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 nearly 60,000 professionals globally who are making their mark on some of the world's most beloved brands, including DEWALT®, CRAFTSMAN®, CUB CADET®, STANLEY®, and BLACK+DECKER®

Stanley Black & Decker is part way through a multi-year transformation of its global supply chain and is deploying an enterprise-wide Continuous Improvement (CI) approach across its Tools & Outdoor (T&O) manufacturing sites.  The CI approach has two primary responsibilities: (1) Building capabilities in world-class CI; and (2) Deliver improvements across Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, People, and ensuring YoY productivity ($) savings are delivered by each site.

To support this initiative, Stanley Black & Decker is building a world-class Central CI team that will work closely with the T&O Mfg. leaders and their teams to deliver these objectives.

The Job:

The Central CI Senior Manager will be responsible for managing site specific CI implementation activities to ensure their assigned sites within Asia North and Asia South regions have productivity plans (Kaizen Schedules) that contain sufficient operational improvement projects to attain/exceed YoY site-level productivity targets. They will also lead and develop a team of Central CI Engineers within Asia regions.

This role is fundamentally a key agent for change within Stanley Black & Decker, focused on building world-class CI capabilities, supporting the identification of productivity opportunities, and supporting specific Kaizen activities to ensure flawless execution and provide additional coaching/support.

You’ll get to:

Set-up and facilitate CI technical training for site-based CI resources and Central CI Engineers (i.e., Flow, Line Balancing, PFEP, Standard Work, 5S, Visual-Management, OEE, SMED, Poka-Yoke, PDCA, TPM, etc.)Review and confirm completeness of site-level productivity plans (Kaizen schedules)Set-up and facilitate ‘productivity ideation workshops’ for assigned sites to support with the closure of any gaps to their productivity target by filling their productivity pipeline with new ideasSupport site specific implementation activities (i.e., Kaizen events)Provide training/guidance/support on operational + financial baselining and improvement quantificationParticipate in regional CI forums to provide input on performance, best practice sharing, and on-going capability buildingPartner with regional Plant Managers to deliver on-going productivity improvements through CIPartner with other Operational Excellence (OpX) functions (e.g., Operational Excellence Technology, Stanley Performance Excellence) to drive improvements in CI and sustainabilityReport out in bi-weekly Central CI team performance meetings with the Central CI team leadershipUpdate the Central CI Director on a weekly basis on the status of CI activities within their assigned Asia sites, including productivity ($) improvement, risks and countermeasures, and progress of capability building for the regional Central CI Engineers and site-based CI resourcesAttend site-based productivity governance meetings to support the Asia Plant Managers in providing updates on productivity performance within their assigned Asia sitesSupport codification of any updates (enhancements) to the existing CI playbook

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, with 7-10 years of manufacturing experienceManufacturing experience to include line responsibility and experience with the main manufacturing functions: production, maintenance, quality, production engineering, internal logistics, and launch (NPI)Led a team that has delivered improvement in operational performancePrior operational consulting experience preferredUnderstanding of Lean / CI methodologies with implementation experience in operationsLean Six Sigma or other process improvement certificationProject Management Professional (PMP), Agile, or other project management certification preferredProficient in Microsoft Office Suite, including PowerPoint, Excel, Visio, TeamsFluent in English (verbal and written)Effective communication skills, both written and verbal, with interpersonal skillsAbility to travel up to 50% of the time, global and domestic, travel % may vary based on business needs

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. 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.