Vice President, Finance - Integrated Supply Chain

nVent•Saint Louis Park, MN

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. The Vice President, Finance for Integrated Supply Chain (ISC), is the enterprise finance leader partnering with the Executive Vice President and Chief Supply Chain Officer to set global strategy and drive the financial performance across operations. This role orchestrates our supply chain finance agenda, including Safety-Quality-Delivery-Cost-Cash scorecards, footprint optimization, factory automation ROI, risk & resiliency, and sustainability economics. WHAT YOU WILL EXPERIENCE IN THIS POSITION: Enterprise Strategic Financial Leadership Co-author the enterprise ISC multiple-year strategic plan and AOP in collaboration with the CSCO, segment ISC Vice Presidents, and segment Finance CFOs. Sponsor scaling of manufacturing automation with ROI to prioritize investment cases. Advise senior management on capital allocation, investment priorities, and long-range planning, including financial due diligence for potential acquisitions. Own and evolve unified ISC analytics architecture (dashboards, KPIs, scorecards), ensure ISC financial reporting is accurate, timely, and actionable for ELT, Board, Segment CFOs. Cost Management & Productivity Develop an ISC productivity roadmap and drive enterprise productivity targets across the supply chain with clear KPIs, cadence, and recovery actions. Evolve frameworks to evaluate the best total cost beyond just unit price, including logistics, tariffs, and storage. Partner with sourcing to deliver consistent year-over-year cost improvements. Partner with logistics to review inbound and outbound logistics costs and shipping methods to optimize for both speed and profitability. In collaboration with our transformation PMO, optimize the procure-to-pay process to improve payment terms and capture early payment discounts Inventory & Integrated Business Planning (SIOP). Accelerate working capital velocity, shift the focus from simple inventory reduction to inventory optimization, ensuring stock levels reflect margin contribution and risk tolerance. Ensure finance and operations work from a "shared source of truth" for demand forecasting to reduce forecast error. Partner with the SIOP team to develop enterprise SIOP processes and link to financial planning. Risk, Resiliency & Sustainability Economics Play a key role in the financial management of governance activities, i.e., geographic and compliance risks like trade regulations, tariffs, critical components, quality, EHS, and supplier performance within the enterprise risk scorecard. Support dual sourcing and contingency planning. Oversee financial disclosure readiness for climate-related risks and reporting requirements related to risks. Leadership & Talent Build and develop a high performing Supply Chain Finance team across the Enterprise performing Supply Chain Finance team. Role model nVent Leadership Competencies - Strategic Thinking, Managing Execution, Drive for Results, Leading Courageously, Building Collaboration, Adaptability, and Integrity. Manage change and lead organizational transformation initiatives. Lead and partner in creating our internal succession bench, conduct talent discussions, and develop the organization.

Requirements

Bachelor's in Finance, Accounting, or Economics; MBA, CPA, or CMA preferred.
15+ years progressive finance leadership, with deep Supply Chain and Operations finance, and multi-plant and global exposure.
Proven leadership of integrated business planning and SIOP finance, scenario planning, and cost-to-serve analytics; history of translating policy decisions into P&L, cash, and capital outcomes.
Demonstrated success in funding and scaling operations and Industry 4.0 programs with measurable ROI.
Expert in working capital management with track record reducing DIOH and DSO and cash culture capability building capital management with track record reducing DIOH building.
Fluency with a multi-ERP landscape, advanced planning and analytics, and AI applications.
Successful leadership of diverse teams across matrix organizations, with proven talent advancement.

Nice To Haves

Experience in different sub-functions of Finance is a plus.

Responsibilities

Enterprise Strategic Financial Leadership Co-author the enterprise ISC multiple-year strategic plan and AOP in collaboration with the CSCO, segment ISC Vice Presidents, and segment Finance CFOs.
Sponsor scaling of manufacturing automation with ROI to prioritize investment cases.
Advise senior management on capital allocation, investment priorities, and long-range planning, including financial due diligence for potential acquisitions.
Own and evolve unified ISC analytics architecture (dashboards, KPIs, scorecards), ensure ISC financial reporting is accurate, timely, and actionable for ELT, Board, Segment CFOs.
Develop an ISC productivity roadmap and drive enterprise productivity targets across the supply chain with clear KPIs, cadence, and recovery actions.
Evolve frameworks to evaluate the best total cost beyond just unit price, including logistics, tariffs, and storage.
Partner with sourcing to deliver consistent year-over-year cost improvements.
Partner with logistics to review inbound and outbound logistics costs and shipping methods to optimize for both speed and profitability.
In collaboration with our transformation PMO, optimize the procure-to-pay process to improve payment terms and capture early payment discounts
Accelerate working capital velocity, shift the focus from simple inventory reduction to inventory optimization, ensuring stock levels reflect margin contribution and risk tolerance.
Ensure finance and operations work from a "shared source of truth" for demand forecasting to reduce forecast error.
Partner with the SIOP team to develop enterprise SIOP processes and link to financial planning.
Play a key role in the financial management of governance activities, i.e., geographic and compliance risks like trade regulations, tariffs, critical components, quality, EHS, and supplier performance within the enterprise risk scorecard.
Support dual sourcing and contingency planning.
Oversee financial disclosure readiness for climate-related risks and reporting requirements related to risks.
Build and develop a high performing Supply Chain Finance team across the Enterprise performing Supply Chain Finance team.
Role model nVent Leadership Competencies - Strategic Thinking, Managing Execution, Drive for Results, Leading Courageously, Building Collaboration, Adaptability, and Integrity.
Manage change and lead organizational transformation initiatives.
Lead and partner in creating our internal succession bench, conduct talent discussions, and develop the organization.

Benefits

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: $241,500.00 - $359,000.00
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.
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. At nVent, we are committed to equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by national, federal, state or local law.