Job Description:

Planning Manager (Springfield, MO)

Collaborate with Innovative 3Mers Around the World

Choosing where to start and grow your career has a major impact on your professional and personal life, so it’s equally important you know that the company that you choose to work at, and its leaders, will support and guide you. With a diversity of people, global locations, technologies and products, 3M is a place where you can collaborate with other curious, creative 3Mers.

This position provides an opportunity to transition from other private, public, government or military experience to a 3M career.

The Impact You’ll Make in this Role
As a Planning Manager, you will have the opportunity to tap into your curiosity and collaborate with some of the most innovative and diverse people around the world. Here, you will make an impact by:

• Designing, implementing, and maintaining planning processes; determining the direction and priorities and assigning resources with full accountability for results of your functional area; implement standard work and action plans to ensure adequate level of inventory, supply, and quality service to customers.

• Facilitating the development and implementation of the plant’s planning vision and direction

• Leading the development & maintenance of the site planning processes based on best practices and actively partners with adjacent functions and stakeholders for alignment and execution

• Driving sustainable planning performance through capacity management responsiveness, delivery performance, supplier management and inventory management

• Identifying, defining, and implementing improvements to supply chain processes and performance, incorporating lean principles and cycle time reduction strategies

• Providing training and coaching on various planning processes such as inventory management, non-working inventory management, capacity planning, scheduling, procurement optimization, lean material flow, and customer service

• Conducting resource management; providing direct supervision to professional and support levels which include objective setting, performance management, and motivating, as well as training and coaching.  Understanding and enforcing corporate/location policies and procedures; taking appropriate actions to address policy violations

• Supporting plant operational objectives in driving the Process Based Leadership initiative both in the Supply Chain function and through the leadership of the plant

• Developing solutions for highly complex and multi-faceted problems, which require ingenuity, creativity, innovation, and strong analytical skills

• Taking initiative to proactively create cross-functional collaboration and engagement to more effectively implement programs and process in support of meeting the site’s plans and objectives

• Networking effectively across all business stakeholders and sister plants within those businesses to share key learnings and capitalize on best practices

• Actively participating on the site leadership team; contributing to the plant’s safety, quality, service, efficiency, cost, sustainability, and people development objectives

Your Skills and Expertise 

To set you up for success in this role from day one, 3M requires (at a minimum) the following qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher (completed and verified prior to start) from an accredited institution

• Eight (8) combined years of experience in Supply Chain and/or Manufacturing in a private, public, government or military environment

Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include:

• One (1) year of experience in a leadership and/or supervisory role in a private, public, government or military environment

• Knowledge and understanding of Shingo principles or principle-based leadership

• Previous Planning supervisory experience

• APICS/CPIM certification (American Production and Inventory Control Society - Certified Production & Inventory Management)

• Demonstrated ability to provide leadership to effectively deliver key operational objectives effecting Service, Inventory, Productivity and Logistics Cost

Work location:

• Springfield, MO

Travel: May include up to [15%][domestic]

Relocation Assistance: May be authorized

Must be legally authorized to work in country of employment without sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H1B status).

Responsibilities of this position may include direct and/or indirect physical or logical access to information, systems, technologies subjected to the regulations/compliance with U.S. Export Control Laws.

 

U.S. Export Control laws and U.S. Government Department of Defense contracts and sub-contracts impose certain restrictions on companies and their ability to share export-controlled and other technology and services with certain "non-U.S. persons" (persons who are not U.S. citizens or nationals, lawful permanent residents of the U.S., refugees, "Temporary Residents" (granted Amnesty or Special Agricultural Worker provisions), or persons granted asylum (but excluding persons in nonimmigrant status such as H-1B, L-1, F-1, etc.) or non-U.S. citizens.

 

To comply with these laws, and in conjunction with the review of candidates for those positions within 3M that may present access to export controlled technical data, 3M must assess employees' U.S. person status, as well as citizenship(s).

 

The questions asked in this application are intended to assess this and will be used for evaluation purposes only. Failure to provide the necessary information in this regard will result in our inability to consider you further for this particular position. The decision whether or not to file or pursue an export license application is at 3M Company's sole election.

Supporting Your Well-being 

3M offers many programs to help you live your best life – both physically and financially. To ensure competitive pay and benefits, 3M regularly benchmarks with other companies that are comparable in size and scope. 

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Applicable to US Applicants Only:The expected compensation range for this position is $183,301 - $224,034, which includes base pay plus variable incentive pay, if eligible. This range represents a good faith estimate for this position. The specific compensation offered to a candidate may vary based on factors including, but not limited to, the candidate’s relevant knowledge, training, skills, work location, and/or experience. In addition, this position may be eligible for a range of benefits (e.g., Medical, Dental & Vision, Health Savings Accounts, Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, Disability Benefits, Life Insurance, Voluntary Benefits, Paid Absences and Retirement Benefits, etc.). Additional information is available at: https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/careers-us/working-at-3m/benefits/.

Learn more about 3M’s creative solutions to the world’s problems at www.3M.com or on Twitter @3M.

Responsibilities of this position include that corporate policies, procedures and security standards are complied with while performing assigned duties.

Our approach to flexibility is called Work Your Way, which puts employees first and drives well-being in ways that enable 3M’s business and performance goals. You have flexibility in where and when work gets done. It all depends on where and when you can do your best work.

Pay & Benefits Overview: https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/careers-us/working-at-3m/benefits/

3M is an equal opportunity employer.  3M  will not discriminate against any applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status.

Please note: your application may not be considered if you do not provide your education and work history, either by: 1) uploading a resume, or 2) entering the information into the application fields directly.

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