**Regional Commodity Manager (RCM), Latin America (LAG)**
**Who We Are**
We are the World's largest tool company. We are industry visionaries. We are 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 has not stopped us from evolving into a vibrant, diverse, global growth company.
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, ROVER, CUB CADET, TROY BILT 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 You Are**
You're a curious problem solver who can bring big ideas to life. You're creative and 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.
**Position Summary**:
SBD is seeking a global sourcing manager to join our global team. The person in this role will be a key driver of sourcing excellence, truly optimizing the procurement sector of our GSM (Global Supply Management) organization. This position supports sourcing and productivity projects, production transfers across regions, localization projects in region as well as global sourcing events and contract negotiations.
**Responsibilities and Requirements:
- Regional Sourcing Manager (RCM) support execution of LCM (Lead Category Manager) strategy within Latin America Region.
- Manage LAG spend of category spend.
- Identify and onboard new suppliers that are in alignment with the category strategy
- Experience working with a global and diverse team in China, India, Mexico, and US on project execution and strategy alignment
- Drive world class cost and margin enhancement (TCO Improvement) to deliver 5% YOY productivity
- Lead and manage supplier relationships as the local representative for global affiliates
- Support the Lead Category Manager (LCM) on project management and executing category and regional strategies
- Experience building category cost models/clean sheets, and monitoring raw material, FX, and market trends
- Strong influencing and change management experience with the ability to successfully manage complexity and multiple priorities
- Minimum 5-10 years of experience in global strategic sourcing or procurement including supplier selection
- Bachelor's degree in relevant area required, mechanical or manufacturing **engineering preferred**:
- Knowledge of manufacturing processes, costs, and materials and experience managing mechanical component categories with lean manufacturing or six sigma methodologies
- Ability to work independently to deliver results and influence stakeholders internally and externally
- Excellent communication, negotiation, and presentation skills
- Ability to take accountability for driving team results, overcoming challenges, and working in a highly matrixed environment
- High degree of creativity, flexibility, and resourcefulness
- Personal drive, high energy, strong teaming skills, collaborative style, and commitment to continuous professional growth
Stanley Black & Decker is a values-driven organization, and we are passionate about delivering products to meet unmet societal needs, creating a more sustainable world and empowering makers! As a team, we bring our diverse background, beliefs, and experiences together to solve challenging, important problems. If you are interested in helping solve customer problems by capitalizing on the promise of digital transformation, we would like to speak with you!
**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.