Production Planner

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.

We're searching for Production Planners 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.

** This posting can be used to fill positions in either Anoka, MN or Blaine, MN. If hired for a position based in Blaine, upon hire, onboarding and training will be held at our facility in Anoka, MN until the Blaine facility opens. You will work 5 days/week on-site in this position. **

• Scheduling & System Accuracy
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  Analyze component availability and value stream workload to assign accurate delivery dates for customized products, optimize production schedules, and monitor progress.
• Communication & Collaboration
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  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
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  Maintain accurate records, review forecasts, and process all order changes and cancellations. Identity excess and obsolete inventory, determine root cause and disposition, and take corrective action.
• Part Planning
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  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
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  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.

• Bachelor’s degree in business, materials management, supply chain operations, or related field preferred.
• 2+ years' experience in production planning and execution preferred.
• Ideal candidates would have experience in JDE ERP system.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Proven analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Experience with conflict resolution and project management.
• CPIM certification through ASCM preferred.

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 - $

Depending on the position offered, employee may be eligible for other forms of compensation, such as annual incentives.

• 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
• Commitment to strengthen communities where our employees live and work
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