Executive Assistant, President Tools & Outdoor

Hybrid

• Towson, Maryland or Charlotte, North Carolina

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®.

The Job:

As the Executive Assistant to the President of Tools & Outdoor you will be working hybrid employee. We are seeking a strategic, innovative, and detail-oriented Executive Assistant to support the President of Tools & Outdoor, our largest business unit and their Chief of Staff. The location of this role is preferred in Towson, MD or Charlotte, NC, with the ability to travel approximately once a month as business needs require. The Executive Assistant must work well under pressure and become a trusted partner to the President and their Chief of Staff. This critical role will exercise strong judgment in a variety of situations and maintain balance among multiple shifting priorities. The successful candidate will have advanced skills in calendar management, travel planning, general project management, and handling confidential matters with discretion and confidence.

• Coordinate domestic and international travel, including scheduling and organizing flights, hotels, and transport for the President.
• Arrange complex and detailed travel plans, itineraries, and agendas. Compile documents for travel-related meetings.
• Manage an extremely active and dynamic calendar of appointments. Think creatively and resourcefully about alternatives, protect time, and manage priorities.
• Work closely and effectively with the President, keeping him/her well informed of upcoming commitments and responsibilities, following up appropriately.
• Proactively partner with the Chief of Staff to ensure meeting follow ups and activities from the staff are addressed, tracked and managed in a cohesive way.
• Provide a bridge for smooth communication between the President's office and internal departments, demonstrating a high degree of professionalism and leadership to maintain credibility, trust, and support with senior management staff.
• Continually identify opportunities to streamline functional activities, enabling the President to focus on strategic and business initiatives.
• Partner closely with Executive Assistants across the organization to find efficient solutions for scheduling challenges.
• Support in creating/editing various documents, including letters/memos, PowerPoint presentations, Excel files (including manipulation of data/creation of charts), etc.
• Prioritize conflicting needs, handle work expeditiously, proactively, and follow-through on projects to successful completion, often with deadline pressures.
• Maintain discretion and confidentiality in all matters in the workplace.
• Proactively manage business rhythm planning, ensuring that all core business meetings are scheduled with logistics and other pre-meeting requirements identified and addressed accordingly.
• Operate as liaison between the Tools & Outdoor business unit and other Stanley Black & Decker locations.
• Complete Concur expense reports.
• Compose and prepare correspondence that may be confidential.
• Ability to support other Executive Committee members as needed, particularly during travel or onsite meetings.

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:

• Minimum of 10 years of professional experience, with a significant amount of that time supporting Executive Committee members for a publicly traded, global company
• Impeccable communicator and representative for Stanley Black & Decker, both in verbal and written communication. Professional and positive demeanor and executive presence
• Expert Proficiency using Microsoft Office Suite, experience with travel systems and expense reimbursement procedures
• Demonstrated proactive approach to problem-solving with strong and independent decision-making capability
• Highly resourceful team-player, with the ability to also be extremely effective independently
• Excellent analytical, time-management, and project management skills. High degree of attention to detail while also being tenacious with execution are critical elements to success in role
• Superb interpersonal skills and working in a complex, matrixed organization
• High degree of confidentiality and professionalism
• Demonstrated ability to achieve high performance goals and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Forward looking thinker, who actively seeks opportunities and proposes solutions
• Strong organizational skills that reflect ability to perform and prioritize multiple tasks seamlessly with excellent attention to detail
• A Bachelor’s degree is preferred but not required

The Details:

You will receive a competitive salary and a great benefits plan, including:

· Medical, dental, life, vision, wellness program, disability, 401(k), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, paid time off, and tuition reimbursement.

· 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 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 diversity, equity, and inclusion.

· 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!

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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