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Global Procurement Director, 3rd Party Manufacturing & Hard Goods

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 its 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 Youll Make in this Role
The person hired for the position of Global Procurement Director, 3rd Party Manufacturing & Hard Goods will be accountable for Global Procurement activities related to 3rd Party EMS, Metals, Commodity Components and Tier II suppliers and contract manufacturers.

As a Global Procurement Director, 3rd Party Manufacturing & Hard Goods, 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, your impact will:

• Provide end-to-end leadership across the 3rd Party Manufacturing and Hard Goods supply chain
• Help define and lead the department strategy to ensure business continuity, resilience, and value creation
• Identify and accelerate savings with strategic supplier partners
• Drive out complexity by optimizing spend, growth and innovation with strategic suppliers
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to prioritize activities that drive cost reduction, working capital improvement, risk reduction, efficiency, and overall best in class
• Establish and manage critical supply relationships that provide access to leading technologies and capabilities
• Negotiate and establish effective vendor contract agreements, holding suppliers accountable to high quality and best in class service
• Create solutions for complex and multi-faceted problems, which requires ingenuity, creativity, innovation, and strong analytical skills
• Interpret industry trends, customer requirements, and business objectives to define objectives and KPIs for 3rd Party Manufacturing and Hardgoods
• Drive profitability through innovation and partnership with internal and external stakeholders
• Manage change through effective project goal definition, scenario planning, data analysis, action tracking, and stakeholder alignment
• Apply knowledge of different techniques and practices to achieve desired results

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

• Bachelors degree or higher (completed and verified prior to start) from an accredited institution
• Ten (10) years of Global Sourcing experience in a private, public, government or military environment
• Four (4) years of leadership experience in a private, public, government or military environment

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

• Master's degree in business administration, engineering or logistics and supply chain management from an accredited institution
• Strong network and global experience with world class suppliers and contract manufacturers
• Professional engineering experience is an asset
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong problem-solving skills, and collaboration across teams, functions, and organization

Work location:

• Work Your Way Eligible (Employee choice to work remote, on site, or hybrid)

Travel: May include up to 20%, 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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