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

Manage EPO load: Capacity planning, level loading, direct procurement / manufacturing activities to ensure schedule attainment.

• Assist in the creation of revenue forecast for all model lines. Help develop LEAN processes in Materials management to support customer and inventory goals.

• Work extensively with Marketing Product Managers, Inventory Planning, Finance, General Manager, and GSC, Buyer/Schedulers to identify inventory requirements and to support model line lead-times.

• Lead and manage personnel in support of their job responsibilities.

• Team responsible for processing and management of all EO and Parts Customer orders. Assuring that all necessary steps are performed for the planning, releasing and eventual shipment of orders to meet Customer requirements.

• Create and publish daily and weekly management reports as needed

• Expedite, negotiate, and re-prioritize internal and external suppliers to meet customer needs

• Plan and load capacity for factory & supplier.

• Assist Project Managers in Project meetings when necessary.

• Will work directly with Engineering, Production /Machining/Suppliers for schedule support.

• Responsible for managing and communicating lead times as applicable

• Mentor team and develop, execute, and improve ERP processes to produce results

• Assist in reducing cycle time and increasing on time performance/revenue.

Essential Responsibilities

• Maintain the highest level of quality to customer service requirements. Final ownership to pursue and resolve all issues that compromises this objective.

• Improve and drive on time performance for the business

• Manage the interface with our suppliers, quality, production, shipping, R&D, sales, engineering, etc.

• Identify and drive to resolve issues and corrective actions involving all functional areas to insure release performance.

• Drive corrective action to all issues to ensure sustained performance success.

• Assure production needs are achieved

• Ensure that procedures are intact to support proper handling of discrepancies

• Improve inventory control, levels, processes and audit periodically.

• Monitor workloads of team to help identify problem areas that require corrective action.

• Assure both customer needs and commitments are met

• Assure Financial & OTP requirements for the organization are met

The following are activities that the Materials Manager is responsible for:

• Order Release

• Identify and resolve internal bottleneck operations

• Problem resolution

• Maintenance of work orders, ensure accurate schedule maintenance on production and purchase orders

• Monitor shop loads/capacity – take appropriate action to correct over/under loads in time horizon

• Drive inventories to strategic ITT turn levels.

• Excess and Obsolete inventory - Direct the analysis and disposition

• Drive improvement processes to prevent further E/O

• Ensure that support processes and inventory are in place that will ensure product availability consistent with market requirements. – i.e. product lead-time

• Establish and monitor effective cost improvement initiatives aligned with quality, inventory, labor, safety, facilities, vendors, and internal systems.

• Lean Management - Support all initiatives that promote lean project, constantly drive continuous improvement projects, implement KAIZENS

• Responsible for establishing revenue forecasts and inventory plans

• Serve in project teams, cross-functional teams, as needed to support continuous improvement and team building to meet customer and company objectives.

• Supervise and administer Employee assessment and communications

• Train and develop employees within the materials function

• Prepare annual objectives, annual performance reviews, and objectives for employees

• Other responsibilities as assigned

Position Requirements

EDUCATION: Bachelor's degree is required

EXPERIENCE: 5+ years of Materials, Inventory Management, and Supplier Relations experience is required; 3+ years of supervisory experience in a similar role is required

SKILLS/KNOWLEDGES:

• ERP experience is required, SAP experience is preferred

• Proficiency in Excel and MS Office is required

• Knowledge of forecasting, inventory control, scheduling, MRP, shop control and business systems is required

• Auditing and root cause knowledge

• Strong leadership and communication skills

• Problem solving/analytical/decision making skills

• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing concepts

• Organizational Skills

This position requires use of information which is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). All applicants must be U.S. persons within the meaning of ITAR. ITAR defines a U.S. person as a U.S. Citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident (i.e. 'Green Card Holder'), Political Asylee, or Refugee.

Safety is a core value at ITT. Our employees understand and follow all ITT safety policies and procedures, participate in workplace inspections, safety training, and in the development of job safety analyses.

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Equal Pay Act Statement

We aim to pay our ‘ITT’ers’ fairly and competitively in the locations that they live and work. Pay-for-performance is a principle that we believe in, and employees are rewarded based not only on ‘what’ they accomplish, but also on ‘how’ they reflect ITT’s values. ITT offers a competitive salary and robust total rewards package, such as health insurance, 401(k), short and long-term disability, paid time off, growth and developmental opportunities, and other incentive compensation programs. Specific benefits are dependent upon whether or not the position is part of a collective-bargaining agreement. The salary offered to a candidate is based several factors such as candidate experience and qualifications, location, as well as market and business considerations.

Equal Pay Act Range

Annual Salary Range $99,500 to $148,900 Plus Benefits and Incentive Plans

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ITT Inc. is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to age, color, gender, gender identity, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran, race, religion, sexual orientation, or any or any other characteristic protected by law. (Government security rules may restrict certain work to specific individuals based on government criteria.)

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Job Locations US-PA-Lancaster

ID 2024-13239

Category Sourcing SupplyChain & Logistics

Position Type Employee

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