Production Planning Manager

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 Production Planning Manager is a strategic leadership role responsible for elevating the production planning function at nVent's Anoka site. This leader will strengthen cross-functional partnerships, drive operational excellence, and establish the team as a trusted strategic partner across the organization. Success requires a confident, cross-functional leader who can implement process improvements, develop team capability, and position the planning function as a center of excellence.

• Team Leadership & Development: Lead and develop a growing team of production planning analysts, building capability, accountability, and a culture of continuous improvement.
• Cross-Functional Partnership: Establish and strengthen cross-functional relationships with operations, supply chain, design, lean, SIOP, and product management teams to position planning as a valued strategic partner.
• Strategy Development & Execution: Drive the strategic direction and execution of the production planning function to meet customer objectives and business goals.
• Operational Excellence: Partner with operations teams to improve value stream performance, dependability, and overall site effectiveness.
• Process Transformation: Lead process improvement initiatives to enhance planning methods, implement Lean principles (Kanbans, level schedules, production flow), and optimize ERP system utilization.
• Analytics & Performance Management: Strengthen reporting and analytics capabilities to improve product flow, proactively identify bottlenecks, and drive data-informed decision-making.
• Change Leadership: Lead improvement projects and initiatives across the broader planning organization, driving organizational change and continuous improvement.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree (or higher, preferred)
• 7+ years of Supply Chain experience in a manufacturing environment
• 2+ years of team leadership experience
• Proven experience driving organizational change and process transformation initiatives

• Cross-Functional Leadership: Strong influencing and relationship-building skills with proven success leading and collaborating across multiple functions and organizational levels. Confident communicator who builds consensus and drives action.
• Change Management & Process Improvement: Demonstrated ability to lead transformation initiatives, implement continuous improvement methodologies, and deliver measurable results in a production planning or operations environment.
• Strategic Partnership: Experience building credibility and establishing functions as valued strategic partners through consistent execution and relationship development.
• ERP System Proficiency: Experience using Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems (JDE strongly preferred).
• Data Analysis & Visualization: Advanced skills in MS Office Suite with experience using data visualization tools such as Tableau or Power BI.
• Communication: Strong verbal and written communication skills across different organizational levels and with external partners.
• Adaptability: Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with multiple competing priorities and partnerships.

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.