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Senior Logistics Specialist

AT nVent
nVent

Senior Logistics Specialist

Solon, OH

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.

WHAT YOU WILL EXPERIENCE IN THIS POSITION:

  • Lead spot transportation activity across relevant nVent sites and customers with a focus on speed and cost
  • Lead projects and initiatives sought to reduce supply chain cost, improve customer experience, and advance nVent supply chain goals
  • Focus on digital projects that include: TMS implementation, Freight Audit and Pay implementation, and Tableau dashboards
  • Build scorecards and reporting to lead the business and report on outcomes and opportunities to top management
  • Support the implementation and removal of logistics partners in alignment with site and shipping leaders and enterprise teams
  • Bring ideas and build solutions to focus on ESG metrics and goals that include internal opportunities for improvement as well as carbon reduction in our external logistics network
  • Create and lead a funnel of continuous improvement items that require focus from the business to support key critical metrics

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YOU HAVE:
  • Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience
  • Ideally 7+ years of logistics transportation or carrier management experience with an emphasis on bids, negotiations, and performance monitoring
  • Funnel management, lean business tools, and project leadership experience preferred
  • Digital tools experience with preferably Tableau, ERP, TMS, WMS, and FAP
  • Analytic with experience using qualitative and quantitative to evaluate logistics operations and service providers
  • Interpersonal skills to ensure the ability to focus on the key day-to-day priorities without losing sight of longer-term initiatives
  • Experience with LTL and Parcel shipping
  • Requires up to 15% business travel (air and vehicle) and working hybrid out of Solon, OH office


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
    • At nVent, we believe safer systems ensure a more secure world. We connect and protect our customers with inventive electrical solutions. We design, manufacture, market, install and service high-performance products and solutions for mission-critical equipment, buildings and essential processes. Our solutions are helping build a more sustainable and electrified world.
    • We are a $3.3B company with a dedicated team of more than 11,000 employees around the globe. Our comprehensive portfolio of enclosures, electrical and fastening, and thermal management solutions dates back more than 100 years and includes nVent CADDY, ERICO, HOFFMAN, ILSCO, RAYCHEM and SCHROFF.


  • 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


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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Client-provided location(s): Solon, OH 44139, USA
Job ID: nVent_FGB-R14960
Employment Type: Full Time

Perks and Benefits

  • Health and Wellness

    • Health Insurance
    • Dental Insurance
    • Vision Insurance
    • Life Insurance
    • Short-Term Disability
    • Long-Term Disability
    • FSA
    • HSA
    • Mental Health Benefits
  • Parental Benefits

    • Birth Parent or Maternity Leave
    • Non-Birth Parent or Paternity Leave
    • Adoption Leave
    • Family Support Resources
  • Work Flexibility

    • Flexible Work Hours
    • Remote Work Opportunities
    • Hybrid Work Opportunities
  • Office Life and Perks

    • Casual Dress
    • Snacks
    • Company Outings
    • On-Site Cafeteria
    • Holiday Events
  • Vacation and Time Off

    • Paid Vacation
    • Personal/Sick Days
    • Volunteer Time Off
    • Paid Holidays
    • Leave of Absence
  • Financial and Retirement

    • 401(K)
    • 401(K) With Company Matching
    • Stock Purchase Program
    • Performance Bonus
    • Financial Counseling
  • Professional Development

    • Internship Program
    • Leadership Training Program
    • Associate or Rotational Training Program
    • Tuition Reimbursement
    • Promote From Within
    • Mentor Program
    • Shadowing Opportunities
    • Access to Online Courses
    • Lunch and Learns