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Sam Teasdale MCIPS

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Head of Programme Procurement at National Grid
📍 United Kingdom

Sam Teasdale is the Head of Programme Procurement at National Grid, where he leads and coaches high-performing teams. He specializes in developing and implementing strategic procurement strategies for multi-million-pound capital projects in a regulated, global environment and holds a first-class honours degree from Coventry University.

Beyond his corporate career, Sam has a notable background as a Tennis Coach for the West Warwickshire Tennis Club. In this role, he was responsible for instructing and supervising club members, setting goals, and providing individual feedback to junior and senior players on their technique and performance.

He has a unique professional background, having leveraged his marketing skills as a tennis coach before his extensive career in global procurement.

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Experience
16 Years
Current Role
Head of Programme Procurement
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
United Kingdom
Personality Overview

How Sam shows up

Curious
Value Driven
Example Seeker

They are likely to ask many questions and look heavily for supporting information. They are generally good communicators and can be hard to convince. They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing.

Priorities

Topics Sam cares about

Strategic Procurement
He is focused on shaping and deploying procurement strategies across a broad capital portfolio, having recently helped launch the Electricity Transmission Partnership at National Grid.
Clean Energy
His work is central to the mission to transition to a clean energy future, overseeing procurement for critical electricity transmission infrastructure.
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Career

Work history

11-2024
Head of Programme Procurement
National Grid
4-2022 - 11-2024
Category Manager - Capital Projects
National Grid
3-2017 - 4-2022
Senior Buyer - Substations
National Grid
1-2013 - 8-2014
Tennis Coach
West Warwickshire Tennis Club
8-2012 - 9-2013
Global Procurement
National Grid
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Media appearances

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Education
2010 - 2014
1st class Honours Bachelor's degree
Coventry University
2008 - 2010
Business Studies
Solihull Six Form College
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Influence (I)

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