Operations Excellence 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.

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.

The Director ISC Excellence & Projects leads the global teams that focus on driving expertise in the following areas of supply chain execution: lean, safety, quality, automation, data, project management and trade compliance. Additionally, this role serves as the executive leader supporting several sites across the U.S. and is a key player in strategic growth projects.

WHAT YOU WILL EXPERIENCE IN THIS POSITION:

• Global Manufacturing Strategy: Develop strategies that optimize the manufacturing sites to be tenacious about meeting customer commitments and provides competitive differentiation. Conduct regular assessments of our global manufacturing portfolio to ensure strategic alignment with business goals and sustainability objectives.
• Operational Excellence - Lead continuous improvement efforts across the supply chain, focusing on efficiency, quality, and cost reduction. Utilize lean manufacturing principles and Six Sigma methodologies to drive operational excellence.
• Project Management: Manage and conduct due-diligence on a variety of confidential projects, ensuring all sensitive information is handled with the utmost discretion and integrity. Oversee the planning, execution, and successful completion of high-impact projects within the supply chain. Ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, and within budget.
• Inspirational Leadership - Engage, motivate, and inspire operations and cross functional teams to deliver value. Grow and develop functional team members to influence globally.

YOU HAVE:

• BA or BS degree in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering or similar field is a must
• MBA or other graduate degree preferred
• Minimum of 15 years of demonstrated experience leading international supply chain teams
• Advanced knowledge of Lean Methodologies
• Bilingual strongly preferred
• Ability to be an inspiring leader with a combination of analytic rigor, conceptual ability, innovation, creativity, mental flexibility, intercultural empathy and judgment
• Ability to build and maintain effective work relationships at all levels both internally and externally (customers, suppliers, etc.)
• Approximately 30% of travel, including international travel, is required

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

  • At nVent, we believe safer systems ensure a more secure world. We connect and protect our customers with inventive electrical solutions. We design, manufacture, market, install and service high-performance products and solutions for mission-critical equipment, buildings and essential processes. Our solutions are helping build a more sustainable and electrified world.

  • We are a $3.3B company with a dedicated team of more than 11,000 employees around the globe. Our comprehensive portfolio of enclosures, electrical and fastening, and thermal management solutions dates back more than 100 years and includes nVent CADDY, ERICO, HOFFMAN, ILSCO, RAYCHEM and SCHROFF.

• 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

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