Director, Strategy & Business Development

3M•Maplewood, MN

4d•Onsite

About The Position

3M’s Consumer Business Group (CBG) is a significant business unit focused on brands like Post-it®, Scotch®, and Command™. CBG is undergoing a transformation into a top-tier consumer packaged goods organization. The Strategy & Business Development team plays a crucial role in this transformation, making key strategic decisions for the $5 billion business. This Director role reports to the Vice President, Strategy & Business Development and is ideal for individuals with experience in strategy or transformation from top-tier consulting firms or leading CPG companies. The role involves owning and driving high-priority initiatives from conception to implementation, shaping strategic materials for executive leadership, and influencing business outcomes.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or higher.
Seven (7) years of experience in consumer-packaged goods strategy, transformation, commercial, or marketing roles and/or in strategy consulting serving consumer and retail clients.
Five (5) years of experience leading strategy or transformation projects end to end.
Five (5) years of experience building P&L, business-case, and scenario models and working with consumer, retail, pricing, promotion, or syndicated data.
Five (5) years of experience influencing and partnering across a matrixed organization.

Nice To Haves

MBA or equivalent graduate degree.
Experience at a top-tier strategy consulting firm serving the consumer sector, a leading CPG brand owner, or a leading retailer.
Hands-on experience in one or more of CBG’s growth levers: portfolio and lifecycle management, revenue growth management, ecommerce and retail media, route-to-market, brand strategy, or digital demand generation.
Corporate development experience (deal screening, valuation, due diligence, integration, separation, or strategic partnerships) and/or experience leading a transformation PMO or operating-model change.
International or multi-market experience.
Executive-level communication and facilitation skills.
Fluency with AI-enabled analysis and productivity tools.

Responsibilities

Shaping CBG’s multi-year strategic roadmap, including building the three-year plan and underlying category, channel, and area strategies with explicit revenue, margin, and investment implications.
Leading two to three high-priority transformation initiatives end to end, from problem framing and analysis through execution, adoption, and measured P&L impact.
Evaluating and building business development opportunities, including screening acquisitions, licensing, divestitures, and strategic partnerships.
Running CBG’s strategic planning and performance cadence, including annual operating planning, KPI definition, initiative tracking, and long-range planning with Finance.
Preparing executive-ready materials and decision support for leadership forums, and leading cross-functional project teams and external advisors.