Director of Supply Chain Planning

Overview

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.

About the Role

Join an organization that ensures a more secure world through connecting and protecting our customers with inventive electrical solutions. If you are passionate about solving complex supply chain problems and building new capabilities, this is the role for you!

Responsibilities

• Lead the SIOP (Sales, Inventory & Operations Planning) process: Ensuring alignment across demand, supply, finance, and commercial teams to support strategic decision-making and optimize business performance.
• Demand Planning: Gather and analyze data to support accurate demand forecasting. Drive customer satisfaction through improved service levels. Reduce inventory costs by aligning forecasts with actual demand. Enhance decision-making through data-driven insights.
• Supply Planning: Execute material requirements planning and production scheduling. Manage inventory to balance availability and cost efficiency. Optimize resource utilization and mitigate supply chain risks.
• Performance Reporting: Develop and present key performance indicators (KPIs) related to demand and supply planning. Prepare and deliver reports to senior executives, highlighting KPIs, trends, and actionable recommendations.
• Team & People Management: Work in a professional, highly motivated, and passionate team of integrated supply chain professionals serving our customers around the globe. Lead, mentor, and develop a team of Demand Forecasting, Production Planning, and Materials professionals. Build strong teams that thrive in collaboration, teamwork, and continuous improvement.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Operations, Materials, Business Management.
• 15+ years experience leading teams with experience in production planning and materials management in a manufacturing environment is highly preferred.
• Experience with supply chain management implementation.
• ASCM certification, preferred.
• Willingness to travel.

Qualifications

• 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.
• Believe our inventive electrical solutions enable safer systems and ensure a more secure world.
• Offer a comprehensive range of systems protection and electrical connections solutions across industry-leading brands that are recognized globally for quality, reliability, and innovation.
• Principal office in London, management office in Minneapolis.
• Robust portfolio of leading electrical product brands dating back more than 100 years and including nVent CADDY, ERICO, HOFFMAN, ILSCO, SCHROFF, and TRACHTE.

Skills

• Innovative & adaptable
• Dedicated to absolute integrity
• Focused on the customer first
• Respectful and team oriented
• Optimistic and energizing
• Accountable for performance

Benefits

• 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.