Global Planning Lead

3M•Maplewood, MN

11d•Onsite

About The Position

This position provides an opportunity to transition from other private, public, government or military experience to a 3M career. As a Global Planning Lead, you will have the opportunity to tap into your curiosity and collaborate with some of the most innovative people around the world. This role will partner with the plan, source, make, deliver, and business supply chain teams within enterprise supply chain, and the business teams to identify continuous improvement opportunities and solutions enabling efficient growth by improving service, cost, and cash.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or higher (completed and verified prior to start)
Five (5) combined years of experience in Logistics and/or Supply Chain in a private, public, government, or military environment
Must be legally authorized to work in country of employment without sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H1B status).

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree or higher in Supply Chain, Operations Management, and/or Business Administration from an accredited university
APICS certification
Experience working on international teams
Experience in successfully designing and implementing step changes in extended value stream performance
Experience within multiple supply chain roles (demand, supply, production materials, and distribution/transportation planning)
Understanding of advanced supply chain concepts and their financial impact (inventory turns, cash flow and working capital)
Strong working knowledge of the processes associated with the end-to-end supply chain, including New Product Introduction (NPI), PIPO, capacity planning, sourcing, manufacturing (internal and external), logistics, and service
Green Belt or Black Belt experience/certification
Advanced analytical skills to understand and master complex optimization techniques
Project Management experience

Responsibilities

Lead and support the mid to long term strategic capacity planning process for responsible value streams, and partner with the Business Supply Chain leaders to actively monitor capacity of key value streams globally.
Lead and support complex NPI, Portfolio, PIPO, and SOS change projects to ensure flawless planning execution.
Lead and support cross-functional activities tied to the Plan, Make, Source, and Deliver pillars within the enterprise supply chain organization to deliver on service, cost, and cash initiatives enabling efficient sales growth.
Participate in the S&OP process rhythm, and lead where needed for more complex value streams.
Lead and support the level loading plans needed by supply, production, and material planning teams where constraints exist throughout the end-to-end value stream.
Lead and support the end-to-end planning requirements for key value streams, as assigned.
Be responsible for planning process ownership and subject matter expertise as assigned.
Comply with corporate policies, procedures and security standards while performing assigned duties.
Contribute to a strong Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) culture by following safety policies, identifying hazards, and engaging in continuous improvement.