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 integral 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
- 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, Monterre

📌 Vp Manufacturing, Latin America (Ciudad Apodaca)
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