nVent

Supplier Development Engineer

United States · Hybrid · Full time

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  • EmployernVent
  • LocationUnited States
  • Work styleHybrid
  • Employment typeFull time
  • Employer posted

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.

As a Supplier Development Engineer, you'll be embedded with our supply base — coaching, improving, and transforming supplier operations to meet nVent's growing demands for delivery, cost, quality, and innovation. This is a hands-on, high-impact role for someone who thrives on driving measurable improvement at supplier sites.

WHAT YOU WILL EXPERIENCE IN THIS POSITION:

  • Evaluate and improve supplier readiness to support new nVent products and programs.
  • Analyze and expand supplier capacity to meet demand for new nVent products and programs.
  • Lead supplier capability development initiatives — assess current state, build improvement roadmaps, and drive execution of lean manufacturing, process optimization, and operational excellence programs at supplier sites.
  • Deploy continuous improvement methodologies (Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen, etc.) within the supply base to reduce cost, improve quality, shorten lead times, and increase capacity.
  • Partner with sourcing category leaders on strategic supplier assessments, transitions, and new supplier qualifications to support global sourcing initiatives.
  • Monitor and improve supplier performance through data-driven analysis, scorecards, and business reviews — identifying high-impact opportunities across the supply base.
  • Conduct risk assessments and develop recovery and resilience plans with critical suppliers to ensure supply chain continuity.
  • Coach and mentor supplier teams to build sustainable, long-term manufacturing and quality capabilities.
  • Support supply management processes, including alignment with nVent's ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System where applicable.
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YOU HAVE:

  • Bachelor's degree in Industrial Technology, Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Business, or a related field required.
  • Ideally 3+ years of experience in supplier development, manufacturing engineering, continuous improvement, or a related supply chain role.
  • Demonstrated experience deploying Lean, Six Sigma, or other CI methodologies in a manufacturing or supplier environment.
  • Strong understanding of manufacturing processes. Experience with metal fabrication suppliers is a plus.
  • Proven ability to influence and drive change across organizational boundaries — particularly with external suppliers.
  • Willingness to travel approximately 30-40%.

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:

$76,000.00 - $141,100.00

Depending on the position offered, employee may be eligible for other forms of compensation, such as annual incentives.

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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