nVent

Production Planner

nVent$62K — $116K *
Anoka, MN 55303In-Person
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in business, supply chain, or related field preferred.
  • 2+ years experience in production planning, scheduling, materials, or supply.
  • Experience with JDE ERP or other ERP systems is a plus.
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills.
  • Analytical and problem-solving abilities.
  • Experience in conflict resolution and project management.
  • CPIM certification through ASCM preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Analyze component availability and value stream workload to assign accurate delivery dates.
  • Work cross-functionally to resolve issues and handle customer inquiries.
  • Maintain accurate inventory records and process order changes and cancellations.
  • Develop and implement strategies to improve planning efficiency.
  • Identify and resolve capacity and material constraints, initiating corrective actions.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision plans along with flexible spending accounts.
  • 401(k) retirement plan with company match and employee stock purchase plan.
  • Tuition reimbursement and personal leave options.
  • Paid time off including volunteer time and well-being program.
  • Legal and identity theft protection services.
Full Job Description
WHAT YOU WILL EXPERIENCE IN THIS POSITION:

  • Scheduling & System Accuracy: Analyze component availability and value stream workload to assign accurate delivery dates for customized products, optimize production schedules, and monitor progress.
  • Communication & Collaboration: Work cross functionally with buyers, operations and planning to resolve issues, handle customer inquiries, and provide input to sales and operations planning. Solicit feedback, initiate corrective action and coordinate resolution of issues. Keep operations and management informed of critical situations. Lead and provide daily direction and critical prioritization with operations, program management, procurement, customer service, engineering, SIOP, and other partners in alignment with published production plan.
  • Inventory & Order Management: Maintain accurate records, review forecasts, and process all order changes and cancellations. Identify excess and obsolete inventory, determine root cause and disposition, and take corrective action.
  • Part Planning: Develop and implement strategies to improve efficiency and minimize human involvement. Collaborate with buyers and partner plants on component availability/lead time and production planning team to establish production schedules and optimal production sequencing to an executable plan. Support and take action to drive new product implementation to ensure successful and on-time program launches.
  • Problem Solving: Identify and resolve capacity/load issues, material constraints, address equipment/quality problems, and initiate corrective action. Drive improvements in promise date accuracy for orders across multiple value streams. Develop scenarios and contingency plans to production schedules in the event of issues preventing schedule execution. Root cause and action plan daily and weekly production attainment misses for future improvements.


YOU HAVE:
  • Bachelor's degree in business, supply chain or related field preferred. Combination of education and experience will be considered.
  • 2+ years experience in production planning, scheduling, materials, or supply.
  • Experience in JDE ERP or other ERP systems is a plus.
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills.
  • Analytical and problem solving abilities.
  • Experience with conflict resolution and project management.
  • CPIM certification through ASCM preferred.


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:
$62,900.00 - $116,900.00

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 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.


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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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