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Sourcing Manager

nVent
life insurance, parental leave, paid time off, tuition reimbursement, 401(k), retirement plan
United States, Minnesota, Anoka
Sep 10, 2025

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.

Are you a dynamic people leader with a passion for Supply? Ideal candidates strive to grow their team members by establishing meaningful relationships with direct reports and cross-functional team members.

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.

WHAT YOU WILL EXPERIENCE IN THIS POSITION

  • Lead, develop and empower supply team members. Create a culture that fosters continuous learning and individual growth.
  • Responsible for the development and implementation of a strategic planning process for key commodities and suppliers that is integrated with the overall business objectives.
  • Select suppliers and negotiate agreements, based on a global search. Supply agreements may range from tactical commodity pricing agreements to more complicated, long-term strategic relationships.
  • Takes the lead role in developing and managing strong supplier relationships. Manages our supply base with the involvement and support of all required functions. Encourages active participation of supply management in all relevant activities, including product development, sales, planning, manufacturing, delivery, and after-sales support.
  • Implements and executes business processes that deliver against indirect spend cost and volume targets.
YOU HAVE:
  • Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, or a related field.
  • 5 years' experience in a relatively large purchasing operation and experience with leading people preferred.
  • Passion for growing and developing people.
  • Demonstrated experience leading a team preferred.
  • Manufacturing experience preferred.
  • Experience directly managing complex categories.
  • Strong negotiation skills including experience negotiating multi-million dollar contracts.
  • Demonstrated ability to think strategically and work comfortably in ambiguity.
  • Ability to travel a minimum of 15%.

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:

$105,000.00 - $195,000.00

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 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 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.

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