WHAT YOU WILL EXPERIENCE IN THIS POSITION:New Product Launch & Sourcing Strategy
- Lead end-to-end sourcing for new product launches, including supplier selection, cost modeling, and capacity planning.
- Develop strategies that optimize speed to market, total value, and long-term scalability.
- Promote early supplier involvement to improve design for manufacturability (DFM), cost, and quality.
Cross-Functional Leadership
- Drive alignment across Engineering, Category, and Operations to ensure clear priorities, ownership, and timely decisions.
- Translate business and product requirements into effective material and supplier strategies.
Supplier Strategy & Relationship Management
- Establish and handle strategic supplier partnerships, shifting from transactional sourcing to proactive collaboration.
- Lead complex negotiations balancing cost, capacity, risk, and long-term partnership value.
- Oversee supplier performance, accountability, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Program Execution & Risk Management
- Manage NPD sourcing timelines, milestones, and deliverables to ensure on-time and on-budget execution.
- Identify and mitigate risks through proactive planning and supplier engagement.
- Lead supplier lean initiatives and risk management for critical programs.
Data-Driven Decision Making
- Leverage analytics to monitor performance, identify risks, and guide cost and schedule decisions.
Market Intelligence & Innovation
- Build industry knowledge through supplier engagement, site visits, and market analysis.
- Integrate supplier and industry innovation into sourcing strategies to drive competitive advantage.
Team Leadership & Development
- Lead and develop a high-performing NPD Supply team through clear role definition, coaching, and empowerment.
- Foster a culture of continuous improvement, accountability, and professional growth.
YOU HAVE:- Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain Management or a related field.
- 8+ years of experience in a relatively large supply chain organization is preferred.
- 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 adapt to a high growth environment.
- Ability to travel a minimum of 10%.
Pay TransparencynVent'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 OverviewAt 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.
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