50+ year old global industrial manufacturing company based in Minneapolis Minnesota - Vice President Global Supply Management Pentair Employee Review

4.0
Dec 28, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Leadership stability, positive culture, lean / continuous improvement focus, results driven performance company with a heart, win right core values, corporate citizenship and sustainability initiatives, global operations and customer base

Cons

Relatively new unproven leadership team as part of separation planning, significant headcount reduction and turnover in all key functions over past 2 years, constant change in structure and business unit alignment, shifting power struggle between corporate functions and business units, inconsistent alignment of priorities between functions, struggle to grow organically over time, short-term focus on cost reduction often bypasses longer-term strategic initiatives requiring investment, historically have recognized significant wins but rarely do so now

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Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We are disappointed to hear your experience as it does not reflect the Win Right values that are the foundation for Pentair and shape how we do business and treat one another. We encourage you to share more about your experience by submitting a report at PentairEthics.com. We appreciate your contributions to Pentair and appreciate you bringing this to our attention.
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