Portfolio Innovation Manager, Packaging & Expressions

3M • Maplewood, MN

31d • Onsite

About The Position

Portfolio Innovation Manager, Packaging & Expressions 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 wide variety of people, global locations, technologies and products, 3M is a place where you can collaborate with 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 Portfolio Innovation Manager , you will have the opportunity to tap into your curiosity and collaborate with some of the most innovative and diverse people around the world. Here, you will make an impact by: Leading the development of new products and platforms from discovery through post-launch, collaborating with portfolio, marketing communications, sales, supply chain, manufacturing, R&D, Insight and other cross-functional team members throughout the project; Partnering with R&D/Laboratory and Finance to develop realistic business cases that clearly define the risks, rewards, and resources needed for new products projects; Executing the marketing deliverables throughout product/platform development, including front-end innovation activities; stage-gate reviews and requirements; claims, positioning, and packaging development; and strong launch planning and market activation; Establishing the appropriate research objectives for a consumer/customer learning plan to address the most important business questions for new product development, leveraging a mix of art and science with regard to research results to reach conclusions and plans of action; Influencing up, down, and across the organization, and sometimes with external customers, to build diverse networks to enable effective program support, resourcing, and execution.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or higher (completed and verified prior to start) from an accredited institution
• Five (5) years’ experience in marketing management and/or new products marketing in a private, public, government or military environment
• Three (3) years of project management and/or cross-functional team leadership 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

• MBA or graduate degree from an accredited university, with focus on marketing, strategy, business development, and/or innovation
• Previous experience working on innovation or emerging technologies/platforms
• Ability to execute in the near term and drive towards achieving plan within the year but also look to the future to create a roadmap for the portfolio for years to come
• Previous experience working on consumer products portfolios
• Knowledge or experience in mass retail, online, and other consumer channels
• Knowledge and interest in consumer behaviors and emerging consumer trends
• Experience with agile methodologies and/or working with start-up companies

Responsibilities

• Leading the development of new products and platforms from discovery through post-launch, collaborating with portfolio, marketing communications, sales, supply chain, manufacturing, R&D, Insight and other cross-functional team members throughout the project
• Partnering with R&D/Laboratory and Finance to develop realistic business cases that clearly define the risks, rewards, and resources needed for new products projects
• Executing the marketing deliverables throughout product/platform development, including front-end innovation activities; stage-gate reviews and requirements; claims, positioning, and packaging development; and strong launch planning and market activation
• Establishing the appropriate research objectives for a consumer/customer learning plan to address the most important business questions for new product development, leveraging a mix of art and science with regard to research results to reach conclusions and plans of action
• Influencing up, down, and across the organization, and sometimes with external customers, to build diverse networks to enable effective program support, resourcing, and execution.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees