Global Logistics Senior Manager

3M•Maplewood, MN

18h•Hybrid

About The Position

The Global Logistics Senior Manager leads global customer logistics strategy, product flow optimization, and logistics transformation across regions, businesses, and functions. The role improves how products move from source to customer, strengthens logistics governance, builds global optimization capabilities, and delivers measurable improvements in productivity, service, and cost. It leads a portfolio spanning customer logistics, network design, transportation optimization, control tower integration, 3PL and broker performance, inbound logistics, trade compliance operations, and continuous improvement. The position partners with Business Supply Chain, Planning, Manufacturing, Procurement, IT, Finance, Trade Compliance, Customer Operations, regional logistics teams, and external partners. The role leads a global logistics organization and roadmap, establishes preferred physical product-flow paths, develops global logistics industrial engineering capabilities, and governs standards, KPIs, dashboards, and reporting. It drives savings and value realization, coordinates resolution of cross-regional and cross-functional issues, and develops a high-performing global team. The position is based in Maplewood, Minnesota, with at least four days per week in the office. Travel may include up to 20% domestic and/or international travel. Relocation assistance is not authorized. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the country of employment without employment-visa sponsorship.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or higher in Supply Chain, Logistics, Engineering, Business, or Operations, completed and verified before starting.
At least 10 years of experience in supply chain, logistics, transportation, customer logistics, product flow, distribution, planning, operations, or related business functions.
At least 3 years leading teams, complex projects, or cross-functional transformation initiatives.
At least 5 years delivering logistics, transportation, or supply chain improvements with measurable cost, service, productivity, or operational impact.
At least 4 years working with global and/or regional stakeholders across supply chain, planning, manufacturing, logistics operations, finance, IT, procurement, trade compliance, or customer-facing teams.
Must be legally authorized to work in the country of employment without sponsorship for employment visa status.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Industrial Engineering, Operations, Business Administration, Data Analytics, or a related field.
Experience with direct and indirect people leadership.
Experience leading global customer logistics, international transportation, inbound logistics, network design, or logistics transformation programs.
Strong understanding of logistics cost and productivity levers, including freight consolidation, load-factor improvement, mode optimization, direct shipments, routing discipline, shipping frequency, and cost-to-serve improvement.
Experience managing large savings portfolios, including opportunity identification, prioritization, governance, execution, and benefits tracking.
Knowledge of transportation control tower capabilities, logistics data integration, performance monitoring, 3PL/broker governance, and continuous improvement frameworks.
Strong executive communication skills, including the ability to translate complex logistics opportunities into clear strategies, business cases, and implementation plans.
Demonstrated ability to lead through ambiguity, influence across functions, manage competing priorities, and deliver results in a global environment.
Strong organizational, analytical, problem-solving, and talent development skills.

Responsibilities

Lead the global customer logistics organization and roadmap to improve service, reduce cost, simplify flows, and strengthen end-to-end product movement.
Define and govern preferred physical product-flow paths from source to customer, including integration into New Product Introduction flow plans.
Partner with Business Supply Chain, Portfolio, Planning, Customer Operations, Manufacturing, IT, Finance, and regional teams to align logistics strategy with business priorities.
Lead global logistics optimization programs, including network design, export flow optimization, direct shipping, consolidation, inbound logistics, and load-factor improvement.
Oversee productivity initiatives across transportation, 3PL excellence, broker operations, trade compliance operations analytics, and control tower performance monitoring.
Build and deploy global logistics industrial engineering capabilities, including network studies, advanced analytics, process standardization, and project replication across sites and lanes.
Establish governance, SOPs, KPIs, dashboards, and reporting tools for product-flow accuracy, transit time, master data, performance monitoring, and exception management.
Drive savings delivery and value realization across a global portfolio of logistics transformation projects, including multi-year productivity opportunities.
Coordinate and provide escalation support for cross-regional, cross-functional, and system-related logistics issues, including recovery plans and crisis response.
Develop and lead a high-performing global team of logistics managers, industrial engineers, analysts, specialists, and project leaders.
Comply with corporate policies, procedures, and security standards while performing assigned duties.
Contribute to a strong Environmental Health and Safety culture by following safety policies, identifying hazards, and engaging in continuous improvement.