Senior Data Scientist – Hybrid
Location: Charlotte, NC or Towson, MD
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:
We are seeking a Senior Data Scientist with the Ability to configure & test statistical forecasting in Kinaxis Maestro and with deep functional expertise in demand planning, forecasting, and supply chain transformation within durable goods and industrial manufacturing environments.
The ideal candidate can translate business requirements into scalable forecasting, analytics, and AI/ML-enabled planning solutions. You’ll get to:
Analyze and improve current-state demand planning and statistical forecasting processes.
Ability to configure & test statistical forecasting in Kinaxis Maestro.
Support transformation of legacy planning methodologies into scalable, future-ready AI/ML-enabled planning capabilities.
Configure, optimize, and maintain statistical forecasting models and forecasting profiles within planning systems.
Develop and enhance forecasting models using Python and R, including statistical and machine learning approaches.
Translate business planning requirements into data science and AI/ML solutions that improve forecast accuracy, responsiveness, and planner productivity.
Recommend appropriate forecasting models and planning approaches based on time series behavior, demand patterns, and business context.
Partner with planners and business users to incorporate both quantitative and qualitative forecasting inputs into planning processes.
Collaborate with planning organizations, regional supply chain teams, and Centers of Excellence (CoE).
Support forecasting governance, forecast accuracy measurement, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Partner cross-functionally with Supply Chain, IT, Data Engineering, and Transformation teams to operationalize forecasting improvements.
Contribute to long-term AI and advanced analytics roadmap development for supply chain planning.
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:
Hands-on experience with Snowflake, SQL Server and building visualizations using DAX in PowerBI is required.
Master’s degree required in Computer Science, Data Science, Supply Chain, Operations Research, Industrial Engineering, Analytics, or related field.
Minimum of 5 years of experience in Supply Chain Planning, Demand Forecasting, Supply Chain Analytics, or Data Science within manufacturing or industrial environments.
Experience within durable goods, industrial products, or manufacturing industries is required.
Strong functional expertise in demand planning and forecasting processes across both legacy and modern planning platforms.
The Details:
You’ll receive a competitive salary and a great benefits plan.
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!
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This is the lowest to highest annual full-time salary range we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. The salary offered within the range may vary depending on multiple factors including job level, geographic location, job-related knowledge, skills, qualifications, experience and in compliance with local wage requirements. Please note that salary is only one component of total rewards at Stanley Black & Decker.
The salary range listed in this job posting reflects the range for the primary location specified. The salary range may vary for other locations.
The successful candidate may be eligible for annual merit increases.
Medical, dental, life, vision, disability,401(k), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, paid time off, and tuition reimbursement in addition to programs & benefits in support of your well-being.
Discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tool sand other partner programs.
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 43,500 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.
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.
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.
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.
If you require reasonable accommodation to complete an application or access our website, please contact us at (860) 827-3923 or at [email protected]. Due to volume, we cannot respond to unrelated inquiries about the status of a completed application or resetting an account password.
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Skills Required
- Configure and test statistical forecasting in Kinaxis Maestro
- Hands-on experience with Snowflake
- Hands-on experience with SQL Server
- Experience building visualizations using DAX in Power BI
- Master's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Supply Chain, Operations Research, Industrial Engineering, Analytics, or related field
- Minimum of 5 years experience in Supply Chain Planning, Demand Forecasting, Supply Chain Analytics, or Data Science within manufacturing or industrial environments
- Experience within durable goods, industrial products, or manufacturing industries
- Experience developing and enhancing forecasting models using Python and R
- Strong functional expertise in demand planning and forecasting processes across legacy and modern planning platforms
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. Insights
What We Do
For the builders and protectors, for the makers and explorers, for those shaping and reshaping our world through hard work and inspiration, Stanley Black & Decker provides the tools and innovative solutions you can trust to get the job done—and we have since 1843. You repair your home and car with the tools we provide. Your car and your phone are secured with our fasteners. The things you value most can be protected by our security systems. And the roads you drive on, the bridges you cross, the energy you consume, all of these most likely came to you via one of our infrastructure systems. We join forces to bring together the best of the best to create practical, meaningful products and services that make life easier—empowering people to do better, safer, more significant work. Innovation and excellence have powered our success, but we know there’s more we can do for the world and those who make it. Across our businesses, we’re investing in breakthrough innovation and digital excellence, striving for outperformance and increasing our focus on social responsibility. We define success as: delivering value to our customers, colleagues and communities. Our commitment to quality, safety and sustainability helps us on our path to becoming the type of uniquely human-centered global industrial company that keeps every stakeholder in mind, while helping to make the world better.









