Senior Sourcing Lead
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What you'll do
- Lead strategic sourcing initiatives and supplier relationships within your assigned categories.
- Develop and execute sourcing strategies that optimize cost, quality, delivery performance and supply chain resiliency.
- Negotiate supplier agreements and collaborate with cross-functional teams to support operational and strategic objectives.
- Analyze market trends, supplier capabilities, and business needs to identify opportunities, mitigate risk, and improve total cost of ownership.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives that enhance supply chain performance, responsiveness, and long-term competitiveness.
What they're looking for
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, or related degree.
- 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.
Nice to have
- 5+ years experience in Purchasing, Supply Chain, Strategic Sourcing, Procurement, or Operations in a high growth environment is preferred.
- Experience in a manufacturing environment is a plus.
Summarised by NextRaise from the employer’s description, which follows in full below.
Full description from employer
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.
We currently have two Senior Sourcing Lead opportunities available at nVent:
- Electrical & Electronic
- Hardware, Hinges & Miscellaneous Metals
WHAT YOU WILL EXPERIENCE IN THIS POSITION:
- Lead strategic sourcing initiatives and supplier relationships within your assigned categories.
- Develop and execute sourcing strategies that optimize cost, quality, delivery performance and supply chain resiliency.
- Negotiate supplier agreements and collaborate with cross-functional teams to support operational and strategic objectives.
- Analyze market trends, supplier capabilities, and business needs to identify opportunities, mitigate risk, and improve total cost of ownership.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives that enhance supply chain performance, responsiveness, and long-term competitiveness.
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 in a high growth environment is preferred. Experience in a manufacturing environment is a plus.
- 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.
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
Benefit Overview
At nVent, we value our people and their health and well-being. We provide a broad benefits package with meaningful programs for eligible 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 may include tuition reimbursement, caregiver, personal and parental leave, back-up care services, paid time off including volunteer time, a well-being program, and/or 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.
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