About the role

At National Grid, we're at the heart of energy delivery, ensuring millions of people have the power they need today while building a cleaner, more resilient energy future for tomorrow.

We're looking for an experienced Senior Buyer to join our Procurement team. In this role, you'll work closely with Category Managers and business stakeholders to deliver strategic sourcing initiatives, shape category strategies, and drive commercial value across the organisation.

You'll play a key role in understanding business needs, analysing markets and supply chains, and developing sourcing solutions that balance cost, quality, risk, and long-term value. As a trusted procurement partner, you'll build strong relationships with internal stakeholders and suppliers, helping to deliver innovative solutions that support National Grid's strategic objectives.

This is an exciting opportunity to influence high-value procurement decisions, contribute to category strategy development, and support the delivery of a more efficient and sustainable supply chain.





The role is a hybrid role with our base office in Warwick with an expectation to be in the office 1-2 days a week.

What you'll do
- Support the development and implementation of category strategies, identifying opportunities to deliver value, improve supplier performance, and manage risk.
- Lead sourcing activities including RFx events, negotiations, sole source justifications, and supplier selection processes.
- Build strong relationships with stakeholders across the business to understand requirements and deliver effective procurement solutions.
- Engage with suppliers to drive continuous improvement, innovation, and long-term value creation.
- Analyse complex commercial, supplier and market data to identify opportunities, trends and procurement benefits.
- Conduct market research and supplier assessments to inform sourcing decisions and category strategies.
- Evaluate bids and commercial proposals, providing clear

📌 Senior Category Buyer (Italia)
🏢 National Grid
📍 Italia