Senior Director, Operations

Joining the Stanley Black & Decker team means joining one of the world's largest, fastest growing, and most dynamic global companies. Stanley Black & Decker is a world-leading provider of tools and storage, commercial electronic security and engineered fastening systems. We have been globally recognized as one of the most innovative, sustainable, and rewarding companies in the world. Recent acquisitions have made us the largest hand-tool, accessory and power tool manufacturer in the world.

As a global leader in industrial solutions, we provide the infrastructure systems that reinforce the roads you drive on, build the bridges you cross and even deliver the energy that powers your life. Our diverse portfolio of products help build your car, keep your mobile phone and white goods intact, provide innovate storage solutions and deliver world leading heavy industry construction and demolition applications.

Our employees are encouraged to be part of our growth story, backed by a team of passionate and responsive problem solvers, we empower our engineers to change the world. Their role is not just to provide innovative products but to enable quick access to the tools, information, and engineering expertise that their customers require to achieve success. Our products aren't the end product - they are part of something much bigger. They exist to elevate what our customers create and champion our impact on the world.

Being a part of our team means living our core values of integrity, accountability, respect, speed, stretch, vision, and boundaryless. It means thriving in an environment of constant innovation and positive change. It means delivering innovative and high-quality Fastening, Joining and automated Assembly technologies, services, and solutions that the world counts on when it really matters. It means maintaining the highest standards in everything you do, every day.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Partner with the Industrial Chief Supply Chain Officer to determine efficiency goals and opportunities for waste elimination, equipment improvement, manufacturing efficiency and cost reduction within the factory locations and distribution centers (DC).
• Ensures a healthy and safe working environment, and compliance with federal and state regulations, through collaboration with environmental, health, and safety staff.
• Collaborate with Continuous improvement Manager in identifying opportunities to improve efficiency and develop a continuous improvement mindset/culture across the organization by leading site level studies in cost management techniques for productivity enhancement and operational process improvement.
• Develop KPIs and manage major projects to drive improvement in process metrics to achieve company cost reduction goals. Delivers progress and production reports to leadership team members as needed.
• Provides direct leadership, mentors, and develops Plant Managers and DC Managers.
• Identifies and shares training opportunities for staff to build and improve skills.
• Organizes departmental management structure and teams for optimal, efficient operations.
• Participates in the recruitment, hiring, and training of operations leaders and conducts performance evaluations that are timely and constructive.
• Lead the CAPEX implementation and ROI reporting across (JSS) North America's Smart Storage Solutions sites through identification, proposal, execution, and measurement of projects in support of Stanley Black and Decker's strategy.
• Devise and implement measurement tool for monitoring performance with respect to the business goals.
• Ensure optimization of available resources through capacity planning and continuous improvement to maximize productivity.
• Drive best in class manufacturing capabilities which will focus on gaining efficiencies through optimizing product production at multiple plants, optimizing process flow, automation, overhead absorption, continuous improvement and instilling best practices.
• Produce written reports, prepare presentations and supporting materials, that can be cascaded though spans and layers of the organization. Program updates will need to reach a wide-ranging audience from factory workers though to BOD's.
• Partner with Business Unit leaders and external resources to accommodate all interdependencies and business dynamics.
• Work with project managers in the development of financial and budgetary plans

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Manufacturing, Management, Business, Engineering or equivalent work experience
• 10+ years' prior experience successfully managing a variety of departments including some combination OPEX, CAPEX, Procurement, Project Management, Quality, Safety, and Maintenance
• Experience leading operations in a decentralized, multi-site manufacturing organization
• Prior experience in capital expenditure management, capital approval processes, and installations
• Ability to think strategically with strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Proven presentation skills and ability to interact successfully with multiple levels of the organization
• Ability to travel domestically (30% minimum).

Skills & QUALIFICATIONS:

• BSc/BA diploma in management or a relevant field; MSc/MA is a plus.
• Possess strong project management experience with large and complex projects.
• Possess a broad knowledge of project and program management methodologies.
• Able to understand the wider objectives of the program, such as business and strategic goals.
• Strong leadership and managerial skills with appropriate experience
• Strong knowledge of budgeting and resource allocation procedures
• Experience of large complex business operations with a global footprint
• Strong verbal and written communication for presentations and proposal writing
• Adaptability in fast-paced environments
• Detail orientation coupled with big-picture thinking
• Ability to travel up to 30% of the time, travel % may vary based on business needs and will include international travel.

We offer:

• An exciting area of responsibility in an innovative and international environment
• Versatile development opportunities that are individually tailored to you.
• An attractive compensation package.
• Flexible working time models & home office

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 on Stanley Black & Decker tools and other partner programs.

How You'll Feel

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, Coursera® 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.

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.

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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.