As the Vice President of Manufacturing for Latin America at Stanley Black & Decker, you will bring energy, vision, and a relentless passion for excellence to lead and inspire manufacturing operations across multiple sites in the region. You will champion a culture of high performance, driving the acceleration of our journey toward world-class manufacturing. Your leadership will empower plant management teams to exceed safety, quality, delivery, and cost objectives, while relentlessly pursuing continuous improvement and operational excellence.

Through cross-functional collaboration and a commitment to innovation, you will support business growth, elevate customer satisfaction, and ensure our operations reflect Stanley Black & Decker’s global standards and values. This is a unique opportunity for a dynamic leader to make a lasting impact and set new benchmarks for manufacturing excellence.

Key Responsibilities

Strategy & Leadership:

• Develop and execute manufacturing strategies for Latin America in alignment with SBD’s regional and global objectives.
• Lead, mentor, and develop plant managers and manufacturing teams to build a high-performing, engaged organization.
• Represent the Latin America manufacturing function in regional and global leadership meetings and projects.
• Champion change management initiatives and support organizational transformation as needed.
• Represent LAG Manufacturing on the Mexico Eco-System development team.

Operations Management

• Oversee daily operations of multiple manufacturing sites, ensuring consistent application of SBD best practices, policies, and procedures.
• Manage regional manufacturing budgets, forecasts, and capital expenditures to achieve financial targets.
• Monitor and analyze key performance indicators (KPIs) to ensure safety, quality, productivity, and cost objectives are consistently met or exceeded.

Continuous Improvement & Innovation:

• Drive operational excellence through Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, and other SBD continuous improvement initiatives.
• Identify and implement new technologies and automation to enhance efficiency, quality, and competitiveness.
• Leverage digitization to bring information to the Makers in real time to assist in decision making with less bureaucracy and bias.

Collaboration & Cross-Functional Partnership:

• Collaborate with Engineering, Commercial, Supply Chain, Quality, EHS, and other departments to optimize processes, support new product introductions, and resolve operational challenges.
• Foster strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to support business objectives.
• Represent Manufacturing with our NPD initiatives delivering new products for our end users, faster and with higher quality standards.

Compliance & Culture:

• Ensure full compliance with all regulatory, environmental, and Stanley Black & Decker standards across all sites.
• Foster a culture of safety, accountability, E2E process ownership, and continuous improvement throughout the region, in line with SBD’s core values.

Key Performance Indicators

• Cost to Produce:

Manufacturing costs are maintained in line with site targets, with ongoing cost reductions achieved through Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement initiatives.

• Quality:

Drive a zero-defect culture to enhance customer satisfaction, measured by DPMO (Defects Per Million Opportunities) and other key quality metrics.

• On-Time Production:

Ensure daily production schedules are met, with on-time completion and delivery of products in line with customer and business requirements.

• Safety:

Foster a zero-incident safety culture within all manufacturing sites, implementing best practices and ensuring strict adherence to SBD’s Critical Risk Roadmap and Cardinal Rules.

• People:

Build and develop a world-class manufacturing team that consistently challenges targets and drives operational excellence. Create a robust talent pipeline through coaching, cross-training, and leadership development.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations Management, or a related field; Master’s degree preferred.
• Minimum 10 years of progressive experience in manufacturing or operations management, with significant leadership responsibility, including at least 3 years in a multi-site or regional management capacity.
• Proven track record of managing manufacturing operations across multiple countries or regions.
• Strong knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, and other process improvement methodologies.
• Demonstrated ability to lead, motivate, and develop diverse teams across multiple locations and cultures.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Experience with budget management and strategic planning.
• Proficiency in manufacturing management systems and digital tools.
• In-depth understanding of the Latin America, including regulatory requirements and cultural nuances.
• Ability to travel frequently within Latin America.
• Sites include 4 in Mexico (Reynosa, Monterrey, Nogales, Puebla), 1 in San Luis Argentina, 2 in Brazil (Carlos Barbosa, Uberaba).

Key Competencies:

• Strategic thinking and planning
• Operational excellence
• Financial acumen
• Leadership and team development
• Problem-solving and decision-making
• Customer focus
• Adaptability and resilience

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 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.