Sourcing Associate Director

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.

• Coordinate with category management teams to develop detailed market and competitive analysis.
• Consult in supplier negotiations bringing to bear program and product market intelligence, forecasts, etc. Partner with category sourcing to ensure favorable sourcing agreements.
• Develop and maintain close working relationships with cross-functional business partners to ensure that business requirements are understood and translated into effective material category strategies.
• Coordinate with program and business leadership to develop metrics and ensure that “true north” objectives are measured and achieved.
• Participate in sourcing category long-range planning processes and establish program encouraging annual category objectives and strategies.
• Understand business product and tech roadmaps, align suppliers  capabilities with future needs.
• Ensure that category sourcing strategies are followed, including analysis and review of customer requirements, product requirements, quality requirements, market conditions, supplier capabilities, the approved supplier list, and category strategic plans.
• Facilitate effective collaborator engagement and consensus on critical supplier selections.
• Coordinate resources for focused supplier lean initiatives, design for manufacturing (DFM), and risk management related to critical programs.
• Lead and mentor strategic sourcing and purchasing activity from ideation phases through early prototype phases into serial production.
• Promote early supplier involvement in new product development teams to drive down costs, improve manufacturability of parts for suppliers, and maintain the highest quality of products. Provide forums for new potential and existing suppliers to share the latest technologies with engineering and sourcing teams.
• Confer with trade associations, suppliers, professional, and governmental agencies as appropriate to broaden knowledge of industry trends and development.
• Communicate and vet potential supplier additions with strategic commodity teams and leaders.
• Plan & mobilize resources of the supply chain management project team to fulfill program and project plans including:
  Category Management, Supplier Development/Supplier Quality, NPI Supply Specialists.
• Serve as the single “Supply Chain” program point of contact for key account customers.
• Serve as a point of contact for all program-related supplier issues.

• Bachelors degree in Supply Chain, Business Administration or a related field.
• 8+ years of experience in a relatively large purchasing operation.
• Passion for leading and developing people.
• 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 10%.

• 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

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