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.

WHAT YOU WILL EXPERIENCE IN THIS POSITION:

• Lead and partner in strategic projects focused on Machining, Castings, and Extrusions commodities across our global locations.
• Align with the global and local commodity teams to select and develop suppliers, while leveraging negotiated agreements.
• Support cost management initiatives focusing on cost tracking and escalation.
• Coordinate and resolve issues regarding existing and new suppliers.
• Interact with customers and internal partners to ensure that all requirements are being met.
• Designs and develops specific supply chain initiatives to achieve a competitive advantage through supply resiliency and improved responsiveness to customer demand.

YOU HAVE:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, or related degree.
• 5+ years experience in Purchasing, Supply Chain, Strategic Sourcing, Procurement, or Operations preferably in a high growth environment.
• Project management skills to develop plans with action steps and timetables, meet deadlines, coordinate cross functional teams, and handle multiple priorities.
• Excellence in analytical, fact-based problem solving.
• Ability to adapt to rapidly changing business circumstances; must be able to thrive in a constantly changing business environment.
• Ability to build and maintain effective work relationships at all levels both internally and externally (customers, suppliers, etc.).
• Minimum 15% travel required.

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.

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:

• 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.