Production Planner – Brea, CA , United States – On-site

Come build your career.

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:

As a Production Planner, you’ll be part of our Brea, CA team working as an Onsite employee. The Production Planner/Scheduler Plans, schedules, coordinates, and monitors the flow of products through the complete production cycle. Provides timely planning and scheduling of manufacturing work orders to the manufacturing floor to achieve both customer delivery dates and optimize throughput / mix efficiency. Monitors capacity versus utilization and provides routine reports on status and recommendations.

You’ll get to:

• Lead planning process for assigned product lines and ensures cross-functional consensus is reached on operation demand plans and inventory plans required to support customer service, and revenue objectives

• Works closely with Inside Sales, Planning, Supervisors, Purchasing, Quality and Manufacturing Departments, coordinating and ensuring that schedules and material related issues are maintained, and products are completed and shipped in a timely manner

• Must take ownership of the following on product lines assigned: On time deliveries, Schedule attainment and Past Due items

• Coordinates planning strategy for independent and dependent items, converts planned orders to production orders verifying material and capacity available

• Responsible for printing, splitting, and issuing jobs for assigned product lines, including updating GEMBA boards

• Monitoring Raw Material and Subcomponents Material Availability, maintaining optimal inventory levels for assigned product lines through the active use of MRP

• Utilize ERP, create and update daily/weekly Production Schedules for assigned product lines from a capacity feasibility and execution standpoint

• Responsible for maintaining redates in ERP system ensuring job start and completion dates are accurate and current, including job portal updates as needed.

• Responsible for tracking material discrepant reports for assigned products to ensure disposition is made in a timely manner

• Responsible for month-end activities related to closing jobs, scrap, and adjustments; reporting on aging WIP for assigned product lines

• Responsible for setting priorities for component stores, materials lab, outside processing and final inspection; following up to ensure jobs stay on schedule

• Demonstrated ability to perform the essential functions of the job typically acquired through two or more years of increasingly responsible related production planning experience.

• Advanced specialized knowledge of manufacturing resource planning principles, automated systems, industry practices, regulations, and policies

• Ability to effectively assess, lead, and implement continuous improvement methods (e.g., pull systems, JIT)

• Thorough knowledge of manufacturing resource planning systems and interface operations; proficient in standard business application software

• Ability to respond to significant inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community.

• Ability to communicate effectively and make effective and persuasive speeches and presentations on complex topics to top management, customers, and/or boards of directors.

• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.

• Ability to effectively demonstrate team member competencies and participate in goal setting, performance feedback, and self-development activities.

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:

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited institution; Business Administration, and experience which has provided both theoretical and practical knowledge in the field OR applicable experince.

• Minimum of 2 years planning or logistics experience with both of those years being in manufacturing.

• APICS certification preferred.

• Enterprise Resource Planning or Material Resource Planning experience is required.

• Ability to utilize ERP or MRP Software. JDE is a plus.

• Strong organizational and time management skills.

• Demonstrated capability working with Microsoft Office suite of products; extremely proficient in Excel formulas, look-ups and pivot tables. Query capability is a plus.

• This position is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) which requires U.S. person status. ITAR defines U.S. person as an U.S. Citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident (i.e. 'Green Card Holder'), Political Asylee, or Refugee.

The Details:

You’ll receive a competitive salary and a great benefits plan including:

• 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.

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 and online university.

• Belong: Experience an awesome place to work, where we have mutual respect and a great appreciation for diversity, equity, and inclusion.

• 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-CE1 #LI-Onsite

The base pay range for this position in California is $54,500 - $76,500 per year. Pay is based on market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. A sign-on payment may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the position offered. Applicants should apply via Stanley Black and Decker’s internal or external careers site.

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 58,000 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.

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.

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.

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 accommodations@sbdinc.com . Due to volume, we cannot respond to unrelated inquiries about the status of a completed application or resetting an account password.

Know Your Rights: Workplace discrimination is illegal (eeoc.gov) (http://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf)