Senior Production Planner

at  ITT INC

About ITT::
ITT is an industrial manufacturer of critical, engineered components that serve fast-growing end markets in transportation, flow, energy, aerospace and defense. The company’s differentiation is sustained through a combination of several factors: execution, the quality of its leadership and our DNA as an engineering leader. We have a clear purpose as an organization: to provide our customers with cutting-edge solutions to help solve their most critical needs.

The company generated 2023 revenues of $3.3 billion and is comprised of three distinct segments:

• Motion Technologies ($1.5B revenue) is a global leader in brake pads, shock absorbers and sealing solutions for the automotive and rail markets
• Industrial Process ($1.1B revenue) is a global leader in centrifugal and twin-screw pumps for the chemical, energy, mining and industrial markets

• Connect & Control Technologies ($0.7B) is a niche player in harsh environment connectors and control components in critical applications for the aerospace, defense and industrial markets.

  ITT is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut with over 10,000 employees in more than 35 countries and sales in approximately 125 countries.
  Riepilogo posizione:
  We are looking for an enthusiastic Senior Production Planner to be part of our Italian team located in Lainate (MI) and reporting to the European Planning Manager in Germany.

Responsabilità essenziali:

• Support in management of the production planning/production control areas
• Support in achievement of process performance and process goals, compliance with the requirements and binding obligations of all parties involved, and optimization of processes in terms of quality, quantity
• Support in monitoring and achieving goals in the defined area
• Cause analysis in case deviations and countermeasures
• Analysis of processes with regard to their added value from KPI perspectives and derivation of improvement measures
• Coordination, control and support of customer escalations, from procurement to shipping
• Coordination, control, and support of relocation projects
• Coordination, control, and optimization of internal and external production areas
• Reporting - determination and evaluation of production key figures and global key figures
• Missing parts management
• Collaboration with global interfaces
• Active participation in the sales and operations planning process to proactively ensure optimal performance of the entire supply chain
• Production planning, control, scheduling and coordination across several process stages, taking into account stocks, delivery, throughput and cycle times and the optimal batch size
• Shared responsibility for rational production geared towards higher productivity
• Interdisciplinary collaboration in international project team

Requisiti di posizione:

• Completed studies in a relevant field (logistics) or comparable
• Relevant professional experience in production planning in industry as well as project management experience
• Several years of professional experience in the SAP environment in an industrial company
• Knowledge and experience in dealing with the standards relevant to the area of responsibility (e.g. 9001 Quality, 50001 Energy and 14001 Environment)
• Knowledge of the legal, regulatory and customer-specific requirements of his area of responsibility
• Deep knowledge of SAP and MS Office
• Good knowledge of the SAP modules PP and Customizing
• High IT affinity
• Independent and structured working attitude
• Very good language skills in Italian and English, additional language skills are an advantage
• Strong implementation skills and a pragmatic approach to problems (hands-on mentality)
• Strong analytical thinking skills
• High degree of personal responsibility and independence
• Motivation and teamwork skills
• Communication and moderation skills

Please refer the Job description for details