Strategic Planning Analyst

About ITT:

ITT Inc. (NYSE: ITT) is a diversified global leading manufacturer of highly engineered critical components and customized technology solutions serving the flow, aerospace and defense, transportation, industrial, and energy markets. Through operational execution, innovation, and disciplined capital deployment, including strategic acquisitions such as SPX FLOW, ITT partners with its customers to deliver enduring solutions to the key industries that underpin our modern way of life. 

Headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, ITT has a market cap of roughly $20 billion and employs more than 15,000 people across 40 countries and serves customers in approximately 125 countries. Following the acquisition of SPX FLOW, the company is expected to generate $5.4 billion in annual revenue.

 

Our businesses are organized in three distinct segments, each based around our core engineering DNA: 

 

Flow Technologies: A global leader in, providing a broad portfolio of pumps, valves, mixing and agitation equipment, heat transfer, homogenizers, separation, water and wastewater treatment, and engineered process solutions.Our leading brands include the iconic Goulds Pumps (with more than 175 years of history), Anhydro, APV, Bornemann, Bran+Luebbe, C’treat, Engineered Valves, Gerstenberg Schröder, Goulds Pumps, Habonim, Johnson Pump, Lightnin, Philadelphia, Plenty, PRO Cast, Rheinhütte, Seital Separation, Stelzer, Svanehøj, Tigerholm, Uutechnic, VIDAR, Waukesha Cherry-Burrell.

 

Motion Technologies: A global leader in brake pads (ICE and electrified brake pads) and shock absorbers (energy absorption solutions) for transportation applications. Our leading brands include Friction Technologies, KONI and Axtone.

 

Connect and Control Technologies: A leader in critical applications for the aerospace, defense and industrial markets, including harsh environment connectors and control components. Our leading brands include ITT Cannon, Enidine, Aerospace Controls and kSARIA. 

Position Summary

Position: Strategic Planning Analyst

 

Location: Seneca Falls, NY

 

Education: Bachelor's degree required

 

Experience: 2+ years related experience

 

Summary: Support the creation and execution of ITT’s long term strategic vision, both organically and inorganically (M&A). This role is responsible for supporting the annual strategic planning process. Additional responsibilities include market and competitor analysis and supporting the planning and execution of key internal strategic initiatives. This role will also support mergers and acquisitions by managing and screening the pipeline of targets, creating valuations and businesses cases, and supporting due diligence on active deals.

Essential Responsibilities

Responsibilities:

Strategic Planning: Analyze and research industry trends, market conditions, customers, and competitors to identify threats and opportunities. Understand and shape the company’s strategy and mission. Work with ITT’s Industrial Process senior leadership, ITT HQ Strategy and cross functional teams to develop, prioritize and ground strategic initiatives to turn strategic vision into concrete reality.  Scope and plan underlying analyses, understand the required data and deliver timely analysis. Analyze data and translate findings into meaningful, actionable insights and recommendations. Create business plans for key strategic initiatives, including market attractiveness analyses. 

Deployment of Strategic and Operating Plans: Align processes, resource planning and department goals with overall strategy. Support strategic goal deployment process to ensure execution and realization of strategic objectives by working closely with business units. Support analysis and execution of key organic strategic initiatives. Be an agent of change by being agile, quickly identifying issues and driving process improvements.

Strategic Plan Communication: Prepare annual strategic plan presentation for ITT Leadership and Board of Directors to support effective decision-making. Internally communicate strategic direction and priorities to all internal stakeholders.

M&A / Business Development: Manage internal M&A pipeline, including identifying, prioritizing and screening potential targets. Prepare analysis, valuations and presentations for senior leadership to evaluate potential deals. Support due diligence and execution of M&A transactions.

Position Requirements

Education:  BS in Engineering, Business, Finance, MBA is a plus Experience:

• 2+ years of work experience in marketing, strategy, business development or consulting
• Strong data analysis capabilities and excel modeling
• Experience with industrial manufacturing / rotating equipment companies is a plus
• Demonstrated market research and analysis
• Strategic mindset with experience with financial modeling and/or strategy assessment (i.e., capital projects, budgeting/forecasting, organic growth projects, DCF analysis).
• Demonstrated strategic thinking abilities
• Self-motivated / directed, and can easily function in a high-demand, high-performance culture
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Advanced problem-solving skills with the ability to work cross functionally to resolve issues
• Comfort tackling multiple project concurrently, supporting multiple stakeholders

 

 

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.

 

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 $94,000 - $140,600 Includes competitive benefits and Team rewards.