Materials 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.

What you will experience in this position:

• Lead a team of Materials Team responsible for Planning and Purchasing.
• Maintain optimum inventory levels to ensure on-time deliverables to meet customer requirements while minimizing carrying costs and premium transportation charges.
• Establish, oversee, and continuously improve process and procedures to enable proper production control planning and scheduling to meet sales forecasts and to balance the level of labor and machine requirements. Investigates and follow-up deviations to the production schedule.
• Participate as a key team member in the weekly SIOP meetings.
• Work cross-functionally on material expedites, lead times, product launches, demand forecasts, and other countermeasures to favorably disposition excess and obsolete inventory.
• Schedule and lead Excess and Obsolete inventory meetings.
• Lead and participate in LEAN/Kaizen activities to improve material flow. Use LEAN tools such as Plan For Every Part (PFEP) and Inventory Optimizer tools to implement pull-based replenishment where tools are superior given environment.
• Create, review and release internal manufacturing orders and/or external vendor purchase orders in a timely manner; expedite, cancel, defer as needed. Ensure prompt disposition of any non-conformances to minimize impact to the schedule.
• Notify and work with appropriate personnel when problems arise in regards to equipment, materials, inventory, documentation, invoice discrepancies, raw materials replenishment, delivery or quality performance. Increase awareness and streamline communication to operations and management on critical situations.
• Communicate lead times and respond to inquiries on customer orders and quotes. Ensure responses are communicated promptly and expertly.
• Superuser of Enovia for part number creation.

• BS / BA Degree in Supply Chain, Product Supply, Manufacturing/Operations or related experience in a fast paced manufacturing environment
• 3+ years of previous experience Production Planning, Materials Management or Purchasing
• Fluency to write and speak English
• Previous Leadership experience
• Proficient use with Microsoft Excel, Outlook, Word, Windows, PowerPoint
• Previous experience of working in SAP
• Knowledge of MRP and material flow processes, knowledge of material planning systems and processes (MRP, Kanban)
• Analytical thinking and problem solving
• Demonstrates high ethical standards, effective communication, and sustains positive employee relations by inspiring trust and providing high caliber counsel
• Knowledge of process improvement concepts and methods along with the flexibility and adaptability to accept, support, and deploy new processes in a changing business environment.
• Skill in conflict resolution including the ability to address difference of opinions or facts and use the most appropriate method to reach an effective solution
• Ability to build and maintain effective work relationships, both internal and external, and establish credibility with business partners
• Ability to plan, organize, and prioritize time/workload and delegate work in order to accomplish tasks and meet deadlines
• Ability to negotiate by collaborating with others to arrive at a conclusion using compromise, persuasion, rationale, and diplomacy
• Ability to adapt rapidly to changes and function in a high stress, high pressure environment with a positive attitude.

• 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
  • At nVent, we connect and protect a more sustainable and electrified world with inventive electrical solutions. We're a nearly $3 billion high-performance electrical company with a dedicated team of 10,000+ people at more than 130 sites around the world. Our solutions deliver value to industrial, commercial, residential, energy and infrastructure customers, providing mission critical solutions that improve performance, lower costs and reduce downtime.
  • We design, manufacture, market, install and service high-performance products and solutions that connect and protect mission critical equipment, buildings and essential processes. Our robust portfolio of leading electrical product brands dates back more than 100 years and includes nVent CADDY, ERICO, HOFFMAN, RAYCHEM, SCHROFF and TRACER.

• 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