Senior Production Planner

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Ingersoll Rand is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.
Job Title

Senior Production Planner
Location

Chicago, IL - Onsite
About Us

Imagine a company with technology leadership of over 160 years, yet it operates with the energy of a startup. Ingersoll Rand has dedicated itself to Making Life Better for its employees, customers, shareholders, and planets. We produce innovative and mission-critical flow creation and life science technologies - from compressors to precision handling of liquids, gasses, and powers - to increase industrial productivity, efficiency, and sustainability. Supported by over 80+ brands, our products are used in various end-markets including life sciences, food and beverage, clean energy, industrial manufacturing, infrastructure, and more. Across the globe, we're driving growth with an entrepreneurial spirit and ownership mindset. Learn more at irco.com and join us to own your future.
Job Overview

The Site Supply Chain Lead is an individual contributor role accountable for end-to-end supply chain planning across demand, supply, and production execution. This role owns production scheduling, capacity planning, and NPI readiness to ensure alignment with customer demand, operational constraints, and business objectives. This position serves as a central integrator across Sales, Operations, Engineering, and Procurement, driving data-based decisions, improving planning processes, and ensuring optimal service, cost, and inventory performance across multi-line manufacturing operations.
Responsibilities

Develop and manage the master production schedule (MPS) aligned to demand plans and capacity constraints
Ensure finite scheduling and sequence optimization to maximize throughput and minimize changeover and delays. Influence cross-functional stakeholders to align on priorities, resolve constraints, and drive execution against the plan.
Manage production work orders and maintain ERP/MRP accuracy for inventory, BOMs, planning parameters, and product lifecycle updates.
Review new customer orders to confirm capacity (labor, machines), materials, and design availability to meet customer dates. Monitor and manage past due orders, backlog, and service risk.
Lead and execute the monthly Supply Agreement process, including demand/supply balancing, scenario modeling, and risk identification
Develop and evaluate supply-demand scenarios resulting in actionable supply plans clearly articulating trade-offs across service, cost, and inventory to support decision-making.
Lead capacity planning for labor, machines, and materials across product lines; provide future capacity reports highlighting risks.
Collaborate with Purchasing to align raw material supply plans with inventory strategies and policies (e.g., safety stock, segmentation, reorder parameters) aligned to business objectives.
Support NPIs by integrating launch timelines into production planning and coordinating with cross-functional teams.
Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Operations Management or related field of study; comparable combination of education and years of experience will be considered
7+ years of work experience in Supply Chain or Production Planning/ Scheduling
3+ years of experience with ERP/MRP systems, such as SAP, Oracle, or similar platforms.
1+ years of experience and extensive knowledge of the flow of data through entire manufacturing process - from design conception to shipment of product
Must be able to work on government contracts directly or access shared data resources (U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident of the U.S.)
Preferences

Bilingual proficiency in English and Spanish preferred.
APICS CPIM or CSCP certification preferred
Proficiency in Excel and other data analysis tools.
Experience in a regulated, lot-controlled manufacturing environment or clean room environment preferred
Demonstrated ability to effectively work in cross-functional teams in a lead capacity or as a participant
Experience or training with Lean and Visual Factory manufacturing tools
Demonstrated strong, analytical skills, problem solving and learning ability
Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with all levels of team membership
Ability to work within defined process and identify process improvements, drive improvements and sustain improvements; Ability to get results through process
Demonstrated comprehension and experience with various business models and their effect on supply chain structure, planning and execution
Travel & Work Arrangements/Requirements

Fully site base in Chicago, IL
Pay Range

The pay range for this role is Min - $103,000 -$120,000. The pay range considers a wide range of factors that include a candidate's skills; experience and training; licensure and certificates; and geographic location.
Hat We Offer

At Ingersoll Rand, we embrace a culture of personal ownership - taking responsibility for our company, our communities, and our environment, as well as our individual health and well-being. Our comprehensive benefits package is designed to empower you with the tools and support necessary to take charge of your health, ensuring that together, we can continue to make life better. Our range of benefits includes health care options like medical and prescription plans, dental and vision coverage, as well as wellness programs. Additionally, we provide life insurance, a robust 401(k) plan, paid time off, and even an employee stock grant, among other offerings. These benefits are our commitment to you, so you can be your best at work and beyond.
Ingersoll Rand Inc. (NYSE:IR), driven by an entrepreneurial spirit and ownership mindset, is dedicated to helping make life better for our employees, customers and communities. Customers lean on us for our technology-driven excellence in mission-critical flow creation and industrial solutions across 40+ respected brands where our products and services excel in the most complex and harsh conditions. Our employees develop customers for life through their daily commitment to expertise, productivity and efficiency. For more information, visit
What We Offer

At Ingersoll Rand, we embrace a culture of personal ownership - taking responsibility for our company, our communities, and our environment, as well as our individual health and well-being. Our comprehensive benefits package is designed to empower you with the tools and support necessary to take charge of your health, ensuring that together, we can continue to make life better. Our range of benefits includes health care options like medical and prescription plans, dental and vision coverage, as well as wellness programs. Additionally, we provide life insurance, a robust 401(k) plan, paid time off, and even an employee stock grant, among other offerings. These benefits are our commitment to you, so you can be your best at work and beyond.
Ingersoll Rand is committed to achieving workforce diversity reflective of our communities. We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.

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