. Working closely with senior stakeholders, programme teams and procurement colleagues, you'll assess change impacts, drive engagement and ensure that new processes, ways of working and future system implementations are successfully adopted.

You’ll be responsible for developing and delivering change strategies, stakeholder engagement plans and adoption activities that enable sustainable business change and long-term success.

The role is hybrid with our base office in Warwick.

What you’ll do

• Support the delivery of Procurement Excellence initiatives across multiple workstreams.
• Develop and implement effective change management strategies and adoption plans.
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders across the business, understanding their needs and managing expectations throughout the change journey.
• Identify change impacts, assessing organisational readiness and recommending appropriate interventions.
• Deliver tailored change and engagement activities aligned to programme objectives.
• Support leaders, teams and individuals through periods of transition to ensure successful adoption of change.
• Monitor the effectiveness of change initiatives, gathering feedback and implementing continuous improvements.
• Identify, manage and mitigate resistance to change.
• Develop detailed implementation plans, including timelines, risks and resource requirements.
• Work closely with communications and training leads to ensure colleagues are equipped with the knowledge and capability needed to successfully adopt change.

What you’ll need

• Significant experience in Change Management, Business Transformation or a similar change delivery role within a large and complex organisation.
• A strong understanding of change management principles, methodologies and best practice frameworks.
• Demonstrable professional experience delivering and managing change initiatives.
  
• Experience delivering large-scale business change and driving adoption of new ways of working.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence at all levels of the organisation.
• Strong communication and engagement capabilities, with the confidence to challenge and inspire.
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver results in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.Strong planning, organisation and project management experience.
• Change Management certification (such as APMG, CMI or equivalent) is desirable.

What you’ll get

A competitive salary between £58,000- £71,000 per annum dependent on capability.

As well as your base salary, you will receive a bonus of upto 30% based on personal and company performance and a competitive contributory pension scheme where we will double match your contribution to a maximum company contribution of 12%. You will also have access to a number of flexible benefits such as a share incentive plan, salary sacrifice car and technology schemes, support via employee assistance lines and matched charity giving to name a few.

More Information

This role closes on 24th September 2026 at 23:59.

We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive workplace for all. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates - we make appointments purely on merit, assessed against objective selection criteria. We support flexible working and will make reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process should you have any physical or mental impairment which may affect your ability to participate in the process.

Please note that in most cases, National Grid is unable to offer sponsorship for employment under the UK points-based immigration system. As such, applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK without requiring sponsorship now or in the future under the UK points-based immigration system. However, in exceptional circumstances where there is a clear and demonstrable need for specialist skills that cannot be sourced from the local labour market, National Grid may consider offering sponsorship. All applications are welcome from candidates who meet these requirements, regardless of race, nationality, or ethnic origin.