Group Product Manager – STANLEY

Group Product Manager – STANLEY

Come build something that matters.

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 approximately 48,000 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®.

Position Overview:

As a Group Product Manager, you’ll be part of our STANLEY team working as a hybrid employee. The Product Management is responsible for the product roadmap, feature definition, and overseeing a product throughout its lifecycle. They partner with cross-functional teams to ensure that all products meet customer and business needs and align back to the overall brand and category strategy.   Product Management collaborates with category managers, designers, engineers, brand marketing and sales teams to define and develop products that service the needs of our end user, align to relevant CTQ’s and create a competitive advantage in the marketplace. Additionally, they conduct market research and communicate with external stakeholders to get feedback and relay important information. Product Management also manages resource planning and works with operations and engineering to drive Design to Value (DTV), productivity and cost reduction. In this role, you will be responsible for developing product and market strategies to drive growth and improved profitability across the hand tool portfolios that they are responsible for.

• Develops product strategies to meet or exceed the company’s overall strategy and goals. Identifies the necessary projects to execute the strategy for product lines within their responsibility.
• Responsible for partnering with international teams to identify high impact opportunities to drive growth globally.
• Understand market trends to ensure product strategy aligns with the needs of the customer;
• Develop and deliver operating plan for assigned portfolio, track, forecast, and present new product financial performance monthly.  
• Lead development of product roadmaps based on product strategies, NPD (New Product Development) program financials, and channel strategies.  Work with Engineering and Supply Chain (Operations) to ensure the roadmap can be executed based on resources and capacity.
• Conduct regular VOC (Voice of Customer) visits to have a deep understanding of target market segments, end user needs, and pain points for the product portfolio.
• Responsible for NPD programs from ideation to commercialization.
• Act as team leader to ensure delivery of winning new products through end-user focused market requirements, aligned business case with channel/region teams, design trade-off management, succinct end user messaging, and price positioning for optimal profitability.
• Validation of Product CTQs, Testing, & Claims with End Users
• Responsible for effectively communicating to external audience’s product differentiation, product positioning, and value proposition to win or retain business.
• Identify and execute plans to deliver productivity in the category to ensure competitiveness in the marketplace without sacrificing customer valued product features.
• Ensure Phase Gate process is followed to successfully develop new products and deliver on time to commitment dates. 
• Develops product positioning strategy by product line, including target financial profitability objectives.
• Partner with global cross-functional team members to ensure success of new products and portfolio performance
• Manages, develops, and mentors a team of Product Managers to achieve business goals.

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: 

• BS or BA in Marketing, Business Administration, Finance, Engineering, or related field. MBA preferred.
• 7+ years of Product Management experience
• 3+ years of management experience
• Demonstrated ability to handle multiple assignments and projects simultaneously
• Strong communication, presentation and storytelling skills
• Self-motivated with a strong work ethic
• Comfortable with being on residential construction sites, and using hand and power tools
• Able to speak comfortably with res-con tradespeople like general contractors, home builders, carpenters, etc.
• Thrives in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams
• Experience working in a matrix environment
• Strong project management skills
• Domestic/International travel required (15%)
• Role is Hybrid with 3 days per week in Office
• Consumer products experience 
• Experience working directly with retailers or other large customers  
• Experience working for a large global company 
• Experience working in a matrixed reporting structure
• Experience conducting primary consumer research 

Key Capabilities & Org Requirements for Success

• Product Management Experience
• Financial Acumen
• Time Management & Planning
• Attention to Detail
• End User Insights Experience
• Strong Communication & Presentation Skills (Internal & External)
• Can-Do, Problem-Solving Attitude
•  MBR – Ability to interpret data, trends and financial information to tell a story and drive business recommendations
• Responsible for following established guidelines and identifying and resolving problems. Uses in-depth knowledge, acumen, and concepts to develop, resolve complex models and procedures. May provide technical advice to lower-level associates.

The Details:

You’ll 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 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 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.

What’s more, you’ll get that pride that comes from empowering makers, doers, protectors, and everyday heroes all over the world. We’re more than the #1 tools company. More than a driving force in outdoor power equipment. More than a global leader in industrial. We’re visionaries and innovators. As successful as we’ve been in the past, we have so much further to go. That’s where you come in. Join us!

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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. 

Benefits & Perks

You’ll 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.

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.

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.

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