About us
National Grid is an energy company driven by a clear purpose: We Bring Energy to Life. Every day we play a vital role for society by connecting millions of people to the energy they use safely, reliably, and efficiently. But more than that – we are also part of delivering a clean energy revolution desperately needed to tackle climate change. So, every day we strive towards our vision of being at the heart of a clean, fair, and affordable energy future. As a critical and influential organisation with energy infrastructure in the UK and US, operating responsibly and ethically is vitally important to us, and how we deliver for customers, stakeholders and communities is guided by our core values of Doing the Right Thing, Finding a Better Way and Making it Happen.
We are committed to being a diverse, equitable, inclusive organisation that is representative of the communities we serve and where each person can contribute and feel valued, reach their full potential and where inclusion is everyone’s responsibility.
Best of all, our people say they are proud to work for National Grid and that it is a great place to work. They know what they do matters for society and they can make a difference. We have a strong focus on personal development, wellbeing, inclusion and belonging. And it’s not all work… we have fun, care for and look out for each other whilst forming strong friendships and affinities through active social networks & employee resource groups.
Find out more about National Grid, Global Procurement and the commitments we have made about how we operate.
About The Roles
We have a number of exciting opportunities to join National Grid’s UK Procurement team
There’s never been a more exciting time to join National Grid’s Global Procurement function. In the UK we are a team of 150 talented professionals with a clear mission: to enable a clean, fair, and affordable energy future through commercial, responsible, and innovative supply chain leadership.
You will need to demonstrate creativity and commercial acumen, to identify opportunities to drive value and deliver the net zero ambition. This will include partnering with the business to secure supply and manage demand, working with the supply chain to drive innovation, exploring new markets and technologies, and driving sustainability and social value.
But don’t worry if you don’t have a procurement or contracts background. We have a number of opportunities that span the department across different categories ranging from major infrastructure to consultancy services, which will suit individuals from a diverse range of backgrounds and experience.
The roles include:
Senior Procurement & Contracts Leads: Responsible for developing, executing, and managing contracts. Working with Category Managers to deliver robust, value adding contractual partnering arrangements that prevent value loss and enable the delivery requirements of the business.
Key Accountabilities
These are some of the key accountabilities we need these roles to deliver:
- Developing compelling category strategies that deliver the ambition
- Developing detailed commercial understanding and value opportunities
- Ownership and delivery of end to end strategic sourcing events within a portfolio
- Forming dynamic teams with stakeholders to drive best possible solutions
- Building collaborative relationships with the supply chain and identifying new supply markets
- Scoping, delivering and executing robust fit for purpose contractual agreements.
About You
We invest in our people and harness the potential from a diverse range of backgrounds.
There will be a different emphasis on the skills required for each role but broadly we are looking for enthusiastic people who have the following attributes:
- Have a passion for enabling an affordable net zero and are motivated to make a difference
- Are proactive with a positive attitude and desire to learn
- Can navigate their own way through a complex organisation and effectively solve problems
- Can confidently communicate, engage and build strong working relationships with stakeholders at all levels
- Have effective project management skills
- Can collate and organise data, analyse commercial issues and enjoy the detail of costs and contracts
- Demonstrate role model behaviours by evidencing ‘finding a better way’, ‘doing the right thing’ and ‘making it happen’ values.
If you can help us deliver new solutions that work for our customers and support the energy transition, then this is the perfect opportunity for you!
What You’ll Get
- A competitive salary of between £39,000 and £49,000, dependent on capability and experience
- As well as your base salary, you will receive a bonus 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 additional benefits including 25 days’ holiday and a range of flexible benefits such as Share Incentive Plan, salary sacrifice car and technology schemes, support via employee assistance lines and matched charity giving to name a few.
Further Information
Location: As part of our hybrid working approach where colleagues work flexibly, these roles offer a mix of office working in Warwick and home working.
We are keen to have great people join our team and will be progressing to interviews quickly for those that meet the requirements of the role. Therefore, we encourage candidates to submit their applications as early as possible and not to wait until the published closing date. We reserve the right to remove this advert or close it to further applications at any point during the recruitment process.
