Job Information
ITT Senior Production Planner in Lainate, Italy
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.
Position Summary
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.
Essential Responsibilities
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
Demand Planning:
Creation of quantitative and statistical forecasts from the analysis of historical sales data and future orders
Coordination and implementation of demand planning in close cooperation with sales and marketing
Target/actual comparison of our customers' ordering behavior
Support of customer managers in the creation of projections
Creation of analyses for the regular coordination meetings along the S&OP process (Sales Forecast Accuracy, S&OP), implementation of corresponding preparations
Active participation in the sales and operations planning process to proactively ensure optimal performance of the entire supply chain
Ensuring the continuous optimization of the demand planning process
Position Requirements
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
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Job Locations IT-MI-Lainate
ID 2024-13460
Category Operations
Position Type Employee
Telecommute No