Vice President, Operational Excellence, Integrated Supply Chain
nVent · St Louis Park, MN
- Level
- Director+
- Team
- Lean / CI
- Base pay
- $242k–$359k
- Travel
- 30%
- Degree
- Preferred
- Experience asked
- 15+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 2 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A director-level continuous improvement role at nVent (industrial) in St Louis Park, MN. 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.
- They ask for
- 15+ years · degree preferred
- Tools it names
- Lean, Six Sigma
- Base pay
- $242k–$359k
- Day to day
- about 30% travel
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Continuous Improvement roles in Minnesota: typical posted base $105k–$172k. This one lists $242k–$359k.
Median of the low and high ends of 10 live postings that list pay, out of 17 continuous improvement openings in Minnesota, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Minnesota plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 16 other live lean / ci postings in Minnesota.
- Base pay
- About 119% above similar roles
- Experience asked
- More than usual (15+ vs 5+)
Typical $105k–$169k, from 8 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Lean 71%
- Value stream mapping 59%
- Kaizen 59%
- Root cause 47%
- 5S 35%
- Team leadership 29%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
At a glance
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How to get in at this plant
Five moves over a week or two. The first one takes ten minutes.
- 1
Pick 2–3 people on the Lean / CI team at nVent
Engineers who joined in the last year or two reply the most. Use the team search on this page to find them.
- 2
Send a short, curious note
One real question about their work. No favors yet. Each person gets a different note, written for this role.
- 3
Turn a reply into a short call
Questions worth asking about this team:
- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- Is CI run from the plant floor or from a corporate OpEx group?
- Which metrics does leadership actually watch: OEE, scrap, cost per unit?
- The posting says about 30% travel. Between which sites?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
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If the call went well, ask whether they’d pass your résumé to the hiring manager. Send your résumé link, apply that day, and let them know.
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Bring proof to the interview
One page of before-and-after numbers from projects you led: scrap, OEE, cycle time, cost. Plant managers hire on results.
This plant: nVent in St Louis Park
3 other open roles at this site.
- Vice President, Quality · Quality · Director+
- Director of Manufacturing Automation · Controls · Director+
- Sr. Director Lean Excellence · Lean / CI · Director+
Full description from nVentAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
What you will experience in this position
- ✓Spearhead continuous improvement initiatives and lead process improvement projects.
- ✓Identify and implement process improvements across various departments to enhance efficiency and reduce costs.
- ✓Foster a culture of 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 the effectiveness of initiatives and make necessary adjustments.
- ✓Collaborate with partners to uncover opportunities for process enhancements and implement data-driven recommendations.
- ✓Mature and advance the nVent SPARK business system.
requirements
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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, 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. This 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.
You have
- •Bachelor's degree in business administration, operations management, or a related field; master's degree in business administration (MBA) preferred for strategic decision-making and overseeing multiple facets of our organization.
- •Deep understanding of operational processes with proven successful application of methodologies like Lean and Six Sigma, as well as minimum 15+ years of experience in operations management.
- •Deep Expertise in business system and principles deployment including strategy deployment, monthly operating reports and key performance indicators.
- •A blend of 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.
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
- •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