- 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
