Materials Planner

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.; Elyria (OH); Hybrid; USD 62,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401(k)

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Employee discounts

Job summary

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. in Elyria, OH is seeking a Materials Planner to develop, coordinate, and maintain production plans that align customer demand, material availability, and manufacturing capacity.

You will drive scheduling, manage supply constraints, and coordinate with procurement, manufacturing, logistics, customer service, and quality teams to keep operations running smoothly. Key qualifications include experience in production planning or manufacturing, proficiency with ERP/MRP and

Qualifications

• Experience in production planning, supply chain, materials planning, or manufacturing operations.
• Experience in ERP/MRP-driven environment.
• Experience coordinating across operations, procurement, and supplier teams.
• Strong planning, scheduling, and organizational skills
• Analytical problem-solving ability
• Knowledge of inventory management and capacity planning
• Strong communication and cross-functional coordination skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment
• APICS/ASCM certification is a plus
• Experience in a high-volume or multi-site manufacturing environment
• Familiarity with lean manufacturing and continuous improvement practices

Responsibilities

• Align production plans with material availability, labor capacity, machine capacity, and business priorities.
• Monitor and manage hot parts, material shortages, and supplier-related constraints that may impact production.
• Coordinate with procurement, manufacturing, logistics, customer service, and quality teams to resolve supply and scheduling issues.
• Prioritize production orders to support customer commitments, service levels, and business objectives.
• Review and adjust schedules in response to changes in demand, equipment downtime, quality issues, or supply disruptions.
• Track inventory levels for raw materials, work-in-process, and finished goods to support continuity of supply while minimizing excess inventory.
• Analyze capacity utilization and identify bottlenecks, constraints, and opportunities for improved throughput.
• Support recovery planning and escalation processes for critical shortages, delayed deliveries, and line-impacting issues.
• Maintain planning parameters and ensure ERP/MRP system data accuracy to support effective scheduling and replenishment.
• Monitor KPIs such as schedule attainment, on-time delivery, backlog, inventory health, and past due orders.
• Drive continuous improvement in planning processes, communication, and execution discipline.

Skills

Production planning

ERP/MRP

Microsoft Excel

Cross-functional coordination

Analytical problem-solving

Inventory management

Lean manufacturing

Capacity planning

Tools

ERP/MRP software

Microsoft Excel

Job description

( Optional Analytics - see below for details). (**Optional Analytics*** + **Google Analytics** to gather external career site traffic metrics.+ **Tracking Pixels** to track the source of traffic to your external career site.**Materials Planner****Elyria, OH****Come build something that matters.****The Job**The **Material Planner** is responsible for developing, coordinating, and maintaining production plans that align customer demand, material availability, and manufacturing capacity. This role ensures efficient production scheduling, supports on-time delivery, manages supply and capacity constraints, and drives cross-functional coordination to maintain operational continuity.* Align production plans with material availability, labor capacity, machine capacity, and business priorities.* Monitor and manage hot parts, material shortages, and supplier-related constraints that may impact production.* Coordinate with procurement, manufacturing, logistics, customer service, and quality teams to resolve supply and scheduling issues.* Prioritize production orders to support customer commitments, service levels, and business objectives.* Review and adjust schedules in response to changes in demand, equipment downtime, quality issues, or supply disruptions.* Track inventory levels for raw materials, work-in-process, and finished goods to support continuity of supply while minimizing excess inventory.* Analyze capacity utilization and identify bottlenecks, constraints, and opportunities for improved throughput.* Support recovery planning and escalation processes for critical shortages, delayed deliveries, and line-impacting issues.* Maintain planning parameters and ensure ERP/MRP system data accuracy to support effective scheduling and replenishment.* Monitor key performance indicators such as schedule attainment, on-time delivery, backlog, inventory health, and past due orders.* Drive continuous improvement in planning processes, communication, and execution discipline.**The Person*** Experience in production planning, supply chain, materials planning, or manufacturing operations preferred.* Experience working in an ERP/MRP-driven environment.* Experience coordinating across operations, procurement, and supplier teams.* Strong planning, scheduling, and organizational skills* Analytical problem-solving ability* Knowledge of inventory management and capacity planning* Strong communication and cross-functional coordination skills* Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment* Proficiency in ERP/MRP systems and Microsoft Excel* Attention to detail and sense of urgency* APICS/ASCM certification is a plus* Experience in a high-volume or multi-site manufacturing environment* Familiarity with lean manufacturing and continuous improvement practices**Key Performance Measures*** On-time delivery performance* Schedule attainment* Backlog reduction* Inventory accuracy and health* Material availability* Response time to shortages and schedule disruptions**Core Competencies*** Decision-making* Collaboration* Accountability* Adaptability* Customer focus* Operational excellence**The Details**You'll receive a competitive salary and a great benefits plan, including:* You'll receive a competitive salary and a great benefits plan:* 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, Coursera(R) and online university.* **Belong:** Experience an awesome place to work, where we have mutual respect and a great appreciation for.* **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!#LI-On-site#LI-HC*This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship (H1B, OPT/CPT, TN etc).*The Salary range for this position is $62,200.00 - $100,200.00* 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