Customer Service Specialist

ITT Inc. - English US; Santa Clarita (CA); On-site; USD 55,800 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

ITT Inc. in Santa Clarita, CA seeks an experienced Customer Service Specialist with a strong aerospace background to lead order processing for a key customer account, ensuring accuracy and timely communication across internal teams.

In this role you will manage purchase orders, quotes, delivery schedules, and post-sale support, while maintaining data integrity and meeting department turnaround times. You will interact with customers daily by phone and email to resolve issues and provide reliable

Qualifications

• AS/AA degree or equivalent with 5+ years in customer service
• Experience in the aerospace industry
• ERP system knowledge (AS400 or Oracle a plus)
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Responsibilities

• Manage customer orders from entry to acknowledgment
• Maintain data integrity and turnaround times
• Provide post-sale order status and support via phone, email, and fax
• Prepare quotes and negotiate price and delivery
• Coordinate with internal teams to meet customer needs

Skills

Aerospace customer service

Communication & interpersonal

Detail oriented

Education

AS/AA degree or equivalent

Tools

ERP systems (AS400/Oracle)

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

About ITT:

ITT Inc. (NYSE: ITT) is a diversified global leading manufacturer of highly engineered critical components and customized technology solutions serving the flow, aerospace and defense, transportation, industrial, and energy markets. Through operational execution, innovation, and disciplined capital deployment, including strategic acquisitions such as SPX FLOW, ITT partners with its customers to deliver enduring solutions to the key industries that underpin our modern way of life.

Headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, ITT has a market cap of roughly $20 billion and employs more than 15,000 people across 40 countries and serves customers in approximately 125 countries. Following the acquisition of SPX FLOW, the company is expected to generate $5.4 billion in annual revenue.

Our businesses are organized in three distinct segments, each based around our core engineering DNA:

Flow Technologies: A global leader in, providing a broad portfolio of pumps, valves, mixing and agitation equipment, heat transfer, homogenizers, separation, water and wastewater treatment, and engineered process solutions. Our leading brands include the iconic Goulds Pumps (with more than 175 years of history), Anhydro, APV, Bornemann, Bran+Luebke, C’treat, Engineered Valves, Gerstenberg Schröder, Habonim, Johnson Pump, Lightnin, Philadelphia, Plenty, PRO Cast, Rheinhütte, Seital Separation, Stelzer, Svanehøj, Tigerholm, Uutechnic, VIDAR, Waukesha Cherry-Burrell.

Motion Technologies:A global leader in brake pads (ICE and electrified brake pads) and shock absorbers (energy absorption solutions) for transportation applications. Our leading brands includeFriction Technologies, KONIandAxtone.

Connect and Control Technologies:A leader in critical applications for the aerospace, defense and industrial markets, including harsh environment connectors and control components. Our leading brands includeITT Cannon, Enidine, Aerospace ControlsandkSARIA.

Position Summary

We are seeking an experienced Customer Service Specialist with a strong background in the aerospace industry to serve as the primary liaison between ITT and a key customer account. In this role, you will be responsible for managing customer orders and supporting all routine business activities, ensuring accurate order processing, timely communication, and a high level of customer satisfaction. The ideal candidate will bring a deep understanding of aerospace customer requirements, demonstrate strong attention to detail, and effectively coordinate across internal teams to meet customer expectations and business objectives.

Essential Responsibilities

• Purchase order management, order entry and order acknowledgment. Coordinate and administer customer schedule change requests.
• Maintain a high level of data integrity and adhere to department turnaround times.
• Provide post sale order status, customer and application support through completion of contract. Communicate with customers daily via telephone, email, and fax correspondence.
• Administer customer requirements via customer web portals as needed.
• Prepare and submit price quotes and negotiate price and delivery schedule for legacy products.
• Review and properly apply purchase order terms and conditions.
• Support Sales and Orders forecast through order, backlog and customer order performance analysis and tracking activities.
• Obtain and report supplier performance/ score card report. Resolve any discrepancies.
• Mitigate customer complaints concerning billing/invoice disputes and services rendered.
• Liaison between ITT finance and customer to provide research and support of credits and invoice re-bills.
• Interface organizationally with all supportive departments as needed to support customer needs.
• Build rapport and promote communication across internal supply chain and drive for issue resolution.
• Promote department objectives and office lean principles.
• Additional duties as assigned

Position Requirements

• AS/AA degree or equivalent with at least 5 years of customer service experience
• Experience in the aerospace industry
• Must possess ERP system knowledge. (Experience with AS400 or Oracle is a plus
• Demonstrated Ability to understand basic purchased order terms and conditions and closely work with contract department.
• Must possess excellent communication and inter-personal skills with the flexibility to do whatever it takes to care for our customers.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) to prepare spreadsheets, graphs, presentations, and reports.
• Candidate must be and well-organized, multi-tasking, self-starting individual.

Equal Pay Act Statement

We aim to pay our ‘ITT’ers’ fairly and competitively in the locations that they live and work. Pay-for-performance is a principle that we believe in, and employees are rewarded based not only on ‘what’ they accomplish, but also on ‘how’ they reflect ITT’s values. ITT offers a competitive salary and robust total rewards package, such as health insurance, 401(k), short and long-term disability, paid time off, growth and developmental opportunities, and other incentive compensation programs. Specific benefits are dependent upon whether or not the position is part of a collective-bargaining agreement. The salary offered to a candidate is based several factors such as candidate experience and qualifications, location, as well as market and business considerations.

Equal Pay Act Range

Annual Salary $55,800.00 - 83,000.00