Operations Manager, International Transportation

Operations Manager, International Transportation - Hybrid

Valley City, OH, United States

Come make the world and accelerate your success.

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 a Key Operations Manager, International Transportation, you’ll be part of our Global Supply Chain Sourcing Commodities & Logistics team working as a hybrid employee.    You’ll get to:  

• Maximize and deploy transportation category strategies and compliance consistently across SBD’s carrier base and supply chain.
• Collaboratively support activities behind SBD’s strategic pillars of transportation management: Planning, Procurement, Execution, Freight Audit & Payment, Monitor & Control.
• Develop and execute strategies, initiatives, policies, and programs that reduce costs while optimizing service, quality, and working capital.
• Manage SBD’s freight payment/settlement processes, activities, and relationship with 3PL Freight Audit and Payment Provider.  Drive improvements through on-time payments, billing, and payment accuracy.
• Leverage cross-functional collaboration with the Supply Chain and Strategic Sourcing teammates to improve shipping performance (on-time delivery, optimized material flow, cost).
• Manage supply continuity by identifying and mitigating transportation risk throughout the supply chain.
• Accountable for transportation optimization, including productivity savings and acquisition-related synergies.
• Lead collaboration efforts between carriers, freight forwarders, trade partners, and internal business groups including sales, DCs, plants, procurement operations, supply and demand planning to ensure transportation cost improvement and service targets are achieved.
• Monitor and control carrier and freight forwarder performance through monthly/quarterly performance reviews.
• Manage carrier and freight forwarder relations in coordination with plants, DC’s, and cross functional teammates.
• Establish key performance indicators (KPIs) to monitor and improve service levels.
• Create and implement systems and processes around digital, data driven analytics, and decision making.
• Flexibility to cross-train and learn other transportation team function.

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:

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Business Administration, or other closely related field
• Experience with multiple modes of transportation preferred (Ocean/Air/Drayage/FTL/LTL/Parcel)
• Strong people leadership skills with a global mindset
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Strong analytical skills and experience with data-driven decision-making
• Proficiency in digital tools and analytics platforms           
• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Experience with freight payment and settlement processes
• Master’s degree and/or APICS certification is desirable

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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