Manager, Supply Planning COE

Lead, Supply Planning COE -Hybrid

Towson, MD, Valley City, OH or New Britain, CT

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 more than 50,000 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

As the Lead, Supply Planning COE reporting to the Director, Supply Planning COE, you will help define, document, and implement Global Supply Planning processes and a future state planning tool within the Tools & Outdoor business unit. You will leverage your Supply and Material Planning and system implementation expertise to evaluate existing end-to-end Supply Planning processes by region, and design future-state ways of working. Your previous experience in complex process and planning tool implementations will help define the future of planning at Stanley Black & Decker.

• Serve as a key member of the Supply Planning COE team, providing expertise in Supply and Material Planning
• Collaborate with IT and Global/Regional business partners to ensure current state business continuity and future-state processes are supported by technology
• Streamline and standardize existing Supply and Material Planning reporting and key routines across regions in partnership with the Supply Deploy COE, Analytics COE, and IT
• Ongoing maintenance and refinement of Supply and Material Planning processes within the Global Planning Playbook
• Analyze current-state processes by region to understand detailed differences in weekly planning process execution, systems, data, planning scope, and structure
• Partner with COE Deploy teams to understand detailed Day-In-The-Life tactical processes opportunities and assess current process maturity
• Develop and deliver process training strategies in collaboration with COE Deploy teams, ensuring effective regional implementation
• Attend Regional Supply meetings to understand current process status and identify potential opportunity areas
• Support the Supply Planning COE in PlanTogether system requirement validation and testing, and global implementation
• Assist with Global Supply Planning improvement initiatives as needed

Desired Skills:

• Strong analytical, organizational, and verbal and written communication skills.
• Advanced knowledge of Supply Chain Planning technology (JDA, Kinaxis, SAP IBP, etc.)
• Ability to convey complex ideas in both technical and business language.
• Ability to lead, coach, and train peers across global organizations, functions, and levels.
• Demonstrated ability to foster innovation and continuous improvement within planning teams.
• Ability to operate both strategically and tactically in a high-energy, fast-paced environment.

The Person:

• BS in Supply Chain, Industrial Engineering, Business Administration, or related field.
• 4+ years of Supply Chain Planning and Project Management experience.
• Demonstrated knowledge of Supply and Material Planning principles, best practices, and systems.
• Experience with data analysis and visualization tools to support decision-making.
• Extensive experience training on process and planning tool capabilities 
• Experience implementing planning systems such as Kinaxis, SAP IBP, or Blue Yonder within large, global organizations.
• Flexibility to travel, including internationally, ~15% of the time.

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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The base pay range for this position in Maryland is $80,300 to $129,300 per year. Pay is based on market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. A sign-on payment may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the position offered. Applicants should apply via Stanley Black and Decker’s internal or external careers site.

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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