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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 the Procurement Specialist for Converting and Pack out, you will have the opportunity to tap into your curiosity and collaborate with some of the most innovative people around the world. Working within the 3rd Party Manufacturing team, you will create, support and implement category strategies to ensure the Procurement organization and 3M meet its cost savings, growth and working capital goals by leading negotiations, being part of effective NPI launches, and managing complex supplier relationships. Here at 3M, you will make an impact by:

• Responsible for creating a best-in-class supply chain across the AMERICAS for the Converting & Pack Out Services category that will drive supplier consolidation, reduce risk, improve service and ensure year on year continuous improvement.

• Develop and implement the AMERICAS Converting & Pack Out Services Category strategies to meet current and future Procurement cost, cash and growth goals.

• Developing strong partnerships with suppliers and internal 3M stakeholders, including Manufacturing, R&D, Marketing, Finance and Supply Chain Operations.

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

• Act and be seen as the lead for supplier selection and owning external supplier relationships as the key point of contact for 3M, leading negotiations, being part of effective NPI launches, and managing complex supplier relationships.

• 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 Procurement information & metrics, including navigating complex situations and managing multiple internal & external stakeholders.

• Implementing and negotiating Agreements to cover complex supply relationships, which may include VMI (vendor managed inventory), consigned materials, formula-based pricing, etc.

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)

• Five (5) years of Sourcing, Procurement, Supply Chain, Engineering and/or Manufacturing experience in a private, public, government or military environment

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

• Experience in Procurement, working with 3rd party manufacturing or similar

• Strong negotiation and contracting skills

• 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: This role follows an on-site working model, requiring the employee to work at least four days a week at a 3M office center.

Travel: May include up to 10% 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.

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