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 50000 diverse and high-performing professionals globally who are making their mark on some of the worlds most beloved brands including DEWALT BLACKDECKER CRAFTSMAN STANLEY CUB CADET and HUSTLER.
The Job:
The S&OP Lead/Manager is responsible for leading and driving a collaborative and efficient IBP monthly process to align a consensus forecast with Sales Marketing and Finance. He/she is also responsible for managing any overlays to the baseline volume driven by new product introductions promotions price increases and any other commercial activity that may affect demand.
Responsible for the end-to-end cross-functional business planning to ensure that commercial and operational strategies are aligned to support the successful execution of SBD business objectives. Responsible for managing and leading teams focused on portfolio optimization. It is also accountable with the market for the forecast accuracy and bias performance to achieve agreed upon targets.
Facilitate IBP meetings (process steps) with cross functional leaders.
Set targeted high impact agenda and compile inputs from stakeholders across the business.
Ensure Activity Grid (building blocks) delivery and follow up with Commercial Teams to the Demand Planning process to guarantee quality plans are received.
Facilitate Sales & Operations Execution (S&OE) process bi-weekly meetings for quicker decision making in the short term.
Ensure that all relevant financial elements of the demand plan (GS NSV SGM) are properly identified discussed and agreed guaranteeing a single volume-value conversation.
Challenge activity plans volume assumptions based on historical trends robust analytics and business market knowledge where necessary to drive an unbiased forecast.
Document forecast main assumptions for volume/value construction in Demand Review Meeting.
Generate demand walk variances compared to last months S&OP (ideally by SBU and Channel)
Lead demand and supply integration.
Conduct root cause analysis along with commercial teams to identify drivers of forecast error and work to take the necessary corrective action to drive continuous improvement in forecast accuracy and bias performance.
Ensure scenario planning for significant events in the market (customer activities economic conditions etc.).
The Person:
You love to learn and grow and be acknowledged for your valuable contributions. Youre not intimidated by innovation. Wouldnt it be great if you could do your job and do a world of good In fact you embrace it. You also have
End to end business comprehension.
Good knowledge management and coordination of IBP/S&OP process.
Excellent analytical organizational and decision-making skills.
Good business commercial acumen and financial knowledge.
Strong influencing and stakeholder engagement skills.
Ability to challenge senior stakeholders and manage tension in IBP conversations.
Exceptional communication skills.
Detailed understanding of end-to-end supply chain operational processes: IBP/S&OP DRP MPS inventory optimization logistics and customer service.
Proficient in MS applications e.g. Excel Word PowerPoint.
Previous experience working with Planning ERPs.
5 years in Supply Chain planning experience (Demand Planning Supply Planning Production Planning) including significant experience managing IBP/S&OP process.
Prior experience leading and embedding IBP/S&OP best practice ways of working
High degree of quantitative and analytical skills.
The Details:
Youll receive a competitive salary and a great benefits plan
And More:
We want our company to be a place youll want to be and stay. Being part of our team means youll 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.
Whats more youll get that pride that comes from empowering makers doers protectors and everyday heroes all over the world. Were more than the #1 tools company. More than a driving force in outdoor power equipment. More than a global leader in industrial. Were visionaries and innovators. As successful as weve been in the past we have so much further to go. Thats where you come in. Join us!
We Dont 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 58000 professionals in 60 countries across the globe. Here youll get the unique chance to impact some of the worlds 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
Were the Worlds largest tool company. Were industry visionaries. Were 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 hasnt stopped us from evolving into a vibrant diverse global growth company.
Global Benefits & Perks
Youll be rewarded with a competitive salary plus receive entitlements and benefits unique to your country of hire.
What Youll Also Get
Career Opportunity: Career paths arent 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 youll 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 thats how the best work gets done. Youll find we like to have fun here too.
Purpose-Driven Company:
Youll 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.