Manager, Strategic Insights, Global Tools & Storage – Hybrid

Located in Towson, MD (3 days onsite) or Remote location - Eastern Time Zone

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 more than 50,000 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:  

Stanley Black & Decker’s (SBD) Global Tools and Storage business is currently seeking candidates for a Strategic Insights Manager based in Towson, MD (or remote location in the Eastern Time Zone). The Strategic Insights Manager, Global Tools and Storage will drive global business results by influencing portfolio and brand strategy, commercialization, and point of purchase execution via a constant focus on the consumer and marketplace. You’ll get to:

Directly influence the future of the CRAFTSMAN and STANLEY brands on a global scale:

• Cultivate richer insights that bring internal and external stakeholders closer to our “end user”
• Influence how we communicate our brands through creative campaigns, copy, digital assets and packaging
• Guide New Product Development (ideation and concept testing) and current portfolio strategies

Build and contribute to foundational understanding of the Global Tools and Storage categories, the SBD suite of brands, and the point-of-sale environment:

• Lead acquisition and synthesis of insights from different sources of data (e.g. Point of Sale, shopper panels, social listening, as well as primary research)
• Regularly create and/or take part in discovery activities with end users to understand the why behind their behavior
• Build and share compelling stories with business leaders that provide insight to how end user behaviors are influencing our categories

Optimize learning and research opportunities to meet and impact business needs:

• Create and implement strategic learning plans to address the most critical questions for the business
• Guide specific research development and execution using expertise in a variety of research methods
• Identify innovative tools and new ways of working to deliver more impactful results

Influence decisions and evolve thinking of cross-functional leadership:

• Synthesize disparate data and transform it into actionable insights
• Make recommendations grounded in consumer and market knowledge and guided by a broader understanding of the business
• Consult on cross business unit initiatives

Oversee research and data supplier relationships:

• Help vet agency and vendor partner capabilities for regional and global scale
• Select suppliers to partner with and share experiences openly with the Insights team

Help us build and grow our Global Insights team:

• Seek out and share knowledge on emerging research and analytic methodologies 
• Build advocacy for sustained organizational investment in end user and shopper understanding 
• Coach and mentor more junior team members

The Person:  

You’re a creative problem solver who loves to learn and grow, be acknowledged for your valuable contributions, and feel like an integral team member. You’re not intimidated by technology or innovation. You’re willing to program your own surveys and get knee-deep in data, but can easily pivot to providing thought leadership for a specific category or end user target. You also have:

• Bachelor’s Degree, MBA a plus
• 5+ years of professional experience in Consumer or Market Insights and Analytics, Brand or Shopper Marketing, and/or Business Strategy
• Experience building holistic learning plans that integrate data, trends, and primary research
• Experience blending quantitative & qualitative learning for a clear story and action plan
• Proven ability to influence a diverse set of stakeholders, including external partners
• Ability to think and act strategically 
• Ability to “connect the dots” and drive toward bigger picture insights
• Ability to show complex information in a simple, visual way that drives understanding
• Proficiency in programming tools like Qualtrics and analytics tools like Tableau or Displayr
• Proficiency with syndicated data sources like Numerator, IRI or Nielsen
• Excellent communication skills

The Details:  

You’ll 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’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 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!
 

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The base pay range for this position in Maryland is $74,000-$133,000 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 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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