Global Procurement Senior Specialist

Job Description:

Job Title

Global Procurement Senior Specialist

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 Global Procurement Senior Specialist, 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:

Procurement Category Leadership:

• Providing Category Ownership across 3M Businesses & Divisions, serving as a Strategic Procurement leader for Outsourced Goods-for-Resale & ODM.

• Responsible for driving Procurement policies and best practices, while helping 3M and the Procurement organization meet its cost savings, growth and working capital goals by leading negotiations, being part of effective NPI launches, and managing complex supplier relationships.

• Minimizing the total product and process cost by initiating cost reduction efforts and facilitating implementation of innovative Procurement best practices.

• Leading supplier selection and owning external supplier relationships as the key point of contact for 3M.

• Drive Should Cost Model 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, Marketing, 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 multiple 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 university

• Combined experience in Sourcing, Procurement, Logistics, Supply Chain, Engineering and/or Manufacturing in a private, public, government or military environment

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

• Six (6) or more years of experience in Sourcing, especially with outsourced suppliers, including contract manufacturers and co-packers

• 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

Work location:

• Hybrid Eligible (Job Duties allow for some remote work but require travel to Maplewood, MN at least 1 day per week)

Travel: May include up to 10% domestic/international

Relocation Assistance:  is not authorized

Supporting Your Well-being 

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