Product Engineer - Design To Value / Productivity
Posted on: 7 Feb 2021
Southington, CT
Job Description
Job Description
Position Overview:
Within the Hand Tools Storage Group (HTSG) of Stanley Black & Decker, we are currently looking for a Product Engineer to join our Design-To-Value Team. This Product Engineer is responsible for identifying opportunities that drive cost optimization of products and reduce complexity in our product portfolios while driving improved value to our end users. Candidates need to be results driven, a creative thinker, and work collaboratively as a team player in a fast-paced environment.
Responsibilities:
* Ability to analyze product data to identify and segregate product similarities within family product features and benefits
* Investigate cost reduction opportunities within product portfolios; improve existing products using analytical techniques to better meet customer requirements.
* Lead teams creating new VI opportunity by conducting product teardown (along with competitive tools), and implementing complexity reduction principles to identify savings opportunities.
* Facilitate discovery of opportunities for reduction in complexity of product offering through SKU rationalization, commonization of designs and processes, and platform identification.
* Determine business impact (Sales, Margin, and Inventory) of SKU discontinuance and substitutions, component communization and platform design opportunities.
* Work with product teams to implement cost reduction and complexity reduction projects that deliver establish goals and objective.
Skills and Qualifications
* BS in Engineering or related field
* 5 Years of Product Development and/or Product Engineering. Experience in a manufacturing environment or sourcing product is a plus.
* Strong project management skills, solid analytical skills and a strong attention to detail are required
* Strong communication skills: both written and oral.
* Knowledge of business financial metrics
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Stanley Black & Decker is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants that apply for Stanley Black & Decker will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. In addition, we are a proud tobacco free workplace.
Stanley Black & Decker
New Britain, CT
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. engages in tools and storage, industrial, and security businesses worldwide. Its Tools & Storage segment offers power tools and equipment, including professional products, such as professional grade corded and cordless electric power tools and equipment, and pneumatic tools and fasteners; and consumer products comprising corded and cordless electric power tools primarily under the BLACK+DECKER brand, as well as lawn and garden products and related accessories, and home products.
This segment sells its products through retailers, distributors, and a direct sales force to professional end users, distributors, retail consumers, and industrial customers in various industries. The company’s Industrial segment provides engineered fastening products and systems to customers in the automotive, manufacturing, electronics, construction, aerospace industries, and others; sells and rents custom pipe handling, joint welding, and coating equipment for use in the construction of large and small diameter pipelines, as well as provides pipeline inspection services; and sells hydraulic tools and accessories.
This segment also serves oil and natural gas pipeline industry and other industrial customers. Its Security segment designs, supplies, and installs commercial electronic security systems and provides electronic security services; offers healthcare solutions, which include asset tracking, infant protection, pediatric protection, patient protection, wander management, fall management, and emergency call products; and sells automatic doors to commercial customers. This segment serves consumers, retailers, educational, financial, and healthcare institutions, as well as commercial, governmental, and industrial customers. The company was formerly known as The Stanley Works and changed its name to Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. in March 2010. Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. was founded in 1843 and is headquartered in New Britain, Connecticut.
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IndustryBusiness Services
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No. of Employees60,767
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Jobs Posted2280
