Vice President, Global Environmental, Health & Safety

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 top-notch team of more than 50000 high-performing 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 strategic innovative and results-oriented Vice President Global Environmental Health & Safety to provide the global leadership and strategy for the companys EHS function worldwide. Reporting to the SVP Chief Supply Chain Officer the VP Global EHS will ensure best-in-class performance across all regions business units and operational sites.

Primary Accountabilities

Provide strategic EHS leadership for all manufacturing operations plants and distribution centers around the globe ensuring the highest standards of safety and environmental stewardship are consistently applied.

Lead and develop a global team of EHS professionals fostering a high-performance growth-oriented culture.

Set and execute global EHS strategic plans and goals to mitigate risks across all regionsNorth America Latin America EMEA APAC and beyond.

Lead the integration of digital tools and platforms to enhance health and safety management including incident reporting risk assessments and compliance tracking.

Champion the adoption of digital technologies to proactively monitor and improve workplace safety.

Serve as the primary EHS executive interface with the C-suite and Board regularly presenting strategy performance updates and global EHS reviews.

Provide strategic leadership technical expertise and guidance to business and EHS leaders on regulatory compliance emerging risks sustainability and best practices impacting operations worldwide.

Leverage advanced data analytics to identify global EHS trends risks and opportunities for injury prevention collaborating with senior leaders to define objectives and drive continuous improvement aligned with corporate goals.

Oversee global EHS performance through audits benchmarking and data-driven insights ensuring transparency and accountability across all sites and operations.

Champion a customer-centric continuous improvement mindset ensuring timely and effective support to all global sites and making operational excellence a priority.

Lead hazard and risk recognition and mitigation initiatives globally embedding a behavior-based safety culture and accountability throughout the organization.

Ensure the accuracy and integrity of EHS data and assurance processes worldwide; drive harmonization and standardization of reporting and verification.

Direct and support the resolution of EHS enforcement matters worldwide collaborating with legal operations and regional EHS teams to manage regulatory interactions notices claims and penalties.

Oversee EHS due diligence and integration for mergers acquisitions and divestitures globally ensuring seamless alignment with SBDs EHS standards and values.

Build global EHS capability by developing and delivering training mentoring and professional development programs to ensure all regions have the necessary technical and functional expertise.

Drive a Safety Always culture by engaging leaders and employees at all levels and regions inspiring commitment to EHS excellence and shared accountability.

Guide the annual EHS budget planning process for all regions and manage the global EHS functions budget ensuring optimal resource allocation.

Flexibility is required to respond to international emergencies and incidents; global travel required.

Candidate Profile

The successful candidate will have demonstrated world-class skills and leadership in a global EHS role preferably in another leading industrial setting. Stanley Black & Decker seeks a hands-on leader with excellent communications skills and executive presence who thrives in a dynamic global environment. This executive is passionate about EHS continuous improvement and making a positive impact on a worldwide scale.

15 years of progressive EHS leadership experience including global strategy development program implementation and management of large diverse teams.

Demonstrated ability to lead inspire and develop senior EHS professionals and cross-functional teams in a complex matrixed global organization.

Proven track record of partnering with executive leadership to drive EHS performance and culture change especially within manufacturing plant and distribution center environments.

Experience developing and deploying global processes systems and digital tools to serve a broad range of internal and external customers.

Advanced analytical skills with a track record of using data to inform global decision-making and drive measurable improvements.

Bachelors degree in EHS Management Health & Safety Industrial Hygiene Environmental Science/Engineering or a related technical discipline; Masters degree strongly preferred.

Exceptional executive communication and presentation skills with experience engaging at the Board and C-suite level.

Deep knowledge of global EHS regulations standards and management systems (e.g. ISO 45001 ISO 14001) with experience implementing and harmonizing these systems worldwide.

Experience managing EHS aspects of international M&A activities.

Multilingual ability and/or international work experience is a plus.

The Details:

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.

You will get that pride that comes from empowering makers doers protectors and everyday heroes all over the world. We are more than the #1 tools company. More than a driving force in outdoor power equipment. More than a global leader in industrial. We are 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 tech-driven 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 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 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 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 thats how the best work gets done. Youll find we like to have fun here too.

Purpose-Driven 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.

If you require reasonable accommodation to complete an application or access our website please contact us at or at . Due to volume we cannot respond to unrelated inquiries about the status of a completed application or resetting an account password.

Know Your Rights: Workplace discrimination is illegal ()