Senior Production Planner — Demand & Capacity (Chicago)

Ingersoll Rand Inc.; Addison (IL); On-site; USD 103,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Ingersoll Rand Inc. in Chicago, IL is seeking a Senior Production Planner to own end-to-end supply chain planning from demand to production execution. You will drive the master production schedule, capacity planning, and NPI readiness to align with demand and constraints.

The role requires strong collaboration across Sales, Operations, Engineering, and Procurement, with data-driven decision making to optimize service, cost, and inventory across multi-line manufacturing operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; related fields considered.
• 7+ years in Supply Chain or Production Planning/Scheduling.
• 3+ years ERP/MRP experience (e.g., SAP, Oracle) or similar platforms.
• 1+ year experience with data flow through manufacturing processes.
• U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident to access government contracts.

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; align with cross-functional stakeholders.
• Manage production work orders and maintain ERP/MRP accuracy for inventory, BOMs, planning parameters, and lifecycle updates.
• Review new customer orders to confirm capacity, materials, and design availability to meet dates; monitor overdue orders and risks.
• Lead monthly Supply Agreement process including demand/supply balancing and risk identification.
• Develop and evaluate supply-demand scenarios for actionable supply plans with trade-offs across service, cost, and inventory.
• Lead capacity planning for labor, machines, and materials across product lines; provide future capacity reports.
• Collaborate with Purchasing to align raw material plans with inventory strategies and policies.
• Support NPIs by integrating launch timelines into production planning and coordinating with cross-functional teams.

Skills

Supply chain planning

Production planning

Scheduling

Cross-functional collaboration

Data-driven decision making

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Operations Management or related field

Tools

SAP/Oracle ERP

Job description

Ingersoll Rand Inc. in Chicago, IL is seeking a Senior Production Planner to own end-to-end supply chain planning from demand to production execution. You will drive the master production schedule, capacity planning, and NPI readiness to align with demand and constraints.

The role requires strong collaboration across Sales, Operations, Engineering, and Procurement, with data-driven decision making to optimize service, cost, and inventory across multi-line manufacturing operations.