Buyer, Manufacturing ​/ Production

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're looking for an exceptionally hardworking Buyer to join our team at nVent Management Company! This opportunity offers an outstanding chance to work with a world-class team dedicated to innovative electrical solutions that ensure a more secure world.

This position is fully onsite and located at our Kewanee, IL facility.

What YOU WILL EXPERIENCE IN THIS POSITION:

As a Buyer at nVent, you will be responsible for the sourcing, negotiation, and purchase of goods, services, and/or raw materials. You will:

• Procure assigned items in accordance with material buying plans at the optimum cost/quality relationship.
• Maintain and improve the quality of the assigned goods with a focus on continuous improvement, eliminating nonconformities, reducing total delivered costs, and improving customer happiness.
• Work with vendors to acquire quotes for non-inventory materials.
• Generate purchase orders for both direct and indirect materials.
• Participate in the daily MRO activities and operations associated with the upkeep of the plant/facility.
• Work with Manufacturing to build a consistent methodology for the procurement process of components based on demand and min & max inventory.
• Follow up on the status of purchase orders and review price increases to renegotiate with strategic supply.
• Schedule outside vendor services and troubleshoot any discrepancies between purchase orders, receipts, and invoices.
• Work with all departments to maintain parts inventory for production.
• Generate reports to support business decisions of the company.

You have:

• High School diploma or GED required; bachelor's degree preferred.
• 3+ years of experience in industrial buying preferred.
• Proficiency in MS Office tools and experience with ERP and MRP systems.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong organizational skills, with a keen attention to detail.
• Ability to meet the physical and environmental demands of the job, including lifting up to 50 pounds and working in both office and production environments.

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

• 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:
$20.40 - $37.80 Per Hour

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 may include tuition reimbursement, caregiver, personal and parental leave, back-up care…