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.
WHAT YOU WILL EXPERIENCE IN THIS POSITION:
In this ambitious role, you will develop and manage the Master Production Schedule (MPS) based on forecasts, customer demand, inventory targets, and capacity. You will have the opportunity to collaborate with production, procurement, sales, engineering, and quality teams to ensure schedule feasibility and alignment. Analyzing capacity constraints and proactively identifying scheduling conflicts or bottlenecks will be crucial to your success.
Your role will involve monitoring actual production performance against the plan and making adjustments as needed to meet our customer requirements. You will maintain core planning parameters, such as lead times, lot sizes, and safety stock. Coordinating closely with procurement to ensure materials align with planned production is essential. Additionally, you will generate and distribute schedule reports, important metrics, and updates to cross-functional partners. Supporting continuous improvement initiatives tied to scheduling, planning accuracy, and supply chain efficiency will be a key part of your responsibilities.
YOU HAVE:
Academic Background in:
Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Business, or a related field (Bachelor’s degree preferred; equivalent experience accepted)
Experience in or with:
Planning or scheduling production within a manufacturing setting
ERP/MRP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Infor, Epicor)
Cross-functional collaboration within operations, supply chain, or manufacturing teams
Skills:
Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities
Excellent organizational skills
Effective written and verbal communication
Abilities to meet the physical and environmental demands:
Capacity to operate on-site within a manufacturing setting
Ability to sit, stand, and walk in production areas as needed
Ability to prioritize tasks in a fast-paced setting
Ability to analyze data and convert insights into actionable plans
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:
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.