Global Inventory Manager

$74,000 - $133,000/Yr

Stanley Black & Decker - Towson, MD

Full-time - Mid Level

Towson, MD

10,001+ employees

Machinery Manufacturing

About the position

The Global Inventory Manager will be a key member of the Tools & Outdoor Global Inventory Strategy team, responsible for managing global inventory to enhance customer fill rates, optimize working capital, and implement cost-efficient logistics solutions. This role operates in a fast-paced environment and requires collaboration with various teams to drive improvements in inventory planning and execution of global strategies.

Responsibilities

• Deliver strong results of all metrics involving inventory plan, revised forecasts, days inventory on hand, service rate metrics and excess and obsolete.
• Drive improvement of the Tool and Outdoor's global inventory planning policy and strategy while partnering with Planning Governance, ensuring safety stock, cycle stock, excess and obsolete targets are met.
• Collaborate with global and regional planning leadership to implement plans and deliver global strategy, while executing and monitoring progress against objectives.
• Review regional monthly inventory projections and analyze variances with objective guidance as needed.
• Responsible for global and regional monthly excess and obsolete inventory analysis to identify areas of opportunity, while integrating with Controllership reserve policies.
• Standardize process mapping, and create supply chain capabilities via playbooks.
• Be responsible for the total inventory of an assigned region; ensuring service level metrics and inventory targets are achievable.
• Facilitate meetings with various teams consisting of sourcing, planning, finance, brand and sales management.
• Contribute information to various S&OP and S&OE meetings.
• Special projects as assigned, with up to 10% domestic travel.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management or related field.
• Minimum of three (3) years of supply planning experience.
• Strong communication and strategic thinking skills, with the ability to build productive relationships while working towards the big picture.
• Strong data analysis skills (Excel, PowerBI, BW, other reporting systems).
• Computer systems proficiency (SAP ECC & IBP, JDA, MS Office products).

Benefits

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