Lead Category Manager, Purchase Components

Lead Category Manager, Purchase Components - Hybrid

Valley City, OH ,USA

Make A Difference For Those Who Make The World

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 54,000+ professionals in 60 countries who are making their mark on some of the world’s most beloved brands, including DEWALT, CRAFTSMAN, STANLEY, BLACK+DECKER, IRWIN, LENOX and more.

What You’ll Do

As a Lead Category Manager, Purchase Components, you’ll be part of our Global Strategic Sourcing team. You’ll get to:

• This position will assist in negotiations and will take the lead role in managing individual supplier relationships

• Deliver Year over Year productivity & working capital goals

• Work with Businesses/Plants to achieve annual productivity and working capital targets

• Work closely with all functions (Engineering, Marketing, Operations, Finance, Legal, Logistics, IT, etc) to formulate, implement and execute sourcing and continuous improvement strategies

• Strategic Supplier Management: Analysis and observation of the procurement markets as well as trade fair visits to identify potential sources

• Material Field Strategy: Creation of global purchasing strategies, especially for purchased components in the categories consisting of Sub-Con, Tires & Rims, Paint, Rubber, Rubber Components, & Belts

• Negotiations and Contracts: Negotiate, implement and manage supplier contracts and service level agreements

• Executive of tenders/benchmarks: Carry out price comparisons with the aim of optimizing the procurement situation, if necessary, initiate price and value analysis, attempts, substitution of parts / materials

• Supplier Development: Institute world class procurement / sourcing processes and practices including but not limited to, supplier development & supplier scorecards

• Implementation of Projects: Planning and implementation of projects as well as implementation of parts of complex large-scale projects

Who You Are

You always strive to do a good job…but wouldn’t it be great if you could do your job and do a world of good? You care about quality – at every level. You love to learn and grow and be acknowledged for your valuable contributions. You’re not intimidated by innovation. In fact, you embrace it. You also have:

• Bachelor’s degree required

• Minimum of 3 years of strategic sourcing experience including supplier selection, supplier management, contract negotiations etc.

• Minimum 3 years of category strategy or material field strategy experience

• Knowledge of procurement and sourcing techniques and strategies, supplier integration, and continuous improvement initiatives

• Has special knowledge in the relevant areas of responsibility, ideally in outdoor equipment and/or power tools

• Proven track record of developing and executing successful YOY productivity projects

• Computer skills (MS Office)

• Excellent interpersonal, communication and negotiation skills

• Effective leadership & facilitation skills demonstrated

• Strong Project, Program management and Problem-solving skills required

• Ability to work in a matrixed environment, managing multiple and, often times, conflicting priorities

What You’ll Receive

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

• 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.

How You’ll Feel

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 a wealth of learning resources, including our Lean Academy, Coursera and online university.

• 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.

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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, veteran’s status or any other protected characteristic.

The Salary range for this position is $77,600.00 - $124,900.00

• This is the lowest to highest annual full-time salary range we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. The salary offered within the range may vary depending on multiple factors including job level, geographic location, job-related knowledge, skills, qualifications, experience and in compliance with local wage requirements. Please note that salary is only one component of total rewards at Stanley Black & Decker. ​

• The salary range listed in this job posting reflects the range for the primary location specified. The salary range may vary for other locations.​

• The successful candidate may be eligible for annual merit increases. ​

• Medical, dental, life, vision, disability,401(k), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, paid time off, and tuition reimbursement in addition to programs & benefits in support of your well-being. ​

• Discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tool sand other partner programs.

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 43,500 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.

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.

Benefits & Perks

You’ll 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.

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.

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, veteran’s status or any other protected characteristic.

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