nVent

General Manager, Switchgear

nVent$125K — $150K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in business, engineering, or marketing required; MBA preferred.
  • 15+ years of experience in an Engineered to Order (ETO) environment, especially in Switchgear.
  • Proven track record managing P&L budgets and identifying sales capability gaps.
  • Experience in building long-term, value-based customer relationships to drive revenue.
  • Skilled negotiator with the ability to influence stakeholders effectively.
  • Adaptable to rapidly changing business climates and skilled at thriving in dynamic environments.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and expand a high-performing team to foster collaboration and continuous improvement.
  • Define and implement transformational strategies to drive growth across solutions and services portfolios.
  • Collaborate with operations to enhance supply chain efficiency and delivery performance.
  • Work with engineering on product design lifecycle to ensure manufacturability and customer satisfaction.
  • Establish operating rigor and performance management for financial and operational excellence.
  • Cultivate relationships with key customers to identify innovative growth opportunities.
  • Drive new product initiatives and expand market presence into emerging sectors.
  • Ensure adherence to safety standards and regulatory compliance across operations.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans, including flexible spending accounts.
  • 401(k) retirement plan with company match, and employee stock purchase plan.
  • Supplemental benefits including tuition reimbursement and paid parental leave.
  • Access to volunteer time off and back-up care services.
  • Well-being programs and identity theft protection services.
Full Job Description
nVent is seeking a General Manager to lead our Switchgear business within Engineered Building Solutions (EBS), an engineered-to-order (ETO) business serving mission-critical customers across utility, data center, infrastructure, and industrial markets. This leader will own the full business performance of the Switchgear portfolio, bringing together commercial strategy, engineering execution, manufacturing operations, project delivery, customer relationships, and financial performance to scale growth, improve margin, and deliver complex customer programs with velocity, quality, and discipline. WHAT YOU WILL EXPERIENCE IN THIS POSITION: • Lead and further expand a high-performing team: Develop leadership capability, establish clear accountability and operating rhythm, and foster a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement. • Set and implement transformational strategy: Define strategies, translate into actionable plans, and scale growth across programs, solutions, and services portfolios. • Partner with operations on execution: Integrate supply chain, manufacturing, quality, and site operations to ensure efficiency, cost control, and delivery performance. • Partner with engineering on the NPI & Sustaining design lifecycle and execution: Represent the voice of the customer with strong designs and processes to ensure manufacturability of the products. • Drive operational excellence: Establish strong operating rigor, performance management, forecasting, and financial planning and quality management processes. • Expand market and customer impact: Build and deepen relationships with key customers, partners, and stakeholders; translate insights into differentiated solutions and long-term growth opportunities. • Accelerate innovation and growth initiatives: Drive NPI, support engineering and sales on new technologies, and expand into hyperscale and emerging markets. • Ensure safety and compliance: Maintain safe working conditions, environmental responsibility, and adherence to company policies and local regulations. • Own P&L and drive business performance: Lead revenue growth, margin expansion, portfolio diversification, and ensure compliance with business and regulatory requirements. YOU HAVE: • Bachelor’s degree in business, engineering, or marketing required, with an MBA or equivalent experience preferred. • 15+ years of experience leading within an Engineered to Order (ETO) environment, preferably within Switchgear. • Proven skills in running a P&L budget and identifying sales force capability gaps with successful implementation plans. • Demonstrated proficiency in nurturing long-term, value-based relationships with core accounts to elevate revenue. • Proven ability to negotiate through collaboration, persuasion, influence, rationale, and tact in a selling environment. • Ability to adapt to rapidly changing business circumstances and thrive in a dynamic environment. 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 • Commitment to strengthen communities where our employees live and work • 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.

About nVent

nVent is a global leader in the design, manufacture, and distribution of electrical enclosures, electric heat tracing solutions, and other electrical products. The company serves a wide range of industries, including energy, industrial, infrastructure, and commercial. nVent was founded in 2018 as a spin-off from Pentair, and is headquartered in St. Louis Park, Minnesota. The company has operations in more than 30 countries and employs approximately 9,000 people.
Learn more about nVent
Size
9,000 employees
Market Cap
$6.3 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$47.2 million
5 Year Trend
+3.1%
Revenue
$1.9 billion

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