Manager, Tools & Outdoor Strategy – Hybrid
Towson, MD
The Job:
As Manager, Tools & Outdoor Strategy, you will be part of the Tools & Outdoor team, helping drive strategic and operational priorities across the global business. Reporting to the Sr. Manager, Tools & Outdoor Strategy, this role will play a key part in planning and advancing cross-functional initiatives, improving business processes, enabling execution against strategic objectives, and driving operational excellence across the global portfolio.
This role is a strategic generalist position with meaningful responsibility for helping guide the organization27s strategic initiatives and business rhythms. It will also help shape team ways of working and strengthen integration with Brand teams.
This position is based in our Tools & Outdoor headquarters in Towson, Maryland, with remote locations considered.
You27ll get to:
- Support annual strategic planning processes, helping translate strategic priorities into actionable business plans.
- Contribute to the Strategy & Insights team27sways of working, helping define priorities, improve team effectiveness, and establish scalable processes and operating disciplines.
- Lead strategic and operational initiatives that support business priorities and long-term growth objectives.
- Partner across the organization to drive cross-functional alignment, execution, and accountability for key business initiatives.
- Help guide theStrategic Initiatives Management (SIM)process, ensuring adoption across business units and adherence to KPI reporting.
- Integrate closely withBrand teams, recognizing their leadership of business units and accountability for the products produced under their brands, while ensuring strong connectivity to enterprise and commercial processes.
- Identify and implement process improvements that enhance organizational effectiveness, speed, and execution quality, with a particular focus on commercialization of innovation.
- Drive operating rhythm activities, including business reviews, performance tracking, leadership updates, Executive Gate Review (EGR) coordination, and cross-functional governance.
- Analyze business performance, market dynamics, and internal operating trends to identify risks, opportunities, and recommended actions.
- Partner with leadership to prepare executive communications, presentations, and recommendations that support decision-making and organizational alignment.
- Leverage technology and tools, including artificial intelligence, to streamline workflows and improve team effectiveness.
- Foster a culture of continuous improvement, operational discipline, and collaboration across teams.
The Person:
You love to learn and grow and be acknowledged for your valuable contributions. You27re not intimidated by innovation. Wouldn27t it be great if you could do your job and do a world of good? In fact, you embrace it. You also have:
- Bachelor27s degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Operations, Finance, or a related field. MBA preferred.
- 5+ years of experience in strategic planning, business operations, commercial strategy, sales, or related roles within consumer durables, tools, or similar industries.
- Demonstrated success leading cross-functional strategic initiatives and driving operational improvements in a matrixed organization.
- Strong business acumen and analytical skills, with the ability to interpret performance data, identify trends, and develop actionable recommendations.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, with experience preparing materials for senior leadership.
- Experience building strong partnerships across cross-functional teams and influencing without direct authority.
The Details:
You27ll receive a competitive salary and a great benefits plan, including:
- 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 tools and other partner programs.
And More:
We want our company to be a place you27ll want to be 2D and stay. Being part of our team means you27ll 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 a wide range of perspectives and experiences.
- Give Back: Help us continue to make positive changes locally and globally through volunteerism, giving back, and sustainable business practices.
What27s more, you27ll get that pride that comes from empowering makers, doers, protectors, and everyday heroes all over the world. We27re more than the #1 tools company. More than a driving force in outdoor power equipment. More than a global leader in industrial. We27re visionaries and innovators. As successful as we27ve been in the past, we have so much further to go. That27s where you come in. Join us!
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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 Don27t 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, you27ll get the unique chance to impact some of the world27s 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
We27re the World27s largest tool company. We27re industry visionaries. We27re 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 22smart factory22 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 hasn27t stopped us from evolving into a vibrant, diverse, global growth company.
What You27ll Also Get
Career Opportunity: Career paths aren27t 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
You27ll 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 you27ll 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 that27s how the best work gets done. You27ll find we like to have fun here, too.
Purpose-Driven Company:
You27ll 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.
