Associate Buyer, Category Management
National Grid
About us
Every day we deliver safe and secure energy to homes, communities, and businesses. We are there when people need us the most. We connect people to the energy they need for the lives they live. The pace of change in society and our industry is accelerating and our expertise and track record puts us in an unparalleled position to shape the sustainable future of our industry.
To be successful we must anticipate the needs of our customers, reducing the cost of energy delivery today and pioneering the flexible energy systems of tomorrow. This requires us to deliver on our promises and always look for new opportunities to grow, both ourselves and our business.
About the Role
Works collaboratively across the supply chain to ensure National Grid purchases are compliant with policies, accurate and appropriate, and ensure a smooth end to end process.
Demonstrates knowledge and application of National Grid's business operations, company policies and practices and can support functions within Procure to Pay and supply chain end to end processes. Support all initiatives across Procure to Pay, driving improvements and efficiency.
What You'll Do
- Support the need for purchasing goods and services while maintaining policy and procedural alignment throughout the supply chain
- Demonstrated ability to plan, manage competing priorities, and meet deadlines
- Effective collaboration and partnership capabilities
- Excellent written / oral communication skills, follow through, and negotiation skills
- Be open to providing and receiving guidance, support and coaching to share knowledge and develop analytical understanding within discipline
- Ability to understand and apply policies and procedures to effectively manage purchasing risk
- Provide customer service to external suppliers and internal stakeholders
- Reviews accuracy of own work and checks that all details are complete
- Independently evaluates processes, consults more senior colleagues and supervisor where there is deviation from standards
What You'll Need
- Experience in business or supply chain related field
- Ability to self-manage workload and priorities
- Experience and proficiency in Microsoft Office
- Experience in SAP /Ariba a plus
- A bachelor's degree in a business-related field, or 1-3 years of analytical or business support experience, or equivalent work experience; supply chain experience preferred
- Familiarity with SAP / Ariba, with particular attention to Procure to Pay and Supply Chain preferred
- Effective communication skills
- Ability to manage time and prioritize tasks
- To be receptive to change and is willing to divert ideas based on latest information
- To support a culture of teamwork, collaboration, and efficient resource utilization throughout the department, the project team(s) and project support groups
More Information
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Annual Salary
$66,000-$79,000
This position has a career path which provides for advancement opportunities within and across bands as you develop and evolve in the position; gaining experience, expertise and acquiring and applying technical skills. Candidates will be assessed and provided offers against the minimum qualifications of this role and their individual experience.
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.