Commercial Strategy Implementation Lead

About us

Permanent – Full Time  - Warwick / Hybrid

The UK has set out its ambition to be net zero by 2050 and the energy industry is responding – together we are building a cleaner, greener Britain.

Commercial Excellence is Strategic Infrastructures (S.I) framework for integrating and optimising its commercial capability that helps achieve our goals for both onshore and offshore delivery.

In light of an internal move across our business units, S.I have a new opportunity for a management grade addition to their commercial function, consisting of around 110 professionals.

Under the direction of the Head of Commercial Excellence, the Commercial Strategy Implementation Lead will be responsible for defining, driving and delivering an integrated commercial strategy across the business, hitting key milestones along the way to enable both delivery and business growth. You will be flexible and driven to deliver and manage a portfolio of projects as required, and the lessons learnt from your work will be shared across the wider business (and beyond). 

Commercial Excellence will result in the following outcomes for Strategic Infrastructure:

• An effective and cost-efficient commercial delivery model
• A strong and flexible commercial management organisation
• World-class decision-making capabilities supported by fit-for-purpose tools, standards and controls
• Robust commercial performance management and execution

This role is hybrid based at our Warwick and London offices. Warwick has free onsite parking, and we continue to offer hybrid working from office and home.

Leveraging this hybrid working, the local team currently work typically 2 days per week in the Warwick office, which is flexible dependent on personal and business needs.

We are open to full time and part time applicants, as well as flexible working arrangements. 

About You

What we do isn’t just important – it’s essential. That’s why we look to recruit experts in their field. In this case, we’re looking for someone who has:

• Significant experience operating at a senior level within a commercial, infrastructure, or capital delivery environment.
• Proven track record of leading large-scale strategy implementation or business transformation in a complex, matrix organisation.
• Strong understanding of commercial lifecycle management across major capital programmes.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional strategic initiatives and influence senior stakeholders.

Experience in business transformation or change management would be beneficial

Key capabilities include:

• Strategic thinking with strong execution focus
• Commercial acumen and performance orientation
• Advanced stakeholder influence and leadership
• Change and transformation leadership
• Strong programme and project delivery capability
• Analytical, insight-driven decision making
• Excellent executive communication and presentation skills
• Ability to operate effectively in fast-paced, evolving environments

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of colour are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At National Grid, we’re committed to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace for everyone. So if you’re excited about this role but your experience or qualifications don’t match the job description exactly, we encourage you to apply anyway. You might just be the right person for our growing business in this role or another one.

What You'll Do

You will:

• Lead and own end-to-end implementation of strategic Commercial Excellence initiatives such as corporate memory, commercial toolkit roll-out, and commercial dashboards, ensuring alignment to enterprise priorities and delivery of measurable business value.
• Translate strategic initiatives into clear execution roadmaps, performance tracking, ensuring delivery against key milestones and outcomes.
• Identify, shape and deliver high-impact commercial improvement opportunities using data, insight and industry best practice.
• Act as a senior integrator across functions, driving alignment and collaboration to deliver complex, cross-business commercial initiatives.
• Lead on providing clear, evidence-based recommendations to senior leadership, influencing decision making and driving adoption across Strategic Infrastructure.
• Lead the embedding of commercial standards, tools, controls and ways of working to strengthen capability and consistency.
• Drive a culture of continuous improvement, accountability and performance excellence across the commercial function.
• Communicate initiatives with impact, influencing and aligning stakeholders at all levels, including senior leadership.
• Capture and scale learning across programmes to ensure sustainable, repeatable improvement and organisational maturity.

What You'll Get

A competitive starting salary between £64,000 – £76,000 dependent on capability.

As well as your base salary, you will receive a bonus of up to 30% of your salary for stretch performance and a competitive contributory pension scheme where we will double match your contribution to a maximum company contribution of 12%.

28 days annual leave, plus an optional 1 week is available. 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.

About Us

British Energy Security Strategy set out the Government's ambition to connect up to 50GW of offshore generation to the electricity network by 2030. Facilitating this ambition will require significant reinforcements to the onshore electricity transmission network. National Grid Strategic Infrastructure will make this happen.

Here at National Grid, we connect homes and businesses to power, making sure supply and demand match each other. We make sure the lights are on in schools, operating theatres, and sporting arenas; we’re thousands of people working on behalf of millions of people.

Our investment in Strategic Infrastructure via the Great Grid Upgrade will mean more home grown power, greater energy security and a cleaner future.

Whatever your role, wherever you work with us, you’ll help us hit stretching targets and achieve our far-reaching goal: to secure, clean energy that supports our world far into the future. Here, you will be at the heart of energy.

More Information

This role closes on March 16th at 23:59, however we encourage candidates to submit their application as early as possible and not wait until the published closing date as this can vary. Interviews will be held on or around March 26th / 27th 

We work towards the highest standards in everything we do, including how we support, value and develop our people. Our aim is to encourage and support employees to thrive and be the best they can be. We celebrate the difference people can bring into our organisation, and welcome and encourage applicants with diverse experiences and backgrounds, and offer flexible and tailored support, at home and in the office. 

We're committed to building a workforce that represents the communities we serve, and a working environment in which each individual feels valued, respected, fairly treated, and able to reach their full potential.

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, origin.

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