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Vendor Performance Manager-March 2024
Syracuse
Mar 28, 2026
About Vendor Performance Manager

  About us

  Are you a Procurement professional? Do you want to join our expanding Global Procurement team and play a key role in the transition to net zero?

  Join us as we transform our energy industry!

  Life at National Grid - Procurement

  National Grid will be investing over 40bn across our UK and US businesses and our procurement teams will play a significant role in supporting the investment, providing transformational solutions to achieve net zero. And that's why we're expanding our team globally with 90 additional roles.

  We're currently a team of over 300 talented professionals that cover a diverse range of categories from Indirect, IT & Digital, Network Operations (Maintenance & Repair) to 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.

  We embrace flexibility and empower our team to shape their own success with our dynamic hybrid working environment and realise that to be successful we must invest in our people and capabilities.

  National Grid lies at the heart of the energy industry here in the UK and US.

  Every day we deliver safe and secure energy to homes, communities, and businesses. We connect people to the energy they need for the lives they live.

  Our values underpin everything we do, and they inform our decisions, shape our company and are integral to how our customers and communities experience us. We pride ourselves on our values which enable us to be at the heart of a clean, fair and affordable energy future, and they are:

  * Do the right thing - By doing so creates a purpose and belonging, putting our customers first and safe

  * Find a better way - When we find a better way, we work together to drive innovation and find solutions for our customers

  * Make it happen - We take bold steps and calculated risks to drive action, performance and results

  What you'll do

  Reporting into the Senior Supplier Relationship Manager, you will play a key role in the evaluation and analysis of the performance of National Grid's global supply base and provide meaningful insights to senior leadership to drive continuous improvement and identify potential risks and opportunities that maximise value and savings.

  * Global Performance Oversight - Own and communicate the consolidated global view of National Grid's supply base performance to enhance awareness of supplier performance and value opportunities.

  * Vendor performance excellence - Define and develop a dynamic vendor performance dashboard, ensuring alignment with contract expectations and market standards (Quality, Pricing and Delivery timelines).

  * Data analysis and strategic reporting - Lead the collection and analysis of vendor performance data and report on performance gaps, issues and unearth new opportunities to enhance value and drive improvements.

  * Ownership and development of Executive Supplier Profiles - ensuring output is of appropriate quality. Development of a standardised process and content, to ensure timely delivery with the ability to refine to context and audience.

  * Team Leadership - Develop and lead a motivated, innovative, and value-focussed team and foster a true performance management culture that continually drives value through employee engagement ensuring the successful delivery of strategic objectives.

  * Supply Chain Transformation - Contribute to the supply chain transformation program and broader business-wide change activities and role model new ways of working

  What we're looking for

  We're looking for people who can demonstrate creativity and commercial acumen whilst identifying opportunities to drive value and deliver our net zero ambition, and a passion to grow yourself and our business. Someone who can provide.

  * Strategic insight delivery - Seasoned global vendor performance manager capable of crafting executive packs and deliver key insights on suppliers, performance and categories

  * Analytical prowess - Analytical person with a strong data background and a solid understanding of foundational data structure with the ability to normalize data from multiple data sources.

  * Global Sourcing expertise - Background in broad, global sourcing-centric supply chain management and ability to navigate complex global enterprise environments

  * Information intelligence mastery - Proven experience in developing and managing information intelligence processes and able to identify current states and forecast market opportunities

  * Relationship building expertise - Ability to build fruitful and meaningful relationships across all business levels and able to influence senior management stakeholders

  * Performance Excellence understanding - Extensive understanding of performance excellence and proficient with tools and techniques that drive continuous improvement

  What you'll get

  Consistent growth potential and development

  Competitive compensation package including robust benefits with an annual bonus

  Access to numerous wellness programs, employee resource groups, and community investment programs

  A multitude of company-endorsed community programs to participate in

  *This role is hybrid office/remote, working within the National Grid service territory

  More Information

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  Annual Salary

  NYC: $131,000-$154,000

  MA: $122,000-$144,000

  SYR: $110,000-$129,000

  Salary commensurate with experience and location.

  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.

  Minimum Salary: 110000.00Maximum Salary: 110000.00Salary Unit: Yearly

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