Senior Category Buyer – Infrastructure & Projects

National Grid plc; Warwick; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus based on performance

Pension scheme with company match up

Share incentive plan

Flexible benefits

Salary sacrifice schemes

Job summary

National Grid plc is seeking Category Buyer leads to drive strategic sourcing and category management across major capital projects in the ETSI Procurement team. The roles are hybrid, with a base office in Warwick, balancing office and home working.

You will partner with stakeholders to shape demand, run procurement events, and build strong supplier partnerships to deliver value and support the net-zero agenda.

Qualifications

• Experience leading development and delivery of category strategies within engineering, infrastructure, utilities or construction environments.
• Proven ability to manage procurement activity across large scale projects and programmes.
• Ability to develop and implement complex commercial models; NEC4 knowledge is desirable but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple complex construction strategic sourcing events from market engagement through to contract award, values range from anywhere £1m to into the £bns.
• Partner with stakeholders to understand business requirements, shape demand and develop commercially robust procurement solutions.
• Lead the development and delivery of category management that aligns with business priorities within your category area & scale this across the portfolio.
• Analyse supply markets to identify emerging trends, opportunities, risks and innovation.
• Collaborate with teams to define procurement strategy and go-to-market approach for frontloading with supply chain and internal teams.
• Support supplier relationship activities to build strategic partnerships driving innovation, resilience and long-term value.
• Contribute to forward planning and forecasting to support future business requirements.
• Share best practice and provide guidance to drive procurement excellence.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Commercial acumen

Negotiation

Project management

Analytical skills

Sourcing activities

Problem solving

Continuous improvement

Education

MCIPS preferred

Tools

NEC4 knowledge (desirable)

Job description

National Grid plc is seeking Category Buyer leads to drive strategic sourcing and category management across major capital projects in the ETSI Procurement team. The roles are hybrid, with a base office in Warwick, balancing office and home working.

You will partner with stakeholders to shape demand, run procurement events, and build strong supplier partnerships to deliver value and support the net-zero agenda.