Manager of Global Demand Planning COE

Manager of Global Demand 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 Manager of Global Demand Planning COE reporting to the Director of Global Demand Planning, you will help document, define, and implement a Global Demand Planning strategy and planning tool within the Tools & Outdoor business. You will be able to leverage your Demand Planning and system implementation expertise to evaluate and understand existing end-to-end Demand Planning processes by Region, and design best-in-class, future-state ways of working. Your previous experience in complex planning tool implementations will allow you to help lead Stanley Black & Decker into the future of planning.

• Represent Global Demand COE in PlanTogether system selection discussions, requirement validation and testing, and global implementation

• Collaborate with IT and Global/Regional business partners to ensure future-state E2E planning process will be supported by the technology

• Streamline existing Demand Planning reporting and key routines across the Regions with Global Analytics and IT and (example: Demand reporting consolidation and evolution; Forecast Value Add report roll-out; Root Cause Analysis Automation)

• Prepare and periodically present monthly Global Demand presentations as needed (Quarterly SC Townhalls, etc)

• Collaborate with Global Supply COE team to ensure a standard approach to playbook creation and implementation activities

• Attend Regional Demand meetings to understand current process status and identify potential opportunity areas

• Critical participation in the design, documentation and implementation of one future-state Global Demand Planning process within a centralized Demand Planning Playbook

• Analyze current-state processes by Region to understand detailed differences in weekly planning process execution, systems, data, planning scope, and team structure

• Present regular status updates on Demand Planning Playbook progress to Global and Regional Supply Chain leadership, proactively managing and communicating any risks to goals or timelines

• Collaborate with Global POD and Regional cross-functional teams to understand detailed Day-In-The-Life tactical processes gaps and map current process maturity

• Partner with Global POD teams to outline process training strategies and implement Regional training as needed

• Assist with monthly Global Demand Planning quick-win initiatives as needed

The Person

• You always strive to do a good job…but wouldn’t it be great if you could do your job and do a world of good? You care about quality – at every level. You love to learn and grow and be acknowledged for your valuable contributions. You’re not intimidated by innovation. In fact, you embrace it. You also have:

Desired Skills:

• External knowledge of Supply Chain Planning technology (Kinaxis, SAP IBP)

• Ability to convey complex ideas in both technical and business language

• Ability to lead, coach and train peers across global organizations and functions

• Ability to work across organizational boundaries and levels

• Ability to operate both strategically and tactically in a high-energy, fast paced environment.

• Advanced verbal and written communication skills

Experience & Education:

• BS in Supply Chain, Industrial Engineering, Business Administration, or related field

• 6+ years of Supply Chain, Demand Planning, and Project Management experience

• Extensive experience training on process and planning tool capabilities 

• Experience with planning system implementation within large global organization like Kinaxis, SAP IBP, o9, Blue Yonder

• At least 3 years of management experience

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 Lean Academy and online university.
• 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!
 

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The base pay range for this position in Maryland is $75,800 to $136,400 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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