Job Information
Stanley Black and Decker Sr. Project Manager in Suzhou, China
Come Make the World With Us
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 beloved brands, including DEWALT®, CRAFTSMAN®, CUB CADET®, STANLEY® and BLACK+DECKER®
The Job
As a Sr. Project Manager, you’ll be part of our Global Strategy Office team. Specifically, you will support and drive key elements within the GSC operating model as outlined:
Lead and drive strategic transformational workstreams and projects in partnership with the Global Supply Chain and Business Unit leadership teams. Activities include:
Execute strategic initiatives on time and on cost, with minimum disruptions to the existing business.
Execute robust governance models, project implementation, risk mitigation, and contingency plans.
Effectively delegate project tasks to the appropriate owners
Collaborate with internal team members to share best practices, methodology, and opportunities for improvement.
Ability to communicate progress, risks, and escalations with the project teams as well as upwards in the organization.
Collaborate with financial partners and regional SC teams to monitor and track to financial targets and budgets for strategic initiatives.
Drive business case build (i.e. cost benefit analysis) for each discrete optimization project
Partner with Global Supply Chain leadership team and different functional groups to understand interdependencies
Utilize project management tools to accurately scope and track project performance and interdependencies
Functional leader on weekly project team calls
Develop and own content that is presented in steering committee environment
Develop and execute project plans including resource requirements, deliverables, milestones, and completion timelines
Work through conflicting issues, roadblocks and dependencies; proactively manage risks, changes and communication with project stakeholders
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:
A bachelor’s degree in engineering, Supply Chain or related business discipline required
3-5 years of supply chain project management experience required
Experience in a dynamic, large company environment.
Extensive operating experience improving current business processes or implementing proven best practices
Experience leading projects for multiple clients simultaneously
A track record of delivering on agreed upon project objectives
Well experienced in summarizing and presenting business information to all levels in organizations
Proven expertise in Business Case Modeling and Project Management
Strong leadership and organizational skills, and ability to prioritize workload
Highly detail oriented, with excellent analytical, critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
Ability to coordinate internal resources in a matrix environment to accomplish project objectives
Time management skills
Professional verbal and written communication skills
Experience with Microsoft Office, Smartsheet
Have or obtain PMP certification within 12 months
And More
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.
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.