Sourcing Lead

We're looking for people who put their innovation to work to advance our success - and their own. Join an organization that ensures a more secure world through connecting and protecting our customers with inventive electrical solutions.

This position provides sourcing leadership and direction for complex, critical growth categories. This role will have the opportunity to transform both current and new supplier relationships. We aspire to balance quality and price to create a sustainable and reliable supplier network for a highly dynamic business. The key to success is balancing category strategy, project execution and cross- functional alignment to meet business needs.

• Lead all aspects of the sourcing and supply management process for assigned material categories.
• Perform detailed supply market analysis related to commodities, industries, and suppliers.
• Develop and execute strategy to ensure a resilient supply chain.
• Develop and implement long-term commodity strategies to lower total cost of ownership.
• Reinforce the company's continuous improvement culture that promotes communication, shared learning, intelligent risk-taking, creative problem solving and accountability for failures and successes.
• Lead and direct value engineering and cross-functional team activities.
• Lead negotiation of supply agreements that are in line with nVent business strategies with consideration toward quality, timeliness of delivery, pricing, terms, tooling costs and service to ensure the leanest cost.
• Team with Supplier Development function to handle and mitigate supplier risk, select and develop new suppliers, and categorize existing suppliers with lifecycle strategy.
• Make recommendations to improve productivity, quality, and efficiency of operations.
• Coordinate and resolve issues regarding existing and new products.
• Acts independently to identify and develop supply chain improvement opportunities for a given commodity.
• Develop and implement supply chain initiatives to achieve competitive advantage and to improve responsiveness to customer demand.

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, or related field.
• 5+ years of purchasing/supply chain experience preferred. Experience in a manufacturing environment is a plus.
• Possesses a deep understanding and knowledge base of external commodity markets and potential market impacts to maximize cost opportunities.
• Experience in contract management.
• Skilled in analytical, fact-based problem solving.
• Experience communicating complex and detailed information to multiple individuals and audiences with differing knowledge levels.
• Skill in conflict resolution including the ability to address difference of opinions or facts and use the most appropriate method to reach an effective solution.
• Excellent presentation, time management, organizational and interpersonal skills.

WE HAVE:

• A dynamic global reach with diverse operations around the world that will stretch your abilities, provide plentiful career opportunities, and allow you to make an impact every day

  • nVent is a leading global provider of electrical connection and protection solutions. We believe our inventive electrical solutions enable safer systems and ensure a more secure world. We design, manufacture, market, install and service high performance products and solutions that connect and protect some of the world's most sensitive equipment, buildings and critical processes. We offer a comprehensive range of systems protection and electrical connections solutions across industry-leading brands that are recognized globally for quality, reliability and innovation.

  • Our principal office is in London and our management office in the United States is in Minneapolis. Our robust portfolio of leading electrical product brands dates back more than 100 years and includes nVent CADDY, ERICO, HOFFMAN, ILSCO, SCHROFF and TRACHTE. Learn more at www.nvent.com.

• Commitment to strengthen communities where our employees live and work

  • We encourage and support the philanthropic activities of our employees worldwide

  • Through our nVent in Action matching program, we provide funds to nonprofit and educational organizations where our employees volunteer or donate money

• Core values that shape our culture and drive us to deliver the best for our employees and our customers. We're known for being:

  • Innovative & adaptable

  • Dedicated to absolute integrity

  • Focused on the customer first

  • Respectful and team oriented

  • Optimistic and energizing

  • Accountable for performance

• Benefits to support the lives of our employees

Pay Transparency

nVent's pay scale is based on the expected range of base pay for this job and the employee's work location. Employee pay within this range will be based on a combination of factors including knowledge, skills, abilities, experience, education, and performance. Where federal, state, or local minimum wage requirements exist, employee pay will comply.

Compensation Range:

Depending on the position offered, employee may be eligible for other forms of compensation, such as annual incentives.

Benefit Overview

At nVent, we value our people and their health and well-being. We provide a broad benefits package with meaningful programs for full-time employees that includes:

• Medical, dental, and vision plans along with flexible spending accounts, short-term and long-term disability benefits, critical illness, accident insurance and life insurance.

• A 401(k) retirement plan and an employee stock purchase plan - both include a company match.

• Other supplemental benefits such as tuition reimbursement, caregiver, personal and parental leave, back-up care services, paid time off including volunteer time, a well-being program, and legal & identity theft protection.

At nVent, we connect and protect our customers with inventive electrical solutions. People are our most valuable asset. Inclusion and diversity means that we celebrate and encourage each other's authenticity because we understand that uniqueness sparks growth.