PSD Commercial Operations Leader at 3M in Maplewood, Minnesota

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Job Description:

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PSD Commercial Operations Leader

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 96,000 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 member of the PSD Operating Committee, the PSD Commercial Operations Leader, will have the opportunity to play a leading role in developing a culture and track record of performance and continuous improvement.  You will tap into your broad business experience to implement business and operational strategies to enable the short and long term objectives of the division that ensure the attainment of the PSD annual operating plan and strategy.  You will help build out the PSD operating system so that teams can performance manage elements of the PSD P&L that lead to increased profitability.

Lead the “run the business” pillar for PSD operating system including:

• Oversee cross functional business planning process aligning supply and demand forecasts
  
  
  • Ensure critical sales operations metrics performance align and deliver the operating plan
  
  
  • Manage the operational aspect of Service and paid training offerings to meet annual objectives
  
  
  • Manage capital portfolio to ensure attainment of key milestones and financial metrics
  
  
  
  

Partner with PSD Strategy and Business Development Leader to operationalize annual strategic plan

• Translate PSD strategy to annual operating objectives, KPIs and functional bowlers used manage PSD operational performance


• Lead DOC operating mechanisms to achieve monthly division level performance targets, including kaizen events for timely issue resolution


• Build and lead a process to create new capabilities necessary to meet mid to long term strategic objectives using lean management toolkit


• Lead and coordinate operational improvement programs across the Division, resulting in delivery of annual productivity targets and achievement of annual operating plan
  
  
  • Coach teams and leaders on strategies to improve commercial operational performance
  
  
  • Conduct kaizen events across the division to close performance gaps in a timely manner
  
  
  
  

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 business management experience in a private, public, government or military environment


• Five (5) years of operational experience

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

• MBA or other relevant advanced degree from an accredited institution


• Business management experience leading large commercial organizations


• Manufacturing, logistics and supply chain, sales operation or marketing operations experience


• Action-oriented, with emphasis on execution and results


• Ability to manage projects with multiple work streams, with proven leadership success over a wide variety of functional business problems


• Proven track record in providing novel and innovative solutions to complex or difficult strategic issues


• Must be able to collaborate and influence senior executives and handle high-pressure settings with confidence


• Hands-on, self-starter, team-oriented, collaborative, diplomatic, and flexible


• Excellent written and verbal communication skills


• Superior analytical and problem-solving skills, including solid understanding of financial and statistical analysis.  Ability to diagnose and solve problems quickly.


• Significant experience with MS PowerPoint and Excel

Travel: May include up to 20% domestic/international

Relocation Assistance: May be 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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Applicable to US Applicants Only:The expected compensation range for this position is $259,007 - $316,564, which includes base pay plus variable incentive pay, if eligible. This range represents a good faith estimate for this position. The specific compensation offered to a candidate may vary based on factors including, but not limited to, the candidate’s relevant knowledge, training, skills, work location, and/or experience. In addition, this position may be eligible for a range of benefits (e.g., Medical, Dental & Vision, Health Savings Accounts, Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, Disability Benefits, Life Insurance, Voluntary Benefits, Paid Absences and Retirement Benefits, etc.). Additional information is available at: https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/careers-us/working-at-3m/benefits/.

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Responsibilities of this position include that corporate policies, procedures and security standards are complied with while performing assigned duties.

Our approach to flexibility is called Work Your Way, which puts employees first and drives well-being in ways that enable 3M’s business and performance goals. You have flexibility in where and when work gets done. It all depends on where and when you can do your best work.

Pay & Benefits Overview: https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/careers-us/working-at-3m/benefits/

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