Strategic Production Planner: Demand & Capacity Lead (Chicago)

Ingersoll-Rand; Chicago, Northern (IL, KY); Hybrid; USD 103,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and wellness benefits

Life insurance

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Employee stock grant

Job summary

Ingersoll Rand in Chicago, IL is seeking a Senior Production Planner to own end-to-end supply chain planning across demand, supply, and production execution. You will lead the master production schedule, manage capacity, and coordinate with Sales, Engineering, and Purchasing to align with customer demand and business goals.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree and 7+ years in supply chain or production planning, plus 3+ years with ERP/MRP systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Operations Management or a related field.
• 7+ years of experience in Supply Chain or Production Planning/Scheduling.
• 3+ years of experience with ERP/MRP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle).
• 1+ years of experience with data flow through the manufacturing process.
• U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident for 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.
• 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, materials, and design availability to meet customer dates.
• 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.
• 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.
• Support NPIs by integrating launch timelines into production planning and coordinating with cross-functional teams.

Skills

Supply chain planning

Production scheduling

ERP/MRP systems

Data flow knowledge

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration/Operations Management

Tools

SAP

Oracle

Job description

Ingersoll Rand in Chicago, IL is seeking a Senior Production Planner to own end-to-end supply chain planning across demand, supply, and production execution. You will lead the master production schedule, manage capacity, and coordinate with Sales, Engineering, and Purchasing to align with customer demand and business goals.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree and 7+ years in supply chain or production planning, plus 3+ years with ERP/MRP systems.