Vice President Engineering, Power Tools Technology

The Company

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. Join our topnotch team of more than 50000 highperforming professionals globally who are making their mark on some of the worlds most beloved brands including DEWALT STANLEY CRAFTSMAN BLACKDECKER and other strong brands.

The Role

Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE: SWK) is seeking a Vice President Engineering Power Tools Technology to provide thought leadership influence and handson engagement to develop direct and implement the technology and innovation agenda across the Americas and EMEA for our Tools & Outdoor segment. Reporting to the Chief Engineering & Technology Officer this role will oversee the full spectrum of Technology and Engineering for Stanley Black & Deckers flagship DEWALT professional power tools portfolio from advanced technology development to product system and solution design and development electrification value engineering and product/service introduction and commercialization.

The VP Engineering Power Tools Technology will lead a geographically dispersed team of over 800 engineers across the Americas and EMEA with the largest concentration of employees located in Towson Maryland and Idsteain Germany two of our premier global engineering and technology centers. This role will also lead engineering teams in our factories located in Monterrey and Reynosa Mexico. The VP Engineering Power Tools Technology will be expected to drive enduser centric product innovation technology insertion and elevate execution capabilities internally across the Tools & Outdoor Segment and Stanley Black & Decker globally through alliances partnerships and with other external constituents.

This position is based at our Tools & Outdoor headquarters in Towson Maryland.

Primary Accountabilities

• Working closely with business leaders across the Tools & Outdoor segment along with our engineering centers of excellence this leader will create and gain coalescence behind a robust and actionable global technology strategy structure and roadmap for our professional electrified power tools portfolio.
• Drive the development of innovative new products with emphasis on the professional line of DEWALT power tools systems and solutions. This leader will partner closely with the DEWALT President and General Manager to understand the market technology trends and applications to bring value to our customers through innovative solutions to current product paint points. The leader will also support key initiatives executed the Engineering Centers under his/her responsibility for other brands including STANLEY and CRAFTSMAN.
• Manage strategies to decrease new product development cycle time increase the innovation pipeline and work across the Tools & Outdoor business to maximize DEWALTs competitive position top line margin expansion productivity gains free cash flow meet customer growth objectives and deliver worldclass operational metrics.
• Lead the program management team to ensure we deliver new products to meet the timing specified by our channel partners. Ensure an agile yet structured product development process is followed to ensure efficient use of our engineering resources.
• Partner closely with key leaders across product management industrial design packaging operations and advanced innovation. Manage product design platforming and complexity programs.
• Work closely with functional engineering disciplines to identify and foster key alliances with academic institutions outside labs partner companies and suppliers in order to enhance the advanced technology thinking and capabilities of the business.
• Manage a direct team of engineering leaders. Direct reports include leaders responsible for new product development new technology introduction and lifecycle productivity.
• Promote Stanley Black & Decker global engineering processes that result in value creation in the form of increased speed to market reduced costs improved technologies and innovative products. Drive Value Analysis/Value Engineering.
• Work closely with the Global Supply Chain leader and the manufacturing team to ensure products are designed for manufacturability using leading Operational Excellence tools and processes.
• Adopt and promote the modular and platform product architecture initiative underway to drive flexibility to meet customer demand reduce cycle time and accelerate new technology introduction.
• Drive a DesigntoValue mindset across the organization and implement projects in factories across the world.
• Provide leadership to ensure the continued improvement in availability and competence of technology personnel throughout the company. Work toward a bestinclass technology and engineering capability through improved succession planning organizational assessment the identification of key skill gaps and overall talent acquisition and talent development strategies that link with business goals.
• Support the companys footprint strategy which consists of global design centers with focus on leveraging talent to enhance design/development capabilities in emerging markets.
• Lead frontend innovation efforts for our professional tools and solutions. This will include ingestion of new connectivity AI sensors and other advanced tech into our portfolio to drive enduser value.

Candidate Profile

• Senior Engineering leadership experience at the business unit regional or enterprise level from a company known for innovation and engineering excellence ideally in the global consumer engineered products or branded goods space
• 15 years of experience in global companies in advanced technology engineering and product management functions with experience leading large geographically dispersed engineering teams
• Experience with electrified products digital emerging technologies software IoT and embedded systems
• Significant product engineering and scalable platforming experience with a proven track record of success
• Deep knowledge of platforming and modular design as well as extensive experience establishing design plans developing roadmaps and reducing complexity
• Excellent personal leadership change management and ability to collaborate and influence crossfunctionallycan conduct a dialogue that is intellectually honest brings out diversity of ideas and creates the appropriate integration/connectivity
• Developer of talent and capabilities; great people leader. Can select and lead both people with deep expertise and people with breadth
• Technical degree Ph.D. or Masters in Engineering from a leading academic institution plus business education (MBA preferred); professionally active in societies professional associations and networks
• Personal succession potential and desire to build capability for future leadership roles at Stanley Black & Decker

The Details:

You will 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 youll want to be and stay. Being part of our team means you 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.

At Stanley Black & Decker you will get that pride that comes from empowering makers doers protectors and everyday heroes all over the world. Were more than the #1 tools company. More than a driving force in outdoor power equipment. More than a global leader in industrial. Were visionaries and innovators. As successful as weve been in the past we have so much further to go. Thats where you come in. Join us!

We Dont Just Build The World We Build Innovative Technology Too.

Joining the Stanley Black & Decker team means working in an innovative techdriven and highly collaborative team environment supported by over 58000 professionals in 60 countries across the globe. Here youll get the unique chance to impact some of the worlds 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

Were the Worlds largest tool company. Were industry visionaries. Were solving problems and advancing the manufacturing trade through innovative technology and our Industry 4.0 Initiative. We are committed to ensuring our stateoftheart 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 hasnt stopped us from evolving into a vibrant diverse global growth company.

Benefits & Perks

Youll 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 Youll Also Get

Career Opportunity: Career paths arent 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 youll have access to a wealth of stateoftheart 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 thats how the best work gets done. Youll find we like to have fun here too.

PurposeDriven Company:
Youll 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 veterans status or any other protected characteristic.

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