Front-End Production Planner — SAP & Lean Manufacturing

ITT Inc.; Town of Seneca Falls (NY); On-site; USD 55,000 - 82,000; Full time

Job summary

ITT Goulds Pumps is seeking a Front-End Planner for its Seneca Falls, NY operations. The role focuses on information gathering, analysis, reporting, and establishing scheduling plans while coordinating with supply chain, contract managers, customer service, project teams, and sales.

This is an onsite position with typical hours Monday–Friday 7am–4pm. The ideal candidate has 3+ years in production planning, experience expediting production, and strong MRP/forecasting skills; a Bachelor’s degree

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in production planning in a manufacturing setting.
• Experience expediting parts and products through the manufacturing process.
• Experience participating in inventory management and lead time planning.
• Bachelor’s degree is preferred.
• Planning of foundry, machining, or fabrication areas/activities is required.
• MRP experience including forecasting and stocking levels is required, SAP is preferred.
• Strong communication skills to work with both domestic and international project teams.
• Strong product/parts knowledge and understanding of manufacturing, purchasing and planning process.
• Technical background/ability to interpret blueprints.
• Lean inventory management process.
• Highly organized with excellent follow-up skills.
• Customer interface experience is required.

Responsibilities

• Establish high-level schedule plans for all Pump Orders and coordinate with Contract Managers.
• Collaborate with engineering, sourcing, and production planning teams to validate feasibility and delivery timelines.
• Support lead-time estimates and scheduling for all products requiring special handling.
• Assist in reducing cycle time and increasing on-time performance/revenue.
• Review and manage excess and obsolete inventory and optimize on-hand materials during order entry.
• Process factory order change notifications and inquiries and support S&OP/demand planning.

Skills

Production planning

Expediting

Inventory management

Lead time planning

Communication

Blueprint interpretation

Lean inventory

Customer interface

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

SAP

Job description

ITT Goulds Pumps is seeking a Front-End Planner for its Seneca Falls, NY operations. The role focuses on information gathering, analysis, reporting, and establishing scheduling plans while coordinating with supply chain, contract managers, customer service, project teams, and sales.

This is an onsite position with typical hours Monday–Friday 7am–4pm. The ideal candidate has 3+ years in production planning, experience expediting production, and strong MRP/forecasting skills; a Bachelor’s degree