Supplier Quality Manager - Americas

Supplier Quality Manager - Americas
Towson, MD

We Don’t Just Build The World, We Build Innovative Technology Too.

This is the career you’ve been waiting for your whole life. 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.

Who You Are
You’re a curious problem solver who has the ability to bring big ideas to life. You’re creative and scrappy but can navigate a large organization with ease. You’re agile and adaptable but work with precision to ensure we deliver top-notch customer experiences, always. You also have:

• ASQ (America Society of Quality) certification
• Familiar with common international certification related to SBD industry (e.g. ISO9001, QS9000, IATF16949, SA8000 etc.)
• Well trained with six sigma methodology, Green Belt minimum
• Successful track record of quality management and improvement
• Global mindset with experience working in an international/multi-cultural matrix environment
• Experience leading diverse and remote teams
• Multi-lingual (English, moderate understanding of Mandarin and/or Spanish is highly preferable)
• Bachelor’s degree
• 5+ years of experience in quality management
• Grow Mindset
• Energy and Edge
• Result Orientated
• Passion
• Ability to listen, engage and influence internal and external stakeholders
• Must have a balance of both reactive and proactive characteristics

What You’ll Do

• This Corporate Supplier Quality role in Americas is to ensure all SBD BU / SBUs & plants in the region the successful execution of global supplier quality management processed & standards, which is designed for customer centered quality culture;
• This position will act as the single point of contact for the region.
• This position is to understand the baseline of current supplier quality performance, and lead the team, collaborate with BU/SBU, plant quality team, and cross functional team to drive YoY supplier quality improvement.
• This position is to explore, develop and share best practice within the region and globally, in order to develop world-class quality team and develop supplier’s performance together with global quality organization;
• This position is to support 22/22 growth, make where we sell strategy and supplier foot-print optimization in Americas;
• This position will be potentially acting as GTS Supplier Quality Champion for GTS globally
• Execute global supplier quality management process cross BU/SBU, finished good supplier and SBD plant component suppliers;
• Drive supplier quality Improvement YoY for supplier quality KPIs in Americas region

• # of cases of Major Quality Concern reduction
• Supplier Quality ABC improvement,

• Lead and push supplier to work out a practical quality plan (PPAP, SQA-015, QCP) by leveraging NPD milestone (PPAP) approval process;
• Develop and define a process and proper resources from both supplier and SBD SQE team to audit the quality plan, and make sure supplier 100% execute it;
• Develop and lead the SBU SQE to solve major quality concerns effectively for plant, DC and customer;

• Work with supplier for continues improvement includes:
  • Address and follow up the open issues after Product Launch.
  • Implement Engineering Change from Stanley Black & Decker side
  • Request/support Engineering Change (or called REA) from the supplier side
  • Root Cause analysis (finish bone, 5W, 8D)
  • 6 sigma project development

• Hire, retain and develop global supplier quality talent in Americas region

Benefits & Perks
You’ll get a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits plan that includes medical, dental, life, vision, wellness program, disability, 401k, 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 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.

Stanley Black & Decker is one of the world's largest, fastest growing and most dynamic companies. SBD, a Fortune 200 company is a world-leading provider of tools and storage, commercial electronic security and engineered fastening systems, with unique growth platforms and a track record of sustained profitable growth.
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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.
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Requisition Number

73766BR

Business

US - Corporate

No. of Positions

1

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.

Function

Quality

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Supply Management & Operations