Administrative Assistant

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.

Join our ambitious team at nVent Management Company, where your administrative skills will drive our success. This role is in Richland, MS, USA. It offers an outstanding chance to work with world-class professionals and support our mission of connecting and protecting customers with inventive electrical solutions.

As an Administrative Assistant, you will provide outstanding support to our sales, project management, and engineering groups. You will:

• Manage electronic databases and paper files, ensuring flawless entry, updating, and distribution of documents.

• Prioritize and coordinate meetings and events, keeping appointment calendars up to date.

• Build and circulate business correspondence, reports, and meeting notes.

• Answer telephone calls, provide information, take messages, and direct calls to relevant individuals.

• At least 3 years of professional administrative support experience, preferred.

• Proficiency in MS Office software (Outlook, Word, and Excel; skills tests will be coordinated).

• Outstanding organization and time management skills.

• A professional demeanor and the ability to generate professional written correspondence.

• A high school diploma or equivalent experience such as a GED; college education is preferred but not required.

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

• 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.