Supply Chain Analyst/Engineer (Interest in Future Employment Opportunities)

3M•Maplewood, MN

2d•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 Supply Chain Analyst/Engineer, you will have the opportunity to tap into your curiosity and collaborate with some of the most innovative people around the world. Here, you will make an impact by planning and scheduling of production work centers, monitor work center output to meet customer requirements and improve work center operational efficiency, procuring material and communicating to suppliers on future requirements to support production plan, and working closely with the business to understand customer requirements and forecasts. You will also work closely with the manufacturing team, value stream leadership, and Supply Planners to determine how best to prioritize and resolve supply constraints and balance service, inventory, and cost to meet business targets. Additionally, you will manage capacity, identify, resolve, and escalate production constraints, manage assigned working and non-working inventories, execute production planning standard work, and provide a high degree of planning analysis to support data-driven decision making. You will also identify, lead, and participate in Continuous Improvement projects that improve customer service, inventory investment, flow, and supply chain efficiency.

Requirements

Currently pursuing, or have completed, a Bachelor’s degree or higher (completed and verified prior to start)
OR
Currently pursuing, or have completed, a Graduate degree or higher (completed and verified prior to start)

Nice To Haves

Current cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale
Previous internship experience
Willing and able to relocate
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to tackle complex challenges in product development.
Excellent communication skills to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams and global colleagues.
Familiarity with intellectual property processes and strategies to contribute to the protection of proprietary technologies.
Ability to work independently and as part of a team, demonstrating initiative and leadership in driving projects forward.
Adaptability to work in a dynamic environment, embracing change and innovation.

Responsibilities

Planning and scheduling of production work centers, monitor work center output to meet customer requirements and improve work center operational efficiency
Procuring material and communicating to suppliers on future requirements to support production plan
Strong written or oral communication with Production Planning, Lean Value Stream, and Operations Team members along with active participation in the Tier process
Working closely with the business to understand customer requirements and forecasts.
Working closely with the manufacturing team, value stream leadership, and Supply Planners to determine how best to prioritize and resolve supply constraints and balance service, inventory, and cost to meet business targets
Parameter Management: optimizing and maintaining production lot sizes, production cycles and safety stocks to deliver the desired balance between inventory and service
Managing capacity including identifying, resolving, and escalating production constraints
Managing assigned working and non-working inventories to maintain compliance and achieve inventory investment targets
Executing the production planning standard work utilizing supply chain tools, IT systems, and processes
Providing a high degree of planning analysis to support data-driven decision making
Identifies, leads, and participates in Continuous Improvement projects that improve customer service, inventory investment, flow, and supply chain efficiency
Responsibilities of this position include that corporate policies, procedures and security standards are complied with while performing assigned duties.