Business Process Lean Leader

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:

This position will codify nVent's operating model and business reviews by supporting process owners to achieve targeted outcomes and driving business-critical assignments with long-term implications, focusing on end to end business processes. It will broaden nVent's lean transformation, fostering a culture of continuous improvement, and support all business functions to simplify and enhance processes for greater efficiency and impact directly tied to business priorities and results.

• Recognize Lean as a system and transform the business through Kaizen.

• Provide leadership with a thorough and solid understanding of the principles of lean.

• Lead segment-level lean transformation projects, emphasizing principle-based systems, lean competencies, and advancing lean maturity.

• Work cross-functionally to develop leaders and fuel business success by improving Lean capability across the assigned business segment or functions.

• GrownVent leadership to identify priorities for capability buildingin Lean methodologies or equivalent experience.

• Handle portfolio of assigned projects as well as be responsible for the Lean performance tracking and reporting. (SharePoint, Power BI, Tableau, Teams).

• Coordinate benchmarking and external analysis (Subject Matter Experts, Workshops, company visits, etc.).

• Identify and share standard methodologies and external trends, through chairing Lean Transactional and Office Councils.

YOU HAVE:

• Bachelor's degree in Business or related field.

• 5+ years of experience driving business process improvement initiatives, with a strong emphasis on applying Lean principles in non-manufacturing environments. Practical experience with Lean Manufacturing concepts is a plus.

• Knowledge with confirmed skills in using and instructing Lean concepts.

• Familiar with Microsoft Office Suite, ERP and other relevant application software.

• Analytical skills and business financial knowledge a plus.

• Systems thinker and project leadership experience (full cycle process/project management, planning and change management).

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.