PLM Integrations Architect

PLM Integrations Architect - Outdoor Systems - Hybrid

Valley City, OH, United States

This is a Hybrid, and includes 3 Days a week onsite in Valley City, OH

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 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 PLM Integrations Architect, you'll be part of our Outdoor team working as a hybrid employee and will work in close collaboration with your peers in the team, as well as IT, third party vendors and the Outdoor product development teams, you will ensure a successful integration of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) systems with critical enterprise applications, including CAD tools (e.g., NX, CATIA), ERP systems (e.g., InforXA, SAP), supplier portals, online PDF repositories, and demand planning tools. The architect will provide technical leadership and strategic direction to IT teams, ensuring seamless integrations that support engineering objectives while planning for the adoption of futuristic technologies to drive innovation. You will work collaboratively with the PLM Operations team, engineering leaders, and stakeholders, as well as software and service providers, with specific oversight and responsibility for the integrations required to support Outdoor product development.

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 and in fact, you embrace it. You also have:

• 7 to 10+ years of experience defining integration requirements for PLM systems with CAD applications (NX, CATIA), ERP systems (InforXA, SAP), supplier portals, online PDF repositories, and demand planning tools
• Lead the integrations strategy and execute the solution independently.
• Provided Technical guidance to IT teams for designing and implementing robust integration solutions, ensuring alignment with engineering workflows and business goals.
• Overseen the development/usage of API's and interfaces to enable data interoperability and process automation across systems.
• The ability to coordinate with cross-functional organizations on design of data models & data exchange protocols aligned with Master Data Management & SSOT strategy
• Assess existing integration architectures to identify inefficiencies, data inconsistencies, or performance issues impacting engineering processes.
• Collaborate with IT to implement enhancements that improve reliability, data flow, and user experience for engineering teams.
• Ensuring integration supports critical engineering activities, such as design collaborate, BOM management, and supplier coordination.
• Research emerging technologies (e.g., AI, IoT, cloud-based PLM, etc.) to enhance integration capability and support Industry 4.0 initiatives.
• Develop strategic roadmaps for adopting new tools and platforms, aligning with engineering's long-term innovation goals.
• Advise engineering management on scalable integration solutions to future-proof PLM processes.
• Act as the primary liaison between engineering and IT, translating engineering requirements into actionable integration plans for IT execution.
• Work closely with engineering teams, supply chain, and external stakeholders to ensure integrations meet operational strategic needs.
• Provide technical recommendations to engineering management on integration tools, platforms, and vendors.
• Create high-level integration specifications, workflows, and documentation to guide IT implementation and ensure consistency.
• Ensure integrations comply with industry standards, data security protocols, and regulatory requirements.
• Review and validate IT-developed integration to ensure they meet engineering performance, scalability, and reliability standards.
• Collaborate with IT on testing and validation processes to minimize disruption to engineering workflows.
• Monitor integration performance and recommend proactive improvements to support engineering objectives.
• Ability to work effectively in a global matrixed remotely managed organization, and steer a multi-cultural, cross-functional global team of contributors towards a common goal,
• 10+ years of demonstrated relevant experience spanning engineering IT systems management
• Successfully collaborating with external partners, vendors, consultants, and Engineering Service Providers to manage overall delivery,
• Previous experience working through complex business and process analyses balancing between rigor and pragmatism, to enable decision making.

The Details:

You'll receive a competitive salary and a great benefits plan, including:

• Medical, dental, life, vision, disability, 401(k), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, paid time off, and tuition reimbursement in addition to programs & benefits in support of your well-being.

• 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 a wide range of perspectives and experiences.
• 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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