Materials Planner: Optimize Production and Inventory Flow

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

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