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Production Planning Analyst

Production Planning Analyst

nVentMinneapolis, MN, US
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Production Planning Analyst

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.

nVent is growing, and we want you to be a part of it! We're thrilled to announce we're opening a new state-of-the-art facility in Blaine, Minnesota, to support our expanding data solutions business. This isn't just another jobit's an opportunity to join a team that will quickly become one of nVent's top three revenue generating plants.

We're looking for passionate, driven individuals to help us build something great from the ground up. This is your chance to make a real impact and be a key part of the next big thing at nVent. If you're ready for an exciting career and want to contribute to our success, we want to hear from you.

We're searching for a Production Planning Analyst to join our team. In this role, you will be crucial in optimizing our production schedule, ensuring we meet customer demand, and improving our overall efficiency. You will use data to analyze and improve our planning processes.

What You Will Experience In This Position :

  • Scheduling & System Accuracy : Analyze component availability and value stream workload to assign accurate delivery dates for customized products, optimize production schedules, and monitor progress.
  • Communication & Collaboration : Work cross functionally with buyers, operations and planning to resolve issues, handle customer inquiries, and provide input to sales and operations planning. Solicit feedback, initiate corrective action and coordinate resolution of issues. Keep operations and management informed of critical situations.
  • Inventory & Order Management : Maintain accurate records, review forecasts, and process all order changes and cancellations. Identify excess and obsolete inventory, determine root cause and disposition, and take corrective action.
  • Part Planning : Develop and implement strategies to improve efficiency and minimize human involvement. Collaborate with buyers on component availability / lead time and production planning team to establish production schedules and optimal production sequencing.
  • Problem-Solving : Identify and resolve capacity / load issues, address equipment / quality problems, and initiate corrective action. Drive improvements in promise date accuracy for customized orders across multiple value streams.

You Have :

  • Associate's degree required. Bachelor's degree in business, materials management, or supply chain operations, or related field preferred.
  • 2+ years' experience in production planning and execution. Ideal candidates would have experience in JDE systems.
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills.
  • Proven analytical and problem-solving abilities.
  • Experience with conflict resolution and project management.
  • APICS certification preferred
  • 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.
  • Commitment to strengthen communities where our employees live and work.
  • Core values that shape our culture and drive us to deliver the best for our employees and our customers.
  • 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 : $62,900.00 - $116,900.00. 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 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.

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