Transformation Director - Integrated Supply Chain

nVent • St Louis, MN

23h • $172,900 - $257,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

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.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations, or related field.
• 12+ years of progressive leadership in global supply chain, manufacturing, and/or operations.
• Proven experience in: End-to-end supply chain strategy and execution
• Global network design and capacity planning
• Leading large-scale, cross-functional transformation initiatives
• Business-facing ISC leadership roles
• Experience supporting high-growth businesses.
• Strong financial acumen and ability to link ISC decisions to P&L outcomes.
• Experience with NPI/NTI in complex manufacturing environments.
• Background in Lean, value stream optimization, and operational excellence.
• Strategic and systems thinker with strong execution orientation.
• Ability to operate across end-to-end value streams and global networks.
• Strong influence and collaboration skills in a matrixed environment.
• Capability to lead large programs and govern cross-functional execution.
• Customer-focused mindset with ability to scale operations rapidly.

Nice To Haves

• Ideally, plant manager/plant leadership experience and/or multi-site operations experience.

Responsibilities

• Translate commercial and portfolio strategies into ISC implications including capacity, footprint, make versus buy, inventory, and margin.
• Own the development of integrated, cross-functional ISC execution plans aligned to growth objectives.
• Partner directly with BU leaders, Planning, and ISC functions to deliver customer commitments and financial targets.
• Build and lead multi-year transformation roadmaps across Plan, Source, Make, and Deliver.
• Drive end-to-end value stream optimization, improving service, cost, and supply chain performance.
• Lead cross-functional initiatives, not just tracking, but owning transformation delivery across functions.
• Establish governance and execution rigor to ensure sustained results at scale.
• Own global value stream network design, including footprint, flow, and “where to make” decisions.
• Optimize network for speed, cost, resilience, and scalability.
• Align network design with business growth strategies and customer requirement.
• Lead global capacity strategy and capital planning to support growth and NPI/NTI.
• Translate demand signals into actionable capacity investments and deployment roadmaps.
• Partner with ISC and Finance to prioritize capital allocation and ensure ROI discipline.
• Own ISC strategy and execution for new product introduction (NPI) and new technology introduction (NTI).
• Ensure supply chain readiness, scalability, and quality performance for new offerings.
• Partner with Engineering, Quality, and Operations to drive product and process excellence.
• Partner with Planning to translate and deliver the commercial activity plan through IBP/S&OP processes.
• Drive supply-demand synchronization and proactive risk management.
• Ensure disciplined execution cadence across ISC and business functions.
• Lead and influence across the matrix organization in Manufacturing, Sourcing, Planning, Engineering, and Quality.
• Establish strong cross-functional governance over improvement plans and transformation initiatives.
• Serve as the integrator between business strategy and operational execution.
• Serve as the primary ISC business partner to the Electrical Connections leadership team.
• Support customer strategies, including engagement with key customers where supply chain is a differentiator.
• Enable speed, reliability, and scalability in a high-growth, customer-driven environment.

Benefits

• 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.
• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior