Manager, Industrial Design

Position:       Manager, Industrial Design    
Division:       HTAS | Tools & Outdoor 

Location:      Taiwan Design Center / Taichung City, Taiwan
 

Who is Stanley Black & Decker?

Joining the Stanley Black & Decker (SBD) team means joining one of the world's largest, fastest-growing, and most dynamic companies. SBD, a Fortune 200 company is a world-leading provider of tools and storage, with unique growth platforms and a track record of sustained profitable growth. We have been globally recognized as one of the most innovative, sustainable, and rewarding companies in the world.

Position Overview:

The Tools & Outdoor (T&O) division of SBD is currently seeking an Industrial Designer Manager. This position will report to the Senior Director of the Taiwan Design Center (TDC) and the Hand Tools & Storage (HTAS) Portfolio Design Manager, as part of the larger global Product Execution team. This position will support end user insights, innovation, industrial design, surfacing, digital visualization and prototyping activities for several key Brand franchises. These include DEWALT, Stanley, Black + Decker, Craftsman, Mac Tools, Irwin & Lenox.

Who We’re Looking For: 

We are seeking a hands-on Industrial Design Manager who will function as a player/coach that participates and leads teams to visualize new product design directions, work cross-functionally with adjacent teams, and execute production-ready design solutions. This experienced candidate will lead daily design-related activities and teams for multiple projects, with accuracy and accountability. As an Industrial Design Manager, you will be responsible for working directly with the HTAS Portfolio Manager, TDC Senior Director, and team of Industrial Designers and Industrial Design Surfacers.

Activities & Responsibilities:

People

• Effectively leads, mentors, develops and assesses team members.
• Partners with senior leaders to develop career planning for team members.
• Cultivates and fosters a diverse and inclusive environment.
• Ensures that team members are aware and support the SBD’s values.
• Creates a positive environment that is conducive to high morale and productivity.
• Motivates team members to work productively, individually or as a team.

Processes

• Manages all day-to-day design tasks of team members assigned to projects.
• Utilizes project management platform to track and report to Design Leadership on design activities.
• Sets work priorities and assigns projects in close collaboration with senior design leadership.
• Ensures that projects and business objectives are met according to the agreed time and requirements.
• Relentlessly looks for opportunities to improve the team’s efficiency and effectiveness.

Strategic Communication

• Communicates clearly and with integrity.  Strong English fluency required.
• Maintains effective channels of communication with all project team members.

• Collaborates with other members of the Global ID team.

• Collaborates with function peers and partners in the matrix organization including engineering, packaging, program development and brand.
• Cultivates and owns strong relationships with BU cross functional peers.

Design Direction

• Aligns with and supports the Global Industrial Design Team’s vision and design direction.
• Drives execution and alignment with other functions.
• Ensures that design work follows the relevant VDL and guidelines for each Brand.
• Player/Coach on the team that deep dives as needed to support design efforts.
• Communicates design intent through highly resolved 2D and 3D drawings, 3D models, project documentation and presentation.
• Collaborates with other design leaders across the Global ID Team to raise the bar for design and align on best practices.
• Set standards for the team’s design excellence promoting a Design Thinking approach and a user centered mentality to deliver world-class, holistic product experiences.
• Relentlessly pursues High Design quality.
• Evaluates technical alternatives, pushes boundaries, and facilitates implementation of the best solution.
• Looks beyond the scope of the current project in setting the design direction.
• Guides team to user insights and competitive intelligence to identify opportunities to drive product experience innovation.

Qualifications & Skills

• BS, BA or equivalent in Industrial Design
• 10+ years design experience required
• Experience with hand tool and portable storage categories desirable.
• Proficiency with common design tools (Photoshop, Illustrator, Keyshot, Wacom tablet, etc.)
• Proficiency with 3D CAD solid and surfacing modeling, CATIA experience highly desirable.
• Ability to quickly conceptualize and communicate ideas with exceptional sketching and visualizing skills.
• A strong understanding of design principles and a sense for brand aesthetics.
• Strong understanding of product materials, ergonomics, manufacturing processes, design for manufacturing, and value analysis.
• Thorough understanding of mechanical components, complex systems, and assemblies.
• Exceptional communication & collaboration abilities with other disciplines.
• Experience managing creative output from outside agencies, suppliers, and vendors.
• Capable of multi-tasking and managing multiple priorities and teams.
• Strong project and time management skills.
• Demonstrated leadership of programs of increasing technical and commercial complexity.
• Ability to appreciate, interpret, discuss and resolve complex product related issues.
• Solid communications and interpersonal skills to influence the organization and form strong relationships.
• Developing skills, motivating and empowering team members to obtain maximum productivity.

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.

Global Benefits & Perks
You’ll be rewarded with a competitive salary plus receive entitlements and benefits unique to your country of hire. 

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.