Position Summary:

Stanley Black & Decker’s Global Strategic Sourcing organization has an opportunity for Lead Category Management role. This position will be responsible for managing the commercial strategic direction for the BLACK+DECKER® Home Product and Vacuum/Dust Extractors Finished Goods categories effectively managing ~$40M spend with the following spend categories:

• Cleaning, incl. Vacuums/Dust Extractors for all SBD Brands.
• Cooking
• Garment Care
• Beverage Preparation
• Food Preparation
• New Global/Regional Categories – supplier identification and introduction driving profitable growth.

The Job: 

As a Sr. Engineer, Sourcing LCM (Home Product), you’ll be part of our Global Supply Management team.  You will be responsible for strategic planning as well as coordinating tactical execution to meet departmental, product and functional group goals and objectives on a global level.  Total Cost of Ownership as well as driving Stanley Fulfillment System (SFS) with suppliers is the new focus of the Supply Management organization which results in service, quality and profitability.  Ideal candidate will have 5+ years’ experience in commodity leadership, purchasing & project management.   You’ll get to:

• Develop and execute global sourcing strategies to improve service, quality, and total cost of ownership across a global spend portfolio of ~$40M.
• Experience leading and networking with a global and diverse team.
• Negotiate, implement, and manage supplier contracts and service level agreements as well as supplier relationships on behalf of the company with Year-Over-Year (YOY) productivity.
• Conduct strategic global supplier account reviews to define annual performance metrics and measurable corrective action action plans.
• Identify and communicate risks and coordinate implementing mitigation plans.
• Maintain broad knowledge of worldwide market trends on assigned categories.
• Effectively lead and communicate at all levels within the company.
• Work closely with people and all functions across the company (Engineering, Operations, Marketing, Finance, Legal, Logistics, etc) to formulate, implement and execute sourcing and continuous improvement strategies to improve profitability.
• Build relationships with plants globally to ensure Strategy implementation.
• Manage price Inflation …negate without effecting service and quality.
• Build Y-o-Y cost reduction /productivity projects deck to ensure continued activity.
• Prepare RFI’s, RFP’s, and RFQ’s and evaluate supplier proposals.
• Institute world class procurement / sourcing techniques, processes and practices
• Direct and coordinate supplier development activities.
• Use project management and transformational lean improvement methodology to deliver team results.
• Communicate Cordless Expansion Strategy to the New Product Introduction and Plants Teams and support the New Products’ activity as required.

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 in relevant area required, electrical/electronic or manufacturing engineering preferred
• Minimum 5 years of experience in global strategic sourcing or procurement including supplier selection, management and contract negotiations negotiate, implement, and manage supplier contracts, exclusivity and NDA agreements
• Knowledge of manufacturing processes, costs, and materials and experience managing Finished Goods categories with lean manufacturing or six sigma methodologies
• Drive world class cost and margin enhancement (Value Improvement) to deliver YOY productivity
• Experience building cost models/clean sheets, and monitoring raw material market trends
• Strong influencing/negotiation skills and change management experience with the ability to successfully manage complexity and multiple priorities
• Quick learner with interest in understanding and applying global supplier best practices
• Ability to work independently to deliver results and influence stakeholders internally and externally
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and presentation skills
• Ability to take accountability for driving team results, overcoming challenges, and working in a highly matrixed environment
• Demonstrate flexibility and adaptability to changes
• Personal drive, high energy, strong teaming skills, collaborative style and commitment to continuous professional growth

Stanley Black & Decker is a values-driven organization, and we are passionate about delivering products to meet unmet societal needs, creating a more sustainable world and empowering makers!  As a team, we bring our diverse background, beliefs and experiences together to solve challenging, important problems.  If you are interested in helping solve customer problems by capitalizing on the promise of digital transformation, we would like to speak with you!

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 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!

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.

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.