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Job Description:

Job Title

Manager – Global Procurement

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 93,000 other curious, creative 3Mers.

The Impact You’ll Make in this Role

As a Sourcing 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:

Sourcing Category Leadership:

• Providing Category Ownership across 3M Businesses & Divisions, serving as a Strategic Sourcing Sub Category Lead for Cloth & Fiber Category
• Responsible for driving sourcing policies and best practices, while helping 3M and the Sourcing organization meet its Cost savings, Cash Improvement, Contract Management, Supplier consolidation by leading negotiations, being part of project team and managing complex supplier relationships.
• Minimizing the Total Cost Ownership by initiating cost reduction efforts and facilitating implementation of innovative sourcing best practices.
• Leading supplier selection and owning external supplier relationships as the key point of contact for 3M.
• Drive Cost Model & Pricing Mechanism Business Engagement as appropriate.

Strategy Execution & Process Improvement:

• Identifying, leading & implementing solutions for complex and multi-faceted situations regarding dual-sourcing, negotiation, category strategy, supplier management, and external sources of supply.
• Determining & leading opportunities for process improvements that improve service, speed or cost, through analysis of sourcing information & metrics, including navigating complex situations and managing multiple internal & external stakeholders.
• Developing strong partnerships with suppliers and internal 3M stakeholders, including Manufacturing, R&D, Business Portfolio, Finance and Supply Chain Operations.
• Identify and develop category risk reduction strategies by partnering with 3M stakeholders.
• Driving Cash Improvement in accordance with Global Policy

Contracting Ownership:

• Leading contract negotiations with strategic supply partners, working in tandem with 3M Division stakeholders and 3M Legal.
• Implementing and negotiating Agreements to cover complex supply relationships, which may include SMI (supplier managed inventory), consigned materials, formula-based pricing, etc.

This role supports Divisions across 3M, giving the successful candidate broad exposure to 3M’s diverse businesses & products.

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.
• Fifteen (15) years of Sourcing, Procurement, , Supply Chain, Engineering and/or Manufacturing experience in a private, public, government or military environment
• Expertise in managing supplier base of Raw Material across Cloth (Cotton, Polyester, Glass); Yarn; Fibers (Polyester, Polypropylene, Nylon, Ceramic, Glass) for Manufacturing Industries

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

• Strong negotiation skills and attention to detail
• Initiative, self-starter with a positive & pro-active approach; Project management experience
• Experience successfully collaborating with internal and external stakeholders on complex projects. Appropriately engages stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
• Skilled in written and oral communications
• Financial acumen and comfort with conducting business analytics

Travel: May include up to 30% domestic/international

Relocation Assistance:  Is not Authorized

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

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. 

Resources for You 

For more details on what happens before, during and after the interview process, check out the Insights for Candidates page at 3M.com/careers. 

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