VP, Engineering Excellence
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Vice President Engineering Excellence
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 of Engineering Excellence to provide strategic oversight for endtoend new product development program management engineering performance and portfolio management for our core Tools & Outdoor segment. Reporting to the Chief Engineering & Technology Officer this role will oversee the full spectrum of Program Management for all Engineering functions including our stagegate development process deployment of global standards and oversight of the Program Management Office (PMO) in major Engineering and Design Centers around the world.
The VP Engineering Excellence will be responsible for establishing and driving the engineering operational cadence for Stanley Black & Decker through process and program management standardization and improvement.
This position is based at our Tools & Outdoor headquarters in Towson Maryland though remote locations will be considered. This role oversees a team of global engineering professionals in the areas of Program Management Compliance Testing Simulation and Portfolio Management/Analytics.
Primary Accountabilities
Provide strategic oversight of the Program Development Portfolio across all core brands including development agility business performance risk management and ontime delivery. Drive continuous improvement across the organization to achieve bestinclass performance.
Develop and executive a global strategy to drive engineering design effectiveness with robust standards maturity models tools methods and performance metrics. This includes creating a strategic roadmap to enhance design via computational modeling and analysis optimized testing and verification and robust design.
Ensure Engineering Operations adhere to relevant regulations ISO standards and internal policies with safety protocols and training in place.
Develop and manage systems for collecting analyzing and reporting performance data and key performance indicators (KPIs) within Engineering. Partner closely with the Chief Engineering & Technology Officer to drive consistency in performance across the globe.
Manage strategies to decrease new product development cycle time increase the innovation pipeline and work as a business leader to maximize Stanley Black & Deckers competitive position top line margin expansion productivity gains free cash flow meet customer growth objectives and deliver worldclass operational metrics.
Lead 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.
Candidate Profile
Senior Leadership experience from a global company known for innovation and engineering excellence.
15 years of experience in global companies in advanced technology engineering and product management functions with experience leading large geographically dispersed engineering teams
Demonstrated experience in driving significant process improvements and discipline across global engineering functions.
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.
Experience building key alliances with academic institutions outside labs partner companies and suppliers in order to enhance the advanced technology thinking and capabilities of the business.
Technical degree Ph.D. or Masters degree 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.
Key Measures of Success
New Product Development:Speed to Market adherence to schedule to drive business growth.
Engineering Center Performance:NPD execution material productivity transformation and skill growth metrics.
Engineering Design Excellence: Global methods and standards for robust design testing computational aided design and compliance adherence.
Talent Development and Engagement and Organization Capability Growth
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!
#LISS1
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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Required Experience:
Exec
Employment Type
Full-Time
