Graduate Development Program, Associate

About the Position

As the Associate Category Buyer, you will be responsible for supporting National Grid's sourcing activities for US Procurement. You'll be an integral member of the team and deliver innovative thinking to help our categories and stakeholders make effective sourcing decisions. As an Associate Category Buyer, you'll be responsible for one of 3 teams: NY/NE Gas, Electric and Group Indirect Procurement. You'll work with internal and external stakeholders to establish clear business needs, along with supporting the delivery of savings targets. You'll gain a basic understanding of contractual terms and conditions by allowing you then to craft structured agreements with legal and stakeholder input. Lastly, you'll gain an understanding of how to analyze large data sets and extract information for strategic decision-making. Location: This position can be based in Albany or Syracuse, New York; Brooklyn or Hicksville, New York; or Waltham, Massachusetts.

What You'll Do

As the Associate Category Buyer, you'll be responsible for different areas: Category Management, Commercial, Negotiation, Supplier Relationship Management, and Systems & Analytics. Category Management Execute operationally, complex sourcing activities; implement more than one option: RFX (Request forX), e-sourcing, or Consortiums. Commercial Negotiation Establish structured negotiation plans (with support of Senior staff) with clarity of desired outcomes, leveraging stakeholder input and support where appropriate. Supplier Relationship Management Identify critical suppliers and create appropriate engagement plans to ensure our Supply Chain risk profile and inputs to continuous improvement are proactively managed. Demonstrate a collaborative approach with the supply base and develop integrated plans to drive appropriate value for business and customer requirements. Systems & Analytics Adapt to Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems such as SAP, Tableau, Ariba, and Spend Analytics

What You'll Need to Apply

Bachelors or Master's degree from an accredited institution. Preferably in supply chain, business, operations management, information technology, or a related field. Graduated between May 2026 and June 2027 Ability to begin the National Grid Graduate Program on June 7, 2027, or July 12, 2027 Valid driver's license required with a safe driving history that meets National Grid's Safe Driver policy Work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States (such as sponsorship for an H-1B,... For full info follow application link.

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