About Us

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. And 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.

At National Grid, 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 organization, and welcome and encourage applicants with diverse experiences and backgrounds, and offer flexible and tailored support, at home and in the office.

Our function covers a diverse range of categories from Indirect, IT & Digital, Network Operations (Maintenance & Repair), Gas equipment and Services to large scale Construction and Network Equipment, with a clear mission: to enable a clean, fair, and affordable energy future through commercial, responsible and innovative supply chain leadership.

The Opportunity

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Head of Program, Procurement to join our team!

The role, reporting into the VP Procurement for New England & New York, will be responsible for developing and executing the commercial and procurement strategies for the New England and New York BU, specifically the New York Electric programs. You will have 3 direct reports and 7 indirect reports. This role could be based in either our Brooklyn or Waltham office.

National Grid is leading the charge towards a Net Zero future in the UK and NE of USA. We recognize that decarbonizing our electric and gas systems will require resolving many questions and seeking new partnerships, technologies and transformative investments. Over the next 5 years, we will be investing over 60bn across our UK and US businesses - nearly double the investment over the past 5 years.

This is an exciting time for our industry that is creating significant opportunities for National Grid; this is not just a moment in time; it's a game-changing era that will shape National Grid's success for decades to come. Given this backdrop, our supply chains are facing an unprecedented set of challenges and are at the forefront of our plans, placing National Grid Procurement at the center of our Net Zero goals. We have set out an ambitious transformation plan, focused on becoming a client of choice for our supply partners whilst ensuring outstanding outcomes for our Business Units. Our strategy revolves around significant changes in three core areas:

Partnering: We are forging closer ties with our supply chain, aligning ourselves more closely with each NG Group Business unit.
Scale: We are leveraging the immense scale of our group to unlock even greater potential. By harnessing our collective strength, we can achieve remarkable things.
Operational Transformation: We are revolutionizing the way we work as a team. Embracing new approaches and technologies, we are streamlining processes and making the day-to-day job simpler and more efficient.

This role closes on 9/18/24. However, we strongly encourage candidates to submit their application as early as possible, as applications will be actively reviewed and processed prior to the deadline.

What You'll Do

Responsibilities will include coordinating across the relevant Procurement teams including category managers, supply chain risk teams, strategic supplier leads, market supplier development to ensure they can provide key stakeholder business units updates, insight and recommendations as required.

Define overall program/project delivery model - incl. commercial construct, go-to-market approach.
Collaborate with relevant business partner or directly with stakeholder counterparts to understand workbook, identify scope of support required, and frontload preparation.
Provide relevant inputs into program/project sanctioning with internal and external stakeholders.
Lead E2E co-development of BU/function supply chain plan and their delivery (incl. tracking progress).
Co-define sourcing strategy with relevant category leads and, where necessary, provide input to vendor selection and contracting.
Drive successful program/project execution - incl. supplier coordination, claims mgmt. etc.
Ensure procurement activities are executed within the allocated budget maintaining clear financial oversight.
Proactively assess, and mitigate procurement-related risks (e.g., supply chain risks, cost escalations, project delivery risks) - regularly communicate to relevant stakeholders.
Maintain close working relationships with category leads and business partners - foster "one team" mentality in approach to large programs/projects.
Lead Strategic Supplier Engagement for BU/function-specific suppliers - with support from Suppler Engagement.
Lead a highly motivated, innovative and value-focused team, developing talent and a performance management culture that drives value through employee engagement which successfully meets or exceeds all strategic objectives for the area.

Requirements

Work closely with Leadership to set the direction of the Procurement 1-3 year strategy and annual operating plans.
Translate big picture ideas into concrete goals providing teams with a clear and simple roadmap to success.
Lead the implementation of significant process improvement and standardization initiatives to drive cost savings within procurement by challenging existing ways of working.
Actively engages all stakeholders and continuously seeks ways to do things better in order to drive greater efficiencies within National Grid.
Responsible for supporting low-cost country supplier opportunities to drive standardization, process improvement and improved technical capability across NG's global commodity spend categories.

Your Rewards

Rewarding work and a collaborative, team-oriented culture is just the beginning. Review our digital benefit guide at ngbenefitslivebrighter.com for full details and descriptions.

Additional Information

This role is offered on a Full-Time, Permanent basis.
We are also offering hybrid / flexible working where travel to the office will be as per business need.
It is anticipated that some international business travel may be required as part of this role.
This position can be located in Brooklyn or Waltham:

Brooklyn: $180,000 - $212,000 a year

Waltham: $168,000- $198,000 a year

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

National Grid is an equal opportunity employer that values a broad diversity of talent, knowledge, experience and expertise. We foster a culture of inclusion that drives employee engagement to deliver superior performance to the communities we serve. National Grid is proud to be an affirmative action employer. We encourage minorities, women, individuals with disabilities and protected veterans to join the National Grid team.