Business Advisor - Remote
Come make the world and accelerate your success.
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 more than 50,000 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 Business Advisor, you will be responsible for overseeing and supporting the growth and development of our distributor network. This position will work closely with the distributors and their teams to provide business coaching, sales and administrative support, and training. In this capacity, you will play a vital role in ensuring the successful business operations of the Mac Tools brand by ensuring your assigned distributors operate efficiently, meet our company standards, and deliver exceptional service to our customers. As an Advisor/Coach, you will play a pivotal role in guiding the distributors to optimal profitability, productivity, customer satisfaction and overall sales growth. You’ll get to:
- Responsible for planning and executing business strategies to improve efficiencies in the operation and financial management of independent distributors
- Meet with new distributors monthly for their initial start period to review financials, and help distributors meet established KPI’s; establish ongoing cadence post new start to support distributor
- Train distributors to read and understand dashboard data and business health metrics
- Prepare financial overview for distributors including breakeven analysis and goals for success
- Review financial reporting and identify risks to Mac Tools and the independent business owner
- Work with key business stakeholders to develop risk mitigation plans and strategies
- Provide coaching to distributors and make recommendations for improving business metrics
- Review Distributor business metrics to make recommendations on credit limits and credit extension to drive revenue
- Analyze process and efficiencies of individual Distributors to identify areas of needed improvement
- Responsible for maintaining records within our system on each account status
- Develop and maintain strong relationships to facilitate the exchange of key information, understand and address needs with internal and external customers
- Ability to influence Distributor’s to employ impactful decision-making regarding business health
- Exercise discretion in releasing pending orders by evaluating business health, payment history, and credit status
- Develop, implement, communicate, and monitor repayment plans
- Carry out collection and reporting activities to meet specific deadlines
- Monitor client account details for non-payments, delayed payments, and other irregularities
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:
- 2-5 years of relevant experience is required; collections experience is strongly preferred
- Strong financial acumen; experience in understanding Profit & Loss statements
- Effective at performing detail-oriented tasks, and data analysis
- Skilled in problem resolution and providing best practices solutions
- Exceptional organizational, written, and verbal communication skills to manage across functions at various levels
- Self-motivated individual with the desire to succeed and motivate others
- Must have a solid knowledge of Microsoft 365
- Ability to travel 15% of the year.
The Details:
You’ll receive a competitive salary and a great benefits plan, including:
- Medical, dental, life, vision, wellness program, disability, 401(k), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, paid time off, and tuition reimbursement.
- Discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tools and other partner programs.
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 digital learning portal.
- 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.
What’s more, you’ll get that pride that comes from empowering makers, doers, protectors, and everyday heroes all over the world. We’re more than the #1 tools company. More than a driving force in outdoor power equipment. More than a global leader in industrial. We’re visionaries and innovators. As successful as we’ve been in the past, we have so much further to go. That’s where you come in. Join us!
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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.
Benefits & Perks
You’ll get a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits plan that includes medical, dental, life, vision, wellness program, disability, retirement benefits, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Paid Time Off, including paid vacation, holidays & personal days, and tuition reimbursement. And, of course, discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tools and products and well as discount programs for many other vendors and partners.
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.
EEO Statement:
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.
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