Vice President Manufacturing Excellence-Towson, MD, United States-Hybrid

Vice President Manufacturing Excellence-Towson, MD

Hybrid

Come make the world and accelerate your success.

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 more than 50,000 diverse and high-performing professionals globally who are making their mark on some of the world’s most beloved brands, including DEWALT®, BLACK+DECKER®, CRAFTSMAN®, STANLEY®, CUB CADET®, and HUSTLER®.

Stanley Black & Decker has embarked on a transformation of its global supply chain, and one of the main workstreams of this program is ‘Manufacturing Excellence.’ This workstream is responsible for the implementation of sustainable operational improvements that will translate into financial benefits for the company.

The Vice President of Manufacturing Excellence will play a pivotal role in our Operational Excellence (OpX) team, partnering with other OpX Capabilities teams to deploy operational improvements across our global manufacturing network and supply chain. Your contributions will directly impact our company's success and future growth.

The Job:  

As a Vice President of Manufacturing Excellence, you’ll be part of our Operational Excellence team working as a hybrid employee.    You’ll get to:  

• Lead the execution of multiple Fast Forward Site (12 weeks) deployments and targeted improvement interventions (4 weeks) at manufacturing sites to achieve value capture initiatives and performance improvement opportunities.
• Lead governance and management systems to ensure corporate targets are achieved and transformational goals are attained and sustained.
• Identify and develop Manufacturing Excellence short and long-term strategies and execution plans to achieve assigned financial targets while considering site context and local execution.
• Ensure the Manufacturing Excellence team develops and maintains exceptional operational, consultative, and change management skills.
• Support the deployment of the Stanley Production System (SPS) across manufacturing sites.
• Help shape the agenda for Continuous Improvement and support implementation across the global manufacturing network and supply chain.
• Identifying and managing risk and dependencies associated with the portfolio of operational improvement projects underway.
• Management of budgets, resources, critical milestones, and actions to ensure success.
• Build a world-class Manufacturing Excellence team through the development of an operational excellence curriculum that includes both field-based and classroom-based training.
• Facilitate operational excellence training for manufacturing leadership to increase the capability of leaders in the global manufacturing network and supply chain.
• Identify and leverage high-impact operational best practices, including internal and external benchmarks.
• Lead codification of any newly developed approaches, methodologies, and results.

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 Engineering and a minimum of 15 years of manufacturing experience.
• Master or MBA preferred.
• Manufacturing experience to include line responsibility and experience with the main manufacturing functions: production, maintenance, quality, production engineering, internal logistics, and launch (NPI).
• Prior operational consulting experience preferred.
• Deep experience in Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement methodologies.
• Lean Six Sigma or other process improvement certification.
• Proficiency with financial statements, including P&L, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow Statement.
• Ability to travel up to 60-75% of the time, global and domestic; travel may vary based on business needs.

The Details:  

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

• 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.

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