.Ensures timely and uninterrupted material flow to the manufacturing facilities and manages inventory obsolescence caused by changes in requirements, suppliers, or design.- Primary contact to suppliers for material demand flow requirements and verification of performance.- Provide guidance to suppliers on the interpretation and use of MRP / Supplier Portal reports.- Communicates with suppliers to mitigate supply issues caused by supplier constraints in terms of people, buildings, tooling and equipment.- Partners with suppliers on measurable improvements in the overall cost of quality and delivery.- Recommends and assists with the implementation of system enhancements to improve communication with suppliers.- Some management support required for contractual and new part sourcing issues.- Moderate scope/complexity of commodities managed at this level (communication of material requirements and changes, expediting, proactive process improvements, some project activity).- Identify and alleviate supply interruptions through daily meetings with plant schedulers and Master Scheduler.- Determine most cost effective mode of transportation which meets manufacturing schedules.- Track and obtain target inventory levels and control cost of freight and obsolescence.- Works with Engineering to manage bill of material affectivity dates to ensure depletion of inventory as well as coordinating supplier transitions to new components.- Creates and maintains system attributes for new components in order to drive accurate demand through MRP.**_ 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.**Global Benefits & Perks**You'll be rewarded with a competitive salary plus receive entitlements and benefits unique to your country of hire.**What You'll Also Get**Career Opportunity: Career paths aren't linear here