Leadership Program - Global Supply Chain

Stanley Black & Decker Leadership Program – Global Supply Chain 

Martin, TN | Jackson, TN | Northlake, TX | Farmers Branch, TX

Come build your career.

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 43,500 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®.

Why SLP?

The Stanley Black & Decker Leadership Program (“SLP”) is a high-profile two-year rotational program that is an integrated process for accelerating the development of our future leaders. It is geared toward recent graduates with Supply Chain and Operations internship experience and a relevant business degree with a passion for a long-term career in Global Supply Chain. Our program offers invaluable experiences for early-career associates seeking challenging developmental opportunities to jump-start their careers

Program Overview:
The Global Supply Chain Leadership Program is an entry-level development experience for recent graduates who want to build a long-term career in manufacturing and supply chain leadership. Participants complete three rotations over two years, typically in 6- or 12-month assignments. Each rotation provides meaningful ownership, site-level experience, functional depth, and exposure to different businesses, facilities, products, and leaders across the United States.

Rotational Experiences:

Assignments are selected based on development needs and business priorities and may include:

• Purchasing: Manage supplier and material issues, support sourcing or cost initiatives, improve supplier performance, and reduce supply risk.
• Continuous Improvement: Lead Lean projects, develop standard work, improve flow and productivity, facilitate kaizen activity, and strengthen daily management.
• Quality: Lead defect reduction and corrective-action work, improve process capability, support quality systems, and strengthen customer-quality performance.
• Planning: Translate demand into executable supply and production plans, improve inventory and schedule performance, and support capacity and constraint decisions.
• Operations: Own daily performance improvement within a manufacturing or distribution area, supporting safety, quality, delivery, cost, people, and asset results.

Development and Support:

• Rotation manager and project sponsor for each assignment.
• Program leadership, peer cohort, alumni network, mentoring, and exposure to senior Global Supply Chain leaders.
• Structured learning focused on manufacturing fundamentals, Lean and continuous improvement, business acumen, communication, and people leadership.
• Formal performance and development reviews at key points in each rotation.
• Post-program placement consideration based on performance, capability, career interests, location flexibility, and business need.

The Job:

As an SLP, you’ll be part of our Global Supply Chain team working as an on-site employee.  As part of the program, you’ll get to:  

• Own defined business results and deliver measurable improvement, not only observe or support the work.
• Build credibility on the floor by learning the process, engaging employees, following standard work, and responding to issues with urgency.
• Use structured problem-solving, data analysis, and change-management skills to move from root cause to sustained countermeasure.
• Lead cross-functional work with operations, engineering, quality, planning, purchasing, finance, maintenance, EHS, HR, suppliers, and other partners.
• Communicate progress, risks, and recommendations clearly to site and Global Supply Chain leaders.
• Actively manage an individual development plan, seek feedback, build a network, and prepare for a post-program leadership or functional role.

The Person:

You love to learn, grow, and be acknowledged for your valuable contributions. You’re not intimidated by innovation. You also have:

• Bachelor's degree in Industrial, Manufacturing, Mechanical, Systems, or Electrical Engineering; Supply Chain; Operations Management; Logistics; Analytics/Planning; Business; or a related discipline.
• Recent graduate or early-career professional, generally with fewer than two years of full-time professional experience.
• At least one internship, co-op, research, military, or substantive project experience related to manufacturing, distribution, purchasing, quality, planning, operations, or continuous improvement preferred.
• Demonstrated leadership potential, learning agility, accountability, analytical thinking, communication, collaboration, and bias for action.
• Interest in hands-on manufacturing and willingness to work in plant or distribution environments.
• Ability and willingness to relocate for assignments and post-program placement. Rotations may require moves every 6 to 12 months.
• Experience with Microsoft Office is expected; exposure to ERP, analytics, Lean, quality, or digital-manufacturing tools is helpful but not required.
• Must have legal authorization to work in the country of the position without restriction (and without needing sponsorship now or in the future), consistent with applicable job-posting requirements.

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!

The base pay range for this position is $51,700.00 - $83,300.00 per year. Pay is based on market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. A sign-on payment may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the position offered. Applicants should apply via Stanley Black and Decker’s internal or external careers site.

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 43,500 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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