# Category Manager

About the role Help shape the supply chain behind the energy transition. At National Grid, we're at the heart of one of the biggest infrastructure and energy transformation programmes in the UK. As investment across our electricity transmission business continues to grow, we're looking for 2 x Category Managers within Substations and P&C to lead the development and delivery of category strategies that secure long-term value, strengthen supply chain resilience and support the delivery of critical infrastructure projects. A highly strategic role, sitting at the intersection of business demand, market intelligence and supplier capability. You'll act as the commercial and market expert for your assigned portfolio, shaping category strategies that influence investment decisions, drive innovation and ensure National Grid has the right supply chain partnerships in place to deliver for the future. The role is hybrid with our office based in Warwick. What you'll do As a Category Manager, you'll lead the development of evidence-based category strategies that align business requirements with market capability and long-term organisational objectives. Key responsibilities include: Developing an

- **Id**: 3893148
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/national-grid-category-manager>
- **Role**: Operations
- **Role family**: Operations
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Warwick, United Kingdom
- **Countries**: GB
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: yes
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-05T00:00:00Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-05
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-08T21:31:01Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 4
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- **Description chars**: 5698
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- **Benefits**: Flexible schedule
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Power Grid

## Company

- **Id**: 1754610
- **Name**: National Grid
- **Domain**: nationalgrid.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/national-grid>
- **Size band**: 5000+
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: SuccessFactors

### Truth index

- **Grade**: A
- **Score**: 100
- **Open postings**: 6
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.167
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 15
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-08T05:47:12Z

## Salary

- **Min**: 61000
- **Max**: 76000
- **Currency**: GBP
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 101580

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 4

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-06T22:12:13Z

## Visa

- Country: US; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 0; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: H-1B filings in 12 months: 24 · green card filings: 2; Filings 12m: 24

## Liveness

- **Score**: 89
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.891
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 3
- **Expected fill days**: 15
- **Reasons**: conf:1, velocity, win:early
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-08T05:47:12Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 101580
- **Is top pay**: no

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