**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®, CRAFTSMAN®, STANLEY®, CUB CADET®, and HUSTLER®.**The Job**:As a Global Category Manager, Purchased Components, you'll be part of our Global Supply Management team as a hybrid employee, working at home and onsite in either Valley City, OH or Towson, MD locations. You will manage the global supply base for the Purchased Components team. You'll get to:- As an individual contributor, you will lead negotiations and manage 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 Plating, Heat Treat, Rubber Components, and Lubricants- Negotiations and Contracts: Negotiate, implement and manage supplier contracts and service level agreements- Carry out price comparisons with the aim of optimizing the procurement situation, if necessary, initiate price and value analyzes, 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**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:- Bachelor's degree required- Minimum of 3 years of strategic sourcing experience including supplier selection, supplier management, contract negotiations etc. requirement, Automotive sector nice to have- 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 subcontracting- 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**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.**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
