Senior Category Manager: MRO, Logistics & Recovery

National Grid; Waltham (MA); Hybrid; USD 147,000 - 184,000; Full time

Job summary

National Grid is seeking a Senior Category Manager for MRO, Logistics and Investment Recovery in a hybrid US role. You will develop and implement category strategies across US and UK portfolios, lead cross-regional teams, and partner with stakeholders to improve value, service, resilience, and sustainability while ensuring compliance and sustainable procurement practices.

Your leadership will drive category plans, supplier relationships and contract management, with oversight of risk, governance

Qualifications

• Significant procurement experience with category strategies and complex sourcing portfolios.
• Category management across MRO, Logistics, Investment Recovery and related supply-chain areas.
• Strong program and portfolio-management capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Own development and refresh of category strategies for US and UK MRO, Logistics and Investment Recovery.
• Lead cross-regional category plans and standardization opportunities.
• Translate strategies into prioritized sourcing and contract-management plans with milestones.
• Lead the sourcing delivery portfolio across regions ensuring governance and value realization.

Skills

Category management

Sourcing strategy

Stakeholder management

Cross-regional collaboration

Analytical capability

Education

Degree level

CIPS or equivalent

Job description

National Grid is seeking a Senior Category Manager for MRO, Logistics and Investment Recovery in a hybrid US role. You will develop and implement category strategies across US and UK portfolios, lead cross-regional teams, and partner with stakeholders to improve value, service, resilience, and sustainability while ensuring compliance and sustainable procurement practices.

Your leadership will drive category plans, supplier relationships and contract management, with oversight of risk, governance