Inventory Lead NZ

El Kobar, New ZealandFull-timePosted Jul 24, 2026
Position Title: Inventory Lead
Location: New Zealand
Work Arrangement: Onsite
Employment: PermanentCome build something that matters.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 approximately 43,500 diverse and high-performing professionals globally who are making their mark on some of the world’s most beloved brands, including DEWALT®, BLACK+DECKER®, STANLEY®, CUB CADET®, and HUSTLER®.

The Job:

As the Inventory Lead, you’ll get to:
  • Manage inventory control activities to improve accuracy, efficiency, and data integrity across the distribution centre.
  • Complete key inventory tasks including cycle counting, product slotting, stock consolidation, replenishment, stock receipt, reconciliation, reporting, and SKU data maintenance.
  • Monitor and review storage and inventory systems to ensure supply requirements are met and stock levels are effectively controlled.
  • Prepare and implement plans to maintain required stock levels at minimum cost.
  • Support the annual stock take process and ensure inventory adjustments are investigated and completed in a timely manner.
  • Identify opportunities to improve DC systems and processes and work with IT and internal stakeholders to implement efficiency improvements.

About You:

You love to learn and grow and be acknowledged for your valuable contributions. You’re not intimidated by innovation. In fact, you embrace it. Wouldn’t it be great if you could do your job and do a world of good? You also have:
  • You have experience in inventory control, warehouse operations, or a similar distribution centre role.
  • You have strong systems capability, including experience with SAP, warehouse management systems, and Microsoft Office.
  • You have strong analytical skills and the ability to investigate discrepancies, identify root causes, and drive continuous improvement.
  • You have strong attention to detail and a high level of accuracy in your work.
  • You are highly organised, self-motivated, and able to manage multiple priorities effectively.
  • You have strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to work across functions and build positive working relationships.

The Details:

You’ll receive a great benefits plan, including:
  • Discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tools and other partner programs.
  • Additional Parental Leave Benefits.
  • Additional leave, including an Annual Mental Health and Wellbeing Day.
  • Southern Cross Healthcare
  • Access to LinkedIn Learning.

    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 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.
    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-Onsite

    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 43,500 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. 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.

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