Manager, Global Procurement

Job Description:

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 wide variety 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 Global Procurement Manager, you will have the opportunity to tap into your curiosity and collaborate with some of the most innovative people around the world. Here, you will make an impact by:

Primary Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following: 

• Category (Contract Manufacturing) Management & Supplier Development
  • Develop and execute category strategies that will align with company objectives for cost, quality, innovation, and risk mitigation.
  • Negotiate and establish effective vendor contract agreements, holding suppliers accountable to competitive prices, high quality and best in class service
  • Drive profitability & free cash flow through supplier negotiation and development
  • Conduct thorough spend analysis, market intelligence gathering, and benchmarking to identify cost reduction opportunities and improve supplier competitiveness.
  • Lead total cost of ownership (TCO) evaluations, factoring in tooling investments, logistics, duties, and quality costs to ensure optimal long-term category choices.
  • Identify, qualify, and manage contract manufacturers and suppliers in Asia for:

• Metal components: die casting, precision machining, stamping, extrusion.
• Plastics: injection molding, over molding, extrusion and various decoration
• Tooling: new tool development, DFM reviews, and lifecycle management.
• Electronics: PCB sourcing, SMT, PCBA assembly, harnesses, and electromechanical integration.
• Final assembly: high-quality, scalable, and cost-effective assembly of finished consumer products.
• Consumer packaging

• Build a multi-year category roadmap that supports business growth, drives standardization, and optimizes category decisions across regions
• Lead QBRs (Quarterly Business Reviews) and EBR (Executive Business Reviews) with suppliers & be able to effectively communicate with executive teams
• Product Development & Cross-Functional Support
  • Primary contact and focal point to the various portfolios within Consumer Business Group  to address all sourcing and supplier NPI management issues for all.
  • Participate in early-stage product reviews to ensure manufacturability, cost competitiveness, and supply feasibility.
  • Support DFM (Design for Manufacturability), VAVE, and tooling kickoff processes.
  • Manage supplier execution of NPI (New Product Introduction) and scale-up programs.
• Collaborate with Business Unit partners to understand the long-term requirements, mapping requirements into supply base offerings

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 in Engineering, Supply Chain Management or a related field. Master’s degree or MBA is a plus.
• Proficient experience in category management, sourcing, procurement, or supplier management experience in a consumer product or high-mix, low-to-mid volume manufacturing environment.

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

• PMP (Project Management Professional) Certification
• Strong network and global experience with world class suppliers and contract manufacturers
• Experience with MSA, multi-year contracts, RFPs and should-cost models.
• Experience developing, leading, and executing global category strategies focused on supplier cost, risk, and lead time reduction strategies.
• Strong negotiation skills
• Direct experience working with contract manufacturers in Asia (China, Vietnam, Thailand, India, etc.).
• Demonstrated ability to launch new consumer products with suppliers, including managing tooling, pilot builds, and ramp-up
• Knowledge of IP protection strategies for offshore manufacturing environments.
• Background in industries such as consumer electronics, personal care devices, ho