Head of Category & Procurement Business Partner

At National Grid, we keep people connected and society moving. But it’s so much more than that. National Grid provides the environment for our teams to thrive and make a real impact. As we drive momentum in the energy transition for all, we are committed to ensuring that every employee feels empowered and engaged. So, join us as Head of Category & Procurement Business Partner and find your superpower.

As Head of Category & Procurement Business Partner, you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping and delivering the supply chain strategy across our business units and functions. Reporting directly to the VP of Procurement, you’ll be the key operational link between Procurement and senior business leaders—driving strategic engagement and ensuring our supply chain delivers on cost, quality, and reliability.

You’ll lead the development and execution of a compelling category strategy, overseeing vendor relationships and contract management across a broad portfolio. Your focus will be on unlocking value—financially, operationally, and sustainably—through our global and regional supply chains.

This is a high-impact role where you’ll continuously evolve category strategies, strengthen supplier partnerships, and collaborate across Global Procurement and the wider business to harness market insights and deliver resilient, future-ready solutions.

This role will be based out of our Warwick office, and you can enjoy our hybrid working from office and home.

What You’ll Do:

• Shape and deliver global category strategies that drive value, innovation, and resilience.
• Unlock supplier spend potential through smart sourcing, contract management, and vendor partnerships.
• Set and track KPIs to ensure continuous improvement across cost, quality, and service.
• Lead strategic sourcing initiatives—from market research to negotiation—delivering best-in-class supplier solutions.
• Build trusted relationships with key suppliers to boost performance and innovation.
• Collaborate across Procurement and business units to deliver aligned supply chain plans.
• Proactively manage category risks including supply disruptions, price volatility, and quality issues.
• Lead a high performing, engaged team focused on delivering measurable value and strategic goals.

What You'll Have:

• MCIPS qualification and a proven ability to spot and deliver value across diverse categories.
• Deep experience in global supply chain management within complex enterprise environments.
• Confident communicator, able to influence senior stakeholders internally and externally including C-suite leaders.
• Strong leadership skills with a passion for mentoring teams in category, sourcing, and relationship management.
• A track record of driving value beyond savings—through lean thinking, value engineering, and unlocking income opportunities.
• Strategic mindset with a clear understanding of how category decisions impact broader business goals.
• Expert negotiator with a sharp commercial edge and a knack for securing high-impact contracts.
• Relationship builder who knows how to drive performance and value through major supplier partnerships.

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 are 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 Get:

A competitive salary - dependent on capability.

As well as your base salary, you will receive a bonus based on personal and company performance with on target being 20% (with a maximum of 40%) 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.

About Us:

National Grid is pioneering ways to decarbonise the energy system; from building interconnectors to allow the UK to share clean energy with our neighbours in Europe, to investing in renewable energy generation in the United States.

As one of the largest investor-owned energy companies in the world, National Grid is at the centre of a clean, fair and affordable energy future, where tackling climate change and reaching net zero is a key priority. National Grid is pioneering ways to decarbonise the energy system; from building interconnectors to allow the UK to share clean energy with our neighbours in Europe, to investing in renewable energy generation in the United States.

More Information:

This role closes on 4 November 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.

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