Senior Production Planner

Job Title: Sr. Production Planner

Location: Lincolnshire, Illinois & Chicago, Illinois, United States

About Us

Imagine a company with technology leadership of over 160 years, yet it operates with the energy of a startup. Ingersoll Rand has dedicated itself to Making Life Better for its employees, customers, shareholders, and planets. We produce innovative and mission-critical flow creation and life science technologies – from compressors to precision handling of liquids, gasses, and powers – to increase industrial productivity, efficiency, and sustainability. Supported by over 80+ brands, our products are used in various end-markets including life sciences, food and beverage, clean energy, industrial manufacturing, infrastructure, and more. Across the globe, we’re driving growth with an entrepreneurial spirit and ownership mindset. Learn more at irco.com and join us to own your future.

Job Overview

The Senior Production Planner is responsible for developing and managing multi-site production schedules to meet customer demand and quality standards. This role ensures component inventory levels support production requirements while aligning with business performance metrics. The planner drives strategic planning and long-term capacity management in support of S&OP objectives. As a key member of the manufacturing team, the Senior Production Planner determines what to produce and when, fostering cross-functional trust and collaboration. Responsibilities include ensuring customer on-time delivery, managing past-due revenue, and leading continuous improvements in planning processes.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain a master production schedule aligned with business forecasts and S&OP.
• Review new orders to confirm capacity (labor, machines), materials, and design availability to meet customer dates.
• Lead capacity planning for labor, machines, and materials across sites or product lines; provide future capacity reports highlighting risks.
• Manage production work orders and maintain ERP/MRP accuracy for inventory, BOMs, planning parameters, and product lifecycle updates.
• Monitor and analyze production performance metrics (on-time start/completion/delivery, lead-time compliance, aged work orders, labor/material variances); identify and resolve issues.
• Perform root cause analysis for variances from plan and implement process improvements to optimize flow and reduce inventory.
• Collaborate with Purchasing to align raw material supply plans with demand and business objectives.
• Support NPIs by integrating launch timelines into production planning and coordinating with cross-functional teams.
• Use advanced analytics tools (Power BI, SQL, ERP reporting) for forecast accuracy, capacity modeling, and risk mitigation; develop KPIs and lead monthly performance reviews.
• Drive continuous improvement through Lean/Kaizen projects and implement best practices for constraint-based and finite capacity scheduling.

Requirements

• Must be able to work on government contracts directly or access shared data resources
• 7+years of work experience in Supply Chain or Production Planning/Scheduling
• Bachelor’s degree

Core Competencies

• Expert-level ERP/MRP knowledge (SAP, Oracle, or similar)
• Experience with multi-site or global planning preferred
• Extensive knowledge of data flow through entire manufacturing process – from design conception to shipment of product
• Extensive knowledge of data flow through entire manufacturing process – from design conception to shipment of product
• Ability to work in cross-functional teams in a lead or participative capacity
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and learning skills
• Effective communication across all organizational levels
• Ability to identify and drive process improvements and sustain results
• Understanding of various business models and their impact on supply chain planning and execution

Preferences

• APICS CPIM or CSCP certification preferred
• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Operations Management or related field of study
• Experience in regulated, lot-controlled manufacturing or clean room environment preferred
• Experience or training with Lean and Visual Factory manufacturing tools

Work Arrangement and Travel Requirements

Fully site based

Pay Range:

The pay range for this role is $70,000 - $90,000k. The pay range considers a wide range of factors that include a candidate’s skills; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and geographic location.