Job Abstract

Demand Planning Supervisor 

As a Demand Planning Supervisor, you’ll be part of our Industrial Global Supply Chain team working as an on-site employee.    

You’ll get to:   

• This position’s primary responsibilities are to develop, organize, and monitor the overall master production schedule plan to support the division's sales and customer service objectives.
• Manage, train, coach and develop team members to support the business.
• Develops the master schedule, material requirements lists, and production plans for complex products and/or production processes where the manufacturing processes may be new and/or variable.
• Works with other departments to ensure customer satisfaction.
• Reports on actual customer demand, trends, and forecasts, and adjusts capacity plans accordingly.
• Translate projected forecasts, incoming volume, and work in process into a master production schedule with a time-phased build schedule, providing confirmations for customer demand.
• Manage and maintain MTO and MTS methodologies.
• Determines production priorities. Reviews all customer expedite requests and proposed orders booked at less than lead-time to balance production capability and business plan objectives with customer needs.
• Serves as SIOP expert, leads and coordinates SIOP Planning process; collaborates with supporting departments and senior management to resolve problems of unique and considerable scope and complexity that may adversely affect sales objectives.
• Evaluates, recommends, and implements changes to the planning process consistent with continuous improvement goals.
• Acts as the primary customer contact for matters regarding production status, schedule changes, shipping information, and returned material.
• Publishes production plans/schedules by identifying products, equipment, sequence, completion dates, etc.
• Revises the master schedule as necessary when material shortages or capacity issues cannot be resolved to meet schedule.
• Reports significant deviations to contract administration and senior management.
• Recommends alternative plans to management when necessary to achieve divisional goals.
• Complies with federal, state, and aerospace industry regulations; ensures adherence to requirements and advises management on needed actions.
• Applies and may lead continuous improvement initiatives to improve the efficiency of internal systems and processes within the division and/or with supplier and/or customer involvement.
• Recommends actions by analyzing and interpreting data and making comparative analyses. Analyzes and proposes changes in methods.
• Advanced specialized knowledge of manufacturing resource planning principles, automated systems, industry practices, regulations, and policies
• Ability to effectively assess, lead, and implement continuous improvement methods (e.g., pull systems, JIT)

The Person:  

You love to learn and grow and be acknowledged for your valuable contributions. You’re not intimidated by innovation. Wouldn’t it be great if you could do your job and do a world of good?  In fact, you embrace it. You also have: 

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited institution; Business Administration, and experience which has provided both theoretical and practical knowledge in the field.
• Minimum of 5 years planning or logistics experience with 3 of those years being in manufacturing.
• APICS certification preferred.
• Enterprise Resource Planning or Material Resource Planning experience is required.
• Ability to utilize ERP or MRP Software.  JDE is a plus.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Demonstrated capability working with Microsoft Office suite of products; extremely proficient in Excel formulas, look-ups and pivot tables. Query capability is a plus.
• This position is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) which requires U.S. person status. ITAR defines U.S. person as an U.S. Citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident (i.e. 'Green Card Holder'), Political Asylee, or Refugee.

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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