Planning & Intercompany Operations Specialist

Xylem is a Fortune 500 global water solutions company dedicated to advancing sustainable impact and empowering the people who make water work every day. As a leading water technology company with 23000 employees operating in over 150 countries Xylem is at the forefront of addressing the worlds most critical water challenges. We invite passionate individuals to join our team dedicated to exceeding customer expectations through innovative and sustainable solutions.

Location: Holland MI (Onsite Monday to Friday)

Xylem does not provide visa sponsorship for this position

The Role

Are you a planner who thrives in complex manufacturing environments where every order is different and every project matters

Were looking for a Planning & Intercompany Operations Specialist to play a critical role in connecting customer demand engineering changes manufacturing execution and intercompany operations within our engineered-to-order (ETO) business. This is not a traditional production planning position. Instead youll be at the center of highly customized projects collaborating with Engineering Project Management Operations Supply Chain and Finance to ensure products are delivered on time and customer commitments are met.

If you enjoy solving complex challenges managing competing priorities and driving operational excellence across multiple functions wed love to hear from you.

What Youll Do:

Demand & Project Planning

• Translate customer orders project milestones and sales forecasts into actionable production and supply plans.
• Partner with Sales Engineering and Project Management teams to understand project timelines scope changes and evolving demand requirements.
• Maintain visibility of demand across short- mid- and long-term planning horizons.
• Align intercompany demand requirements with manufacturing capacity and customer commitments.

Production Planning & Order Execution

• Develop and manage production schedules that balance project priorities material availability and manufacturing capacity.
• Create and maintain manufacturing orders to support engineered-to-order products.
• Monitor order progress and proactively address potential delays constraints and capacity conflicts.
• Manage intercompany sales orders within SAP and support order fulfillment activities across multiple business units.
• Execute planning transactions and support processes that bridge legacy and upgraded ERP environments.

Engineering Change & Systems Coordination

• Serve as the primary coordinator for engineering change order (ECO) processing and system updates.
• Collaborate with Engineering Finance Product Management and Operations to ensure approved changes are accurately reflected within ERP systems.
• Manage product costing pricing configuration and production planning updates resulting from engineering changes.
• Monitor implementation timelines and communicate impacts to production schedules and customer commitments.
• Maintain high levels of data accuracy and process compliance throughout the change management lifecycle.

Material & Inventory Coordination

• Ensure availability of critical and long-lead-time materials for complex builds.
• Partner with Procurement and Supply Chain teams to manage shortages expedite materials and mitigate risk.
• Maintain planning parameters lead times and inventory strategies that support business objectives.
• Resolve material-related issues that could impact project schedules or customer deliveries.

Cross-Functional Leadership

• Act as a key point of coordination between Engineering Operations Supply Chain Finance and customer-facing teams.
• Support intercompany planning and order management activities across multiple locations.
• Communicate risks engineering changes schedule shifts and operational challenges proactively.
• Participate in SIOP/S&OP reviews project planning and capacity management discussions.

Continuous Improvement

• Identify opportunities to improve planning processes order execution and operational efficiency.
• Support ERP enhancements system transitions process standardization and best-practice implementation.
• Analyze operational performance metrics and recommend improvements to drive better business outcomes.

What Youll Bring:

• Associates or Bachelors degree preferred in Supply Chain Operations Engineering Business or a related field.
• 3 years of experience in planning scheduling manufacturing operations supply chain or order management.
• Experience working with ERP/MRP systems.
• Working knowledge of SAP or similar enterprise systems.
• Experience processing engineering changes product cost updates master data transactions or related operational activities.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills including data analysis and reporting.
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic manufacturing environment.
• Strong analytical organizational and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in engineered-to-order (ETO) project-based manufacturing or low-volume/high-complexity production environments.
• Experience supporting intercompany planning fulfillment or order management processes.
• Knowledge of Engineering Change Management (ECM/ECO) processes.
• Familiarity with SIOP/S&OP processes.
• APICS/ASCM certification (CPIM CSCP) or equivalent.

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Join the global Xylem team to be a part of innovative technology solutions transforming water usage conservation and re-use. Our products impact public utilities industrial sectors residential areas and commercial buildings with a commitment to providing smart metering network technologies and advanced analytics for water electric and gas utilities. Partner with us in creating a world where water challenges are met with ingenuity and dedication; where we recognize the power of inclusion and belonging in driving innovation and allowing us to compete more effectively around the world.