Vice President, Operational Excellence, Integrated Supply Chain
About The Position
The Vice President, Operational Excellence, Integrated Supply Chain, will own and advance the nVent SPARK business system across Integrated Supply Chain, leading its ongoing review, maturity roadmap, and enterprise adoption. The role will drive a culture of continuous improvement by deploying operational excellence principles, optimizing end-to-end processes, and establishing operational definitions, metrics, and scorecards to measure performance and sustain results. The position leads process improvement projects, identifies and implements improvements across departments to enhance efficiency and reduce costs, and works with cross-functional teams to streamline workflows and eliminate waste. It also develops and delivers training on operational excellence principles and methodologies, monitors performance metrics, collaborates with partners on data-driven process enhancements, and matures the nVent SPARK business system. The role requires approximately 30% travel, including internationally. The position is identified as hybrid in the posting. Compensation is listed as $241,500 to $359,000, with possible eligibility for annual incentives depending on the position offered.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in business administration, operations management, or a related field.
- 15+ years of experience in operations management.
- Deep understanding of operational processes and proven successful application of methodologies such as Lean and Six Sigma.
- Deep expertise in business system and principles deployment, including strategy deployment, monthly operating reports, and key performance indicators.
- Critical thinking, analytical skills, and influential leadership capabilities.
- Project leadership experience and strong decision-making abilities.
- Strong relationship-building skills across all levels internally in a global matrix organization and externally.
- Ability to travel approximately 30%, including internationally.
Nice To Haves
- Master's degree in business administration (MBA), preferred for strategic decision-making and overseeing multiple facets of the organization.
Responsibilities
- Spearhead continuous improvement initiatives and lead process improvement projects.
- Identify and implement process improvements across departments to enhance efficiency and reduce costs.
- Foster innovation and collaboration with cross-functional teams to streamline workflows and eliminate waste.
- Develop and deliver training programs for team members on operational excellence principles and methodologies.
- Monitor and analyze performance metrics to assess initiative effectiveness and make necessary adjustments.
- Collaborate with partners to uncover process-enhancement opportunities and implement data-driven recommendations.
- Mature and advance the nVent SPARK business system across Integrated Supply Chain, including its review, maturity roadmap, and enterprise adoption.
- Establish operational definitions, metrics, and scorecards to measure performance and sustain results.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision plans.
- Flexible spending accounts.
- Short-term and long-term disability benefits.
- Critical illness and accident insurance.
- Life insurance.
- 401(k) retirement plan with company match.
- Employee stock purchase plan with company match.
- Tuition reimbursement may be available.
- Caregiver, personal, and parental leave may be available.
- Back-up care services may be available.
- Paid time off, including volunteer time, may be available.
- Well-being program may be available.
- Legal and identity theft protection may be available.
- Annual incentives may be available depending on the position offered.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Executive
