About us

At National Grid we are committed to delivering safe and reliable energy to the customers and communities we serve. We are one of the largest investor-owned energy companies in the world. We are proud of the contributions our work and our people make to the prosperity and wellbeing of our customers, communities, and investors.

National Grid has embarked on ambitious capital projects and construction programs designed to build the infrastructure to enable our renewable electric future. Projects include upgrades to transmission lines, substations and distribution network infrastructure that will support renewable energy and reliability initiatives and other programs.

National Grid has a focus on providing electricity and gas to millions of its existing customers, by continuously updating its infrastructure to provide the most safe and reliable system.

Job Purpose

Category Lead is a key role at National Grid, working closely with suppliers, stakeholders, and procurement colleagues to run higher level bids, negotiate agreements, and spearhead category strategy development,



with a focus on driving savings benefits and driving efficiencies.

The individual will work closely with their Category Manager helping direct the team, being a “sounding board”, providing feedback during year end employee reviews, attending senior level meetings and meetings in lieu of the manager. They will take on the role of training, mentoring, driving change, having the pulse of the team, working hand in hand with buyers as needed to enhance their skill set, champion initiatives, etc. In essence the lead will be a Role Model to the team and the second to the manager.

As a key member of our procurement group, they deliver innovative thinking supported by detailed analytics, data science, market research, and subject matter expertise, to help our category teams and stakeholders make effective sourcing decisions. They develop and own key supplier and stakeholder relationships and ar

📌 Lead Buyer, Category Management (Italia)
🏢 National Grid
📍 Italia