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Role : Director, Central Continuous Improvement

Location : Remote, Europe (flexible on country of residence within EU)

Employment : Permanent

Come make the world and accelerate your success.

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 more than 50,000 diverse and high-performing professionals globally who are making their mark on some of the world’s most beloved brands, including DEWALT®, BLACK+DECKER®, STANLEY®, FACOM® and IRWIN®

What You’ll Do

We have an exciting opportunity for a Director, Central Continuous Improvement to join Stanley Black & Decker on a permanent basis located in Europe. As the CI Director, you will operate as a key change agent focused on building world-class CI capability, supporting the identification of productivity and Kaizen opportunities to ensure flawless execution whilst providing additional coaching / support.

You will be responsible for ensuring each of our sites within North and South EU regions have productivity plans (Kaizen Schedules) that contain sufficient operational improvement projects to attain / exceed YoY site-level productivity targets. In addition, you will lead and develop a team of Central CI Senior Engineers and Engineers within the region.

Who You Are

• Fluent in English (verbal and written)
• Manufacturing experience to include line responsibility and experience with the main manufacturing functions : production, maintenance, quality, production engineering, internal logistics, and launch (NPI)
• Deep experience in Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement methodologies
• Lean Six Sigma or other process improvement certification
• Proficiency with financial statements, including P&L, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow Statement
• Ability to travel up to 50% of the time, global and domestic, travel % may vary based on business needs

What You’ll Receive

Ho w 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 :

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.