Senior Manager, Supply Chain Risk and Response-Prepare

SR Manager, Supply Chain Risk and Response – Prepare – Hybrid New Britian, CT, United States Come build something that matters. 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 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 a Sr. Manager, you will strengthen our global supply chain preparedness and resilience by leading structured, data-driven risk identification, assessment, and prioritization across materials, suppliers, and operations. The role is responsible for improving resilience-based decision-making through the evaluation of critical vulnerabilities, the application of risk-ranking methodologies based on business impact, financial exposure, and time-to-recover, and the alignment of mitigation actions to enterprise priorities. The role will be highly collaborative with cross functional leaders (procurement, manufacturing, logistics, finance, etc.) to develop pre-vetted mitigation strategies, execute scenario planning exercises, and maintain dynamic playbooks. The role will drive stronger governance, preparedness routines, and leadership reporting to enhance the organization’s ability to anticipate, absorb, and recover from supply disruptions. 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: Accountability /Objectives Strengthen supply chain preparedness through structured risk review and prioritization processes across materials, suppliers, and operations. Improve resilience-based decision-making by identifying critical vulnerabilities and aligning mitigation actions to business impact. Support capital and operational decision-making through risk-ranking methodologies based on financial impact and time-to-recover. Build stronger cross-functional routines to improve readiness for potential supply disruptions. Key Responsibilities Lead structured, data-driven processes to identify, assess, prioritize, and mitigate supply chain risks across materials, suppliers, and operational nodes before disruptions occur. Champion the risk register and regular review process by evaluating business impact, supply exposure, resilience needs, financial impact, time-to-recover, and supply criticality. Identify critical materials, suppliers, and dependencies requiring focused mitigation, continuity planning, and resilience investment decisions. Partner cross-functionally across Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Engineering, and related teams to strengthen the organization’s ability to avoid, absorb, and recover from disruption impacts. Support and guide mitigation planning for high-priority risks, including alternate sourcing, inventory strategies, continuity actions, operational contingencies, and essential capital prioritization. Develop, maintain and perform stress test exercises to validate plans, improve organizational readiness and resilience capabilities. Prepare risk analyses, observations, and actionable recommendations for leadership, in alignment with broader set of stakeholders. Technical Skills & Professional Aptitudes Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Engineering, Business, Risk Management, or related field. Advanced degree (MBA or related) preferred 8-10+ progressive leadership experience in supply chain strategy, procurement transformation, consulting or risk management Scenario Modeling – working knowledge of digital twin environments, supply chain visualization platforms (Palantir, Resilinc, Everstream) Risk assessment and prioritization fra…

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