Distribution Supervisor - Inbound

nVent; Hutchins (TX); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision plans

401(k) retirement plan with company match

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

nVent is seeking a leader for inbound operations in Hutchins, Texas. The role involves driving productivity and efficiency in a fast-paced environment while empowering a warehouse team. Ideal candidates have 3+ years in logistics and strong communication skills.

Join nVent to experience a dynamic environment with global reach and diverse operations. We value innovation, integrity, and employee health, offering comprehensive benefits, including medical plans and a robust retirement program.

Qualifications

• 3 years of experience in logistics or warehouse operations.
• Experience leading teams in a fast-paced distribution environment.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs and meet physical demands.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day inbound operations and drive improvement initiatives.
• Empower and train a high-performing warehouse team.
• Plan and prioritize work with clear timelines and resource allocation.

Skills

Logistics Experience

Team Leadership

Communication Skills

Knowledge of Distribution Processes

Lean Manufacturing Principles

ERP/WMS Systems

Physical Demands Handling

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Related Experience

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

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 ROLE:

Operations Leadership

You will lead the day-to-day inbound operations, driving continuous improvement initiatives that significantly increase productivity and efficiency. You'll take a strategic approach to planning-daily, weekly, and monthly-prioritizing work, setting clear timelines, and allocating resources to successfully deliver departmental goals.

People Leadership

You will lead and empower a high-performing warehouse team in a fast-paced distribution environment. Through visible leadership on the floor, you'll foster a positive and productive work culture while developing team members through effective training, coaching, performance feedback, and consistent support-motivating employees to meet and exceed performance targets.

You have:

• Ideally, 3 years of experience in logistics or warehouse operations.
• Experience leading teams in a fast-paced distribution environment.
• Excellent verbal and electronic communication skills across all functions and levels of the organization, including proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.
• Strong knowledge of distribution processes, lean manufacturing/continuous improvement principles, ERP/WMS systems, handheld devices, and freight carriers.
• Bachelor's degree or experience in a related field preferred.
• Abilities to meet the physical and environmental demands: Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs. Frequent standing and occasional climbing, kneeling, crouching/stooping. Full use of upper extremities in the manipulation of materials used in the production processes. Warehouse is not temperature controlled.

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

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 may include tuition reimbursement, caregiver, personal and parental leave, back-up care services, paid time off including volunteer time, a well-being program, and/or 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.