Manager, Inventory and Quality Control

Inventory Control & Quality Manager-Onsite

Northlake, TX

Come make the world and accelerate your success. 

It takes great people to achieve greatness. People with a sense of purpose and integrity. People with a relentless pursuit of excellence. People who care about making things better For Those Who Make The World™. Sound like you? Join our top-notch team of approximately 48,000 diverse and high-performing professionals globally who are making their mark on some of the world’s most beloved brands, including DEWALT®, BLACK+DECKER®, CRAFTSMAN®, STANLEY®, CUB CADET®, and HUSTLER®.

The Job:  

The Inventory Control & Quality Manager is responsible for leading inventory control, quality assurance, value-added services, and damages operations within a high-volume, 1.2 million square foot distribution center. This role ensures operational excellence, process alignment, and continuous improvement across all managed departments, fostering a culture of integrity, safety, ownership, and performance. The ideal candidate demonstrates strong agency, proactively takes responsibility for their areas, and drives results through decisive action and accountability.

Key Responsibilities

• Direct daily operations and workflow for Inventory Control, Quality Assurance, VAS, and Damages teams, ensuring optimal resource allocation and productivity.
• Oversee inventory management processes including cycle counts, physical inventory audits, discrepancy resolution, and inventory synchronization.
• Lead implementation and compliance of quality systems (including ISO 9001), ensuring standards are met throughout warehouse operations.
• Manage VAS operations, ensuring timely and accurate execution of customized services for customers and internal stakeholders.
• Oversee damages process, including root cause analysis, corrective actions, and regular damage audits.
• Develop and refine methods for effective inventory movement, product slotting, and order fulfillment to maximize efficiency and minimize errors.
• Oversee the profiling team, which is responsible for product slotting and optimization, to ensure inventory is positioned for maximum operational efficiency.
• Mentor and engage supervisors and hourly associates, promoting a culture of quality, safety, continuous improvement, and ownership through training, presentations, and team initiatives.
• Demonstrate strong agency and ownership by proactively identifying opportunities for improvement, taking responsibility for outcomes, and driving initiatives to completion.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to sustain daily, weekly, and monthly improvement efforts.
• Provide support to inbound, outbound, and testing teams to ensure material and product quality.
• Maintain business ethics and integrity in line with corporate guidelines.
• Compile, store, and retrieve data for reporting and analysis; update spreadsheets and communicate regularly with network management.
• Utilize systems (e.g., UKG, WMS, SAP) to track employee attendance, PTO, and performance.
• Monitor and assess key productivity indicators, including financial, service level, and performance objectives, to control costs and support business goals.
• Coach and mentor team members on best practices, continuous improvement tools, and compliance requirements.

The Person:   

• 5-7 years of experience in Inventory Control, Quality Assurance/ISO, and warehouse/distribution operations, preferably in a high-volume environment.
• Demonstrated experience managing $200 million or more in inventory and overseeing at least 7,000 SKUs.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred, ideally in Engineering, Supply Chain, Logistics, or related discipline.
• Comprehensive knowledge of warehousing operations, including order processing, receiving, special handling, and VAS.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access), WMS, SAP, and other inventory management systems.
• Strong leadership, mentoring, and coaching skills; proven ability to supervise flexible shifts and schedules.
• Excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills; able to interact at all levels within the organization.
• Analytical skills with the ability to gather, interpret, and act on complex data sets.
• Knowledge of logistics, production planning concepts, and root cause analysis for damages and discrepancies.
• Experience with regulatory compliance, including ISO and OSHA standards, is a plus.
• Demonstrated ability to take ownership and drive initiatives and accountability.

The Details: 

You’ll receive a competitive salary and a great benefits plan, including:

• Medical, dental, life, vision, disability, 401(k), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, paid time off, and tuition reimbursement.
• Discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tools and other partner programs.

And More: 

We want our company to be a place you’ll want to be – and stay. Being part of our team means you’ll get to:

• Grow: Be part of our global company with 20+ brands to grow and develop your skills along multiple career paths.
• Learn: Have access to a wealth of learning resources, including our digital learning portal.
• Belong: Experience an awesome place to work, where we have mutual respect and a great appreciation for a wide range of perspectives and experiences.
• Give Back: Help us continue to make positive changes locally and globally through volunteerism, giving back, and sustainable business practices.

What’s more, you’ll get that pride that comes from empowering makers, doers, protectors, and everyday heroes all over the world. We’re more than the #1 tools company. More than a driving force in outdoor power equipment. More than a global leader in industrial. We’re visionaries and innovators. As successful as we’ve been in the past, we have so much further to go. That’s where you come in. Join us!

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship (H1B, OPT/CPT, TN etc).

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We Don’t Just Build The World, We Build Innovative Technology Too.

Joining the Stanley Black & Decker team means working in an innovative, tech-driven and highly collaborative team environment supported by over 58,000 professionals in 60 countries across the globe. Here, you’ll get the unique chance to impact some of the world’s most iconic brands including STANLEY TOOLS, DEWALT, CRAFTSMAN, MAC TOOLS and Black + Decker. Your ideas and solutions have the potential to reach millions of customers as we work together to write the next chapter in our history. Come build with us and take your career to new heights.

Who We Are 

We’re the World’s largest tool company. We’re industry visionaries. We’re solving problems and advancing the manufacturing trade through innovative technology and our Industry 4.0 Initiative. We are committed to ensuring our state-of-the-art “smart factory” products and services provide greater quality to our customers & greater environmental and social value to our planet. We are unique in that we have a rich and storied history dating back to 1843, but that hasn't stopped us from evolving into a vibrant, diverse, global growth company. 

Benefits & Perks

You’ll get a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits plan that includes medical, dental, life, vision, wellness program, disability, retirement benefits, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Paid Time Off, including paid vacation, holidays & personal days, and tuition reimbursement. And, of course, discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tools and products and well as discount programs for many other vendors and partners.

What You’ll Also Get

Career Opportunity: Career paths aren’t linear here. Being part of our global company with 60+ brands gives you the chance to grow and develop your skills along multiple career paths.

Learning & Development: 
Our lifelong learning philosophy means you’ll have access to a wealth of state-of-the-art learning resources, including our Lean Academy and online university (where you can get certificates and specializations from renowned colleges and universities).

Diverse & Inclusive Culture:
We pride ourselves on being an awesome place to work. We respect and embrace differences because that’s how the best work gets done. You’ll find we like to have fun here, too.

Purpose-Driven Company:
You’ll help us continue to make positive changes in the local communities where we work and live as well as in the broader world through volunteerism, giving back and sustainable business practices.

EEO Statement:
All qualified applicants to Stanley Black & Decker are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran’s status or any other protected characteristic.

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