Manager, Tools & Outdoor Strategy

** Manager, Tools & Outdoor Strategy – Hybrid
**** Towson, MD
**** Come build your career.
** 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 WorldTM. Sound like you? Join our top-notch team of approximately 43,500 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:
** As
** Manager, Tools & Outdoor Strategy**, you will be part of the Tools & Outdoor team, helping drive strategic and operational priorities across the global business. Reporting to the Sr. Manager, Tools & Outdoor Strategy, this role will play a key part in planning and advancing cross-functional initiatives, improving business processes, enabling execution against strategic objectives, and driving operational excellence across the global portfolio.

This role is a strategic generalist position with meaningful responsibility for helping guide the organization’s strategic initiatives and business rhythms. It will also help shape team ways of working and strengthen integration with Brand teams.

This position is based in our Tools & Outdoor headquarters in Towson, Maryland, with remote locations considered.

You’ll get to:
* Support annual strategic planning processes, helping translate strategic priorities into actionable business plans.
* Contribute to the Strategy & Insights team’s
** ways of working**, helping define priorities, improve team effectiveness, and establish scalable processes and operating disciplines.
* Lead strategic and operational initiatives that support business priorities and long-term growth objectives.
* Partner across the organization to drive cross-functional alignment, execution, and accountability for key business initiatives.
* Help guide the
** Strategic Initiatives Management (SIM)
** process, ensuring adoption across business units and adherence to KPI reporting.
* Integrate closely with
** Brand teams**, recognizing their leadership of business units and accountability for the products produced under their brands, while ensuring strong connectivity to enterprise and commercial processes.
* Identify and implement process improvements that enhance organizational effectiveness, speed, and execution quality, with a particular focus on commercialization of innovation.
* Drive operating rhythm activities, including business reviews, performance tracking, leadership updates, Executive Gate Review (EGR) coordination, and cross-functional governance.
* Analyze business performance, market dynamics, and internal operating trends to identify risks, opportunities, and recommended actions.
* Partner with leadership to prepare executive communications, presentations, and recommendations that support decision-making and organizational alignment.
* Leverage technology and tools, including artificial intelligence, to streamline workflows and improve team effectiveness.
* Foster a culture of continuous improvement, operational discipline, and collaboration across teams.
** 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 Administration, Marketing, Operations, Finance, or a related field.  MBA preferred.
* 5+ years of experience in strategic planning, business operations, commercial strategy, sales, or related roles within consumer durables, tools, or similar industries.
* Demonstrated success leading…