MRO Team Leader – 1st shift, M-F, 8am-5pm– Pay Rate $26.59/hr.

Make Your Mark. Shape Your Future.

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 54,000+ professionals in 60 countries who are making their mark on some of the world’s most beloved brands, including DEWALT, CRAFTSMAN, STANLEY, BLACK+DECKER, IRWIN, LENOX and more.

What You’ll Do

As a MRO Team Leader, you’ll be part of our Stanley Black & Decker team located in East Longmeadow, MA. You’ll get to: 

• Manage internal and external processes to ensure there are adequate MRO supplies to minimize equipment downtime.
• Partner with internal resources and external suppliers to ensure the business maintains correct/effective MRO inventory levels. This includes participating in planning sessions and staying on top of the needs of all areas of the plant.
• Lead inventory optimization efforts including reviewing MIN/MAX with preferred suppliers and purchasing team.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives to perform and present tooling life and usage analysis to identify opportunities to improve performance.
• Lead cost savings initiatives with our preferred suppliers.
• Ensure MRO purchasing and maintenance standards are being followed and looking for improvements to be implemented.
• Be the voice of the plant to Global Supply Chain MRO and Sourcing teams to ensure the MRO program is efficient.
• Manages and monitors compliance with MRO policies and procedures
• Constantly seeking supply alternatives for materials already developed, seeking to reduce costs and/or performance improvements​
• Plan the supply of consumable materials (cutting oil, grinding wheels, abrasives, and office supplies, etc.)​
• Meet corporate procedures for price adjustment negotiations
• Collaborate with operations, maintenance, engineering, and reliability personnel to drive cost reductions.
• Monitor KPIs related to MRO and ensure service levels are met by preferred suppliers.
• Requires advanced skills and expertise in a variety of work processes or activities; Generates new solutions to complex problems.
• May act as team lead, coordinating the work of others, but not a supervisor.
• Considered a specialist and will regularly provide guidance to other employees; may also be considered a team leader
• Considered a specialist and will regularly provide guidance to other employees; may also be considered a team leader
• Works autonomously within established procedures and practices
• Demonstrates advanced skills and expertise in a range of processes, procedures and systems to preform a range of work assignments.
• Understands how related teams coordinate their efforts and resources to achieve objectives.
• Has no supervisory responsibilities
• Gathers and analyzes data to identify and solve complex problems that arise with little or no precedent.
• Impacts own team and other teams whose work activities are closely related; suggests improvements to existing processes and solutions to improve the efficiency of the team
• Uses communication skills to evaluate and communicate unusual and/or complex content  in a clear manner; tact and diplomacy are required when dealing with others.

Who You Are

You always strive to do a good job…but wouldn’t it be great if you could do your job and do a world of good? You care about quality – at every level. You love to learn and grow and be acknowledged for your valuable contributions. You’re not intimidated by innovation. In fact, you embrace it. You also have: 

• 5 Years in Purchasing and hands-on Inventory control Background.
• Knowledge of parts and materials necessary to repair and maintain manufacturing equipment and facilities.
• Understanding of inventory management processes.
• Working knowledge of SAP, Ariba, and CMMS systems preferred.
• Competent in MS Suite including Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
• Intermediate computing skills and willingness to learn new systems.
• Process oriented project management mindset.
• Accountability to individual and team goals and metrics.
• Proven leadership skills.
• CribMaster knowledge desired.

What You’ll Receive

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

• Medical, dental, life, vision, wellness program, disability, 401(k), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, paid time off and tuition reimbursement.
• Discounts