Vice President, Global Manufacturing Quality
Come build something that matters.
The Company
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. Join our top-notch team of more than 43,000 high-performing professionals globally who are making their mark on some of the world's most beloved brands, including DEWALT®, STANLEY, CRAFTSMAN, BLACK+DECKER, and other strong brands.
The Role
The Vice President of Global Manufacturing Quality, is a strategic leader responsible for developing, implementing, overseeing and driving quality initiatives across all manufacturing operations. This role ensures that products, processes, and systems meet the highest standards of safety, reliability, and customer satisfaction, while maintaining compliance with all regulatory and industry requirements. This role is responsible for leading the development and execution of quality assurance strategies/Quality Management Systems, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
This role reports into the Chief Supply Chain Officer and collaborates cross-functionally to support business objectives and growth.
This position is based in our Charlotte, North Carolina location, and requires travel to manufacturing sites and customer locations (up to 30%).
Primary Accountabilities
Strategic Leadership:
Develop and execute the company-wide quality vision, strategy, quality management systems and objectives aligned with COE goals.
Lead, mentor, and develop the Quality organization, including site Quality Managers and cross-functional teams, fostering professional growth and high performance.
Communicate quality objectives, performance, and improvement plans to executive leadership, customers, and regulatory agencies.
Manufacturing Quality:
Champion continuous improvement initiatives such as Lean, Six Sigma, and risk management to drive operational excellence and reduce defects.
Ensure compliance with ISO 9001, IATF, and other relevant regulatory standards across all manufacturing operations.
Supplier Quality:
Direct and manage the Global Supply Chain supplier quality organization to ensure robust process control, supplier quality management, and risk mitigation throughout the supply chain.
Collaborate with Supply Chain and Operations to resolve complex supplier quality issues and drive corrective actions, including supplier recovery.
Manage Supplier Rating Process.
Oversee supplier qualification and performance monitoring, ensuring adherence to quality standards and continuous improvement.
NPD/NPI Commercial Engineering:
Lead and oversee comprehensive quality planning and execution for new product development (NPD), new product introduction (NPI), and commercial engineering initiatives.
Establish and manage Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP), Production Part Approval Process (PPAP), First Article Inspection (FAI), and product validation activities to ensure robust quality standards are integrated from concept through launch and commercialization.
Utilize data-driven approaches to monitor, report, and improve quality metrics and KPIs during NPD/NPI phases.
Collaborate with Global Supplier Management to ensure the right suppliers for the organization.
Participate and collaborate with Commercial and Engineering for Phase Gate Process to ensure Design Assurance Requirements.
Quality Systems & Compliance:
Develop, implement, ensure compliance to and maintain a Quality Management System (QMS) in accordance with ISO 9001, IATF and other relevant standards.
Partner with cross-functional teams (Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Regulatory, Customer Service) to integrate quality into all processes and new product introduction.
Continuous Improvement / Product & Process Quality
Champion Risk Management, Lean, Six Sigma, and other continuous improvement methodologies to drive operational excellence.
Establish, monitor, analyze and report key quality metrics (e.g., CoPQ, defect rates, DPPM, customer returns, audit findings) for quality performance, reliability, and customer satisfaction through root/cause driving corrective actions.
Oversee new product introduction (NPI) quality planning, including APQP, PPAP, FAI, and validation activities.
Ensure robust process control, supplier quality management, and risk mitigation throughout the supply chain.
Collaborate with Engineering, Operations, and Supply Chain to resolve complex quality issues.
Utilize data-driven approaches to monitor, report, and improve quality metrics and KPIs.
Customer Focus:
Serve as contact for customer quality matters, complaints, and audits.
Foster a culture of customer satisfaction and responsiveness.
Candidate Profile
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 engineering, Quality, or related technical field (master's preferred).
Minimum 15 years of progressive experience in Quality, MFG or Technical experience, including at least 5 years in a senior leadership role, in a large, complex, matrixed, global organization, with a global manufacturing footprint.
Demonstrated experience in ISO 9001, IATF or equivalent regulatory requirements.
Proven track record in implementing and leading quality initiatives, Risk Management, Lean, Six Sigma, and continuous improvement initiatives in a complex, global multi-site manufacturing environment. Experience with advanced quality tools (FMEA, SPC, MSA, PPAP, APQP, FAI).
Excellent leadership, communication (both written and verbal), and organizational skills.
Ability to influence at all levels of the organization, expertly communicate to executive leadership, and interface with customers and regulatory agencies.
Proven capability to attract, lead, develop and motivate high-performing teams across multiple locations and regions.
Ability to communicate a compelling vision and move others to action.
Strong technical acumen in manufacturing processes, quality systems and regulatory requirements, such as:
QMS / Regulatory Compliance: ?ISO 9001, IATF or customer-specific requirements.
Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) & Production Part Approval Process (PPAP): ?Ensuring product launch and process validation.
Root Cause Analysis & Corrective Action: ?Structured problem-solving (8D, Fishbone, Five Whys). Statistical Process Control (SPC) & Measurement System Analysis (MSA): ?Data-driven process monitoring and improvement.
Risk Management: ?Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA), risk assessment, and mitigation.
Continuous Improvement :?Lean manufacturing, Six Sigma, Kaizen, and waste reduction.
The Salary range for this position is $189,600.00 - $338,000.00
This is the lowest to highest annual full-time salary range we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. The salary offered within the range may vary depending on multiple factors including job level, geographic location, job-related knowledge, skills, qualifications, experience and in compliance with local wage requirements. Please note that salary is only one component of total rewards at Stanley Black & Decker. ?
The salary range listed in this job posting reflects the range for the primary location specified. The salary range may vary for other locations.?
The successful candidate may be eligible for annual merit increases. ?
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 tool sand other partner programs.
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.
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.
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.
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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