Ben Mumma

About Ben Mumma

Executive Leader and Transformation Visionary with 15+ years of leadership experience accelerating profit margin growth through innovation in the automotive and industrial industries. Transparent, collaborative leader who excels at building diverse and inclusive teams; cross-pollinating across departments and functions; developing employee confidence and capabilities; and bringing organization to chaos, especially in start-up environments. Well-rounded career includes Design to Value (DtV), quality leadership, management operating system (MOS) transformation, and reliability best practices.Transformation LeaderEmail: B•••••••@umich.eduI am a recognized thought leader in lean product development, problem-solving, and supply chain optimization with extensive hands-on engineering experience at global industry leaders. As a life-long learner, my professional credentials have grown to include an Executive MBA and long list of technical certifications that have supported cross-functional engagement, alignment and success of the Team. CORE COMPETENCIES:• Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) from Concept to Customer• Cost Engineering & Continuous Improvement within the Value Stream • Supply Chain Optimization in a Global Environment• Quality; Reliability Engineering with Risk Management • Business Process Improvement with Lean Methodology; Sales Planning • Enterprise Systems Management; Data Transformation, Analytics, and Reporting EXECUTIVE HIGHLIGHTS:• At Stanley Black and Decker, championed the SEF Operational Transformation Program through FY24, worth $100M in savings. Standardized make vs. buy and “should cost” processes for the SEF BU, aligning teams to close execution gaps• At Rivian, reduced rate of field claims by 75% in 12 months, setting process and target benchmarks for all body engineering. Contained a problematic commodity during multiple product launches to successfully diagnose and resolve all major issues.• Inventor of 2 patents, including U.S. US12••••22B2 (2025) and US12••••54B2 (2025)• Executive MBA with Distinction, UM Ross School of BusinessContact me at B•••••••@umich.edu for consultation in Product Development / Management and Operations Leadership

Experience

1. Global Program Director

   Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

   Sep 2023 — Present

   Played an instrumental role in the ongoing global transformation, which revitalized the business by investing in targeted value creation, operational improvement, and strategic 80-20 product planning• Spearheaded new product development (NPD) for joining and fastening systems, partnering with product management to reduce project delays and accelerate market entry in NPD space• Supervised cross-functional employees’ work against global, regional, and site goals, achieving 30% gross margin• Defined and enforced deployment of top-level KPI goals and validated effectiveness of overall performance goals; rolled out the MBO process to GSC Staff, improving visibility, accountability, and performance across sites• Supervised cross-functional employees’ work against global, regional, and site goals, achieving 30% gross margin• Expanded the global program management function by building a small team of global program managers, directly generating $7.5M in project value through make-versus-buy decisions aligned with the network strategy• Oversaw Manufacturing Championship competition, which rewarded KPI achievements across all SEF sites globally• Advocated for improvements in equity and inclusion processes, shaping policy for employee recognition• Co-led a global “Should Cost” and value analysis initiative utilizing AI-driven data modeling, evaluating market suitability and manufacturing feasibility to increase market share and determine the ideal pathway to sales conversion

Education

• University of Michigan

  BS, Mechanical Engineering

• University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business

  Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA), with Distinction

Skills

• Supplier Quality
• Root Cause Analysis
• Finite Element Analysis
• Lean Manufacturing
• Manufacturing
• Reliability
• Fmea
• Problem Solving
• Project Engineering
• Failure Analysis
• Automotive
• Iso/Ts 16949
• Engineering
• Sealing
• Ppap
• Rubber
• Warranty
• Ts16949
• Six Sigma
• Apqp
• Continuous Improvement
• Reliability Engineering
• Dmaic
• Automobile
• Manufacturing Engineering