Senior Production Planner — Demand & Capacity Lead

Ingersoll Rand Inc.; Schaumburg (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, including demand, supply, and production execution.

You will schedule, capacity-plan, and ensure readiness for NPIs, coordinating with Sales, Operations, Engineering, and Procurement to optimize service, cost, and inventory across multi-line manufacturing operations. The role requires a Bachelor’s degree and 7+ years in supply chain or production planning, with ERP/MRP experience

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Operations Management or related field.
• 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.)

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.
• 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.

Skills

7+ years in Supply Chain/Production Pl

Data flow knowledge in manufacturing

Cross-functional collaboration

Ability to work on government data

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration/Operations Management or related field

Tools

SAP

Oracle

MS Excel

Job description

Ingersoll Rand Inc. in Chicago, IL is seeking a Senior Production Planner to own end-to-end supply chain planning, including demand, supply, and production execution.

You will schedule, capacity-plan, and ensure readiness for NPIs, coordinating with Sales, Operations, Engineering, and Procurement to optimize service, cost, and inventory across multi-line manufacturing operations. The role requires a Bachelor’s degree and 7+ years in supply chain or production planning, with ERP/MRP experience