Material Planner / Buyer

Ingersoll Rand is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.

Job Title:
Material Planner Buyer
Location:
Alsip, IL (Onsite)

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

Step into our Precision and Science Technologies division where precision engineering powers scientific innovation. We deliver high-performance pumps, fluid management systems, and aftermarket solutions for the world's most demanding, mission-critical applications. The Material Planner (Buyer) is a critical contributor to our manufacturing operation, owning end-to-end material planning and purchasing for a site that builds complex pump assemblies. In this role, you ensure the timely flow of materials by placing purchase orders, managing supplier follow-up, and supporting production assembly lines and service parts-directly impacting the plant's ability to meet both current and future operational demands. The ideal candidate brings strong mechanical aptitude and an understanding of how castings, machined components, and outsourced processing come together on the shop floor. Operating as a hands-on problem solver within our materials organization, you'll apply root-cause analysis to strengthen planning and purchasing processes where gaps exist. Your experience in operations, inventory management, and ERP-driven environments enables you to anticipate constraints, balance supply and demand, and support engineering changes as they move into production. If you're energized by manufacturing environments, enjoy solving complex material and supply challenges, and want to move beyond transactional buying to make a meaningful operational impact, this role offers the opportunity to shape how materials planning is done-and how the site succeeds.

Responsibilities

Procurement & Supplier Management

• Perform timely, cost-conscious procurement of production/inventory/MRO items.
  
  
• From approved supplier list, recommend and select suppliers to fulfill scheduled plant deliveries.
  
  
• Responsible for the onboarding of new selected suppliers relative to material planning.
  
  
• Maintain and continuously evaluate supplier performance and escalate to Procurement when issues occur.
  
  
• Coordinate with Quality Assurance to resolve quality issues with suppliers.
  
  
• Identify total cost and cash flow opportunities with suppliers.
  
  
• Communicate forecasts and replenishment plans to supplier.
  
  
• Review open requirements, monitoring vendor performance and expediting where necessary. Ensure that problems relating to delivery, quality or pricing are promptly conveyed to the supplier and resolved in a timely manner.
  
  

Inventory & Material Planning

• Ensure optimal inventory levels and safety stock are maintained for their parts.
  
  
• Maintain material plan at the time fence to ensure continuity of supply.
  
  
• Maintain proactive shortage identification and management - help flag root causes & corrective actions.
  
  
• Analyze and select parts for Kanban and Supplier replenishment.
  
  
• Maintains item master lead time information based upon process improvements, current constraints, and total current demand by product family, and priority information.
  
  
• Manage internal and SOMI/VMI material to meet schedules.
  
  
• Analyze material and capacity availability to provide customer promise dates for sales orders.
  
  
• Coordinate with production planners for solutions when parts cannot be delivered as promised.
  
  
• Ensure that Exception Messages (Expedites/De-Expedites/Cancels) are managed regularly and consistently to ensure the delivery and inventory needs of the business are met.
  
  

Process Compliance & Documentation

• Ensure that all Procedures relating to PO approvals / LOA / documentation/archiving are followed.
  
  
• Resolve invoicing discrepancies with suppliers and accounting.
  
  

Production & Operational Support

• Expedite deliveries to meet and exceed scheduled critical requirements.
  
  
• Interface with required functional groups to resolve challenging delivery requirements.
  
  
• May lead and direct others to accomplish desired organizational objectives.
  
  

Continuous Improvement & Productivity

• Productivity: identify and implement cost reduction/productivity projects to meet the corporate initiatives/goals. Maintain pipeline and financial records for reporting and tracking productivity.
  

  
  

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED
  
  
• 3+ year's experience as a materials planner / buyer in a manufacturing environment
  
  
• 2+ years' experience with rate based or flow line (non-MRP) and job shop manufacturing environments.
  
  
• 2+ years' experience in operations, inventory management, MRP and lean manufacturing processes.
  
  
• 2+ years' experience with SAP
  
  
• 1+ years' experience with visual management systems.
  
  

Core Competencies

• Strong understanding of the industry supply base and supplier capabilities.
  
  
• Skilled in production planning, material scheduling, and supplier coordination.
  
  
• Able to provide guidance, coaching, and on-the-job training to peers.
  
  
• Proficient in basic mathematical analysis for inventory, orders, and planning.
  
  
• Knowledgeable of supplier processes, operations, and performance management.
  
  
• Computer proficient, including MRP/ERP systems and Microsoft Office applications.
  
  

Preferences:

• Bachelor's degree in business, supply chain management, or a related field
  
  
• APICS (CPIM) or NAPM (CPM) or Purchasing Management certification
  
  

Travel and Work Arrangement:

• Fully onsite at the Alsip, IL manufacturing facility.
  
  
• Physical Requirements
  
  
• Ability to work in an office within a manufacturing facility.
  
  
• Occasionally required to stand, walk, sit, and reach with hands and arms.
  
  
• Exposure to manufacturing areas where the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) may be required.
  
  

Pay Range: The base pay range for this role is $74,000 - $97,000 annually. The pay range considers a wide range of factors that include a candidate's skills; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and geographic location.

What We Offer

At Ingersoll Rand, we embrace a culture of personal ownership - taking responsibility for our company, our communities, and our environment, as well as our individual health and well-being. Our comprehensive benefits package is designed to empower you with the tools and support necessary to take charge of your health, ensuring that together, we can continue to make life better. Our range of benefits includes health care options like medical and prescription plans, dental and vision coverage, as well as wellness programs. Additionally, we provide life insurance, a robust 401(k) plan, paid time off, and even an employee stock grant, among other offerings. These benefits are our commitment to you, so you can be your best at work and beyond.

Ingersoll Rand Inc. (NYSE:IR), driven by an entrepreneurial spirit and ownership mindset, is dedicated to helping make life better for our employees, customers and communities. Customers lean on us for our technology-driven excellence in mission-critical flow creation and industrial solutions across 40+ respected brands where our products and services excel in the most complex and harsh conditions. Our employees develop customers for life through their daily commitment to expertise, productivity and efficiency. For more information, visit www.IRCO.com.