Purchasing Agent – Suzhou

Come Make the World With Us

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 nearly 60,000 professionals globally who are making their mark on some of the world’s beloved brands, including DEWALT®, CRAFTSMAN®, CUB CADET®, STANLEY® and BLACK+DECKER®

The Job

As a Purchasing Agent, you’ll be part of our Strategic Sourcing and Procurement team located in Suzhou. You’ll get to: 

Maintain close relationships with suppliers within assigned commodities and takes proactive approach in interfacing with them to resolve issues that may arise.Execute all purchasing related activities of product development as assigned within the specified commodities.Act as a liaison between suppliers and plants in conjunction with the efforts of the Value Stream Management group.First point of escalation from SBD plants for all supplier related shortagesIdentify any gaps within the existing supply base relative to future product development. Communicate the need to the Regional Procurement Manager so that development work can be completed in time to support projects.Bring approved suppliers into development projects to support new product development.Maintain close relationships with suppliers and take a proactive approach in interfacing with them to resolve issues.Monitors price changes and takes appropriate steps for approval of changes. Implements and manages the change.Support cross-functional team initiatives around total cost improvements and supply vulnerability reductions.Perform all purchasing activities in accordance with current company policies and procedures.

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 business/related field or equivalent experience3-5 years professional Purchasing experience. Specific commodity experience is preferred including steel, stampings, plastic resins and/or injection molding, powdered metal, hardware, and packaging.Proficiency with MS Office with emphasis on Word, Excel, and Outlook.ERP/MRP experienceStrong communication skills both written and verbal.Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.High degree of creativity, flexibility, and resourcefulness to provide win-win resolutions.Ability to work remotely with minimal supervision and effectively in a team environment.

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 Lean Academy, Coursera® and online university.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.

 

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.

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.

Global Benefits & Perks
You’ll be rewarded with a competitive salary plus receive entitlements and benefits unique to your country of hire. 

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.