Buyer, Category Management
Waltham, MA Waltham, MA $63,000 - $74,000 a year $63,000 - $74,000 a year 9 days ago 9 days ago 9 days ago About us There's never been a more exciting time to join National Grid's Global IT & Digital Procurement function.
We are an expanding team of 20 talented professionals with a clear mission:
to enable a clean, fair, and affordable energy future through commercial, responsible, and innovative supply chain leadership.
We are a recruiting a number of IT Category Lead roles that will span our Hardware, Software Networks & Telecommunications, Professional Services and Infrastructure Management teams.
Working as a Category Lead you'll be responsible for supporting the delivery of medium complexity strategic sourcing events and category strategies.
This will involve engaging and building strong working relationships with stakeholders to identify business needs and then ensuring we understand the supply chains so we can offer the best solutions for National Grid.
You'll become part of a Global IT & Digital Procurement team, that is based in the UK and USA.
The team deals with acquiring products, services and solutions across various categories that include Infrastructure, Digital Services, Networks and Telecoms, Software and Hardware.
In this role you can showcase your creativity and commercial acumen and identify opportunities to drive value and deliver the net zero ambition.
You can also build relationships and partner 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.
About You At National Grid we invest in people and value difference and therefore we encourage you to apply if you can demonstrate the following:
Practical experience in supporting development and delivery of IT category or IT sourcing strategies and management of tendering events Can confidently communicate, engage, and build strong working relationships with stakeholders at all levels.
Effective project management skills.
Can collate and organise data, analyse commercial issues and bring insight to the detail of costs and contracts.
Can navigate their own way through a complex organisation and effectively solve problems.
Are proactive with a positive attitude and desire to learn.
Demonstrate role model behaviours by evidencing 'finding a better way', 'doing the right thing' and 'making it happen' values.
A passion for enabling an affordable net zero and are motivated to make a difference.
A CIPS qualification or working towards is beneficial but we can support professional development.
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! More Information #LI-NK1 #LI-HYBRID Annual Salary NYC:
$75,000-88,000 MA:
$71,000-83,000 SYR:
$63,000-74,000 Salary commensurate with location and experience.
Nearest Major Market:
Waltham Nearest Secondary Market:
Boston Recruitment Advisory.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
We are an expanding team of 20 talented professionals with a clear mission:
to enable a clean, fair, and affordable energy future through commercial, responsible, and innovative supply chain leadership.
We are a recruiting a number of IT Category Lead roles that will span our Hardware, Software Networks & Telecommunications, Professional Services and Infrastructure Management teams.
Working as a Category Lead you'll be responsible for supporting the delivery of medium complexity strategic sourcing events and category strategies.
This will involve engaging and building strong working relationships with stakeholders to identify business needs and then ensuring we understand the supply chains so we can offer the best solutions for National Grid.
You'll become part of a Global IT & Digital Procurement team, that is based in the UK and USA.
The team deals with acquiring products, services and solutions across various categories that include Infrastructure, Digital Services, Networks and Telecoms, Software and Hardware.
In this role you can showcase your creativity and commercial acumen and identify opportunities to drive value and deliver the net zero ambition.
You can also build relationships and partner 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.
About You At National Grid we invest in people and value difference and therefore we encourage you to apply if you can demonstrate the following:
Practical experience in supporting development and delivery of IT category or IT sourcing strategies and management of tendering events Can confidently communicate, engage, and build strong working relationships with stakeholders at all levels.
Effective project management skills.
Can collate and organise data, analyse commercial issues and bring insight to the detail of costs and contracts.
Can navigate their own way through a complex organisation and effectively solve problems.
Are proactive with a positive attitude and desire to learn.
Demonstrate role model behaviours by evidencing 'finding a better way', 'doing the right thing' and 'making it happen' values.
A passion for enabling an affordable net zero and are motivated to make a difference.
A CIPS qualification or working towards is beneficial but we can support professional development.
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! More Information #LI-NK1 #LI-HYBRID Annual Salary NYC:
$75,000-88,000 MA:
$71,000-83,000 SYR:
$63,000-74,000 Salary commensurate with location and experience.
Nearest Major Market:
Waltham Nearest Secondary Market:
Boston Recruitment Advisory.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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