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3M USAC Search Specialist SEO/SEM- TEBG United States, Minnesota
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As a USAC Search Specialist SEO/SEM 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, executing, and optimizing SEO and paid search campaigns in the area. Collaborating with local vendors and managing tools as required to execute effectively. Additionally, you will educate stakeholders on best practices, deliver detailed campaign reporting, and collaborate with local and global teams to ensure alignment with TEBG global governance.
You will be accountable for Area:
- • Subject matter expert and key contact for search initiatives.
- • Planning, execution, and optimization of area search campaigns.
- • KPI setup and project management for campaign performance.
- • Reporting, analytics, and performance insights for search activities.
Shared Accountabilities
- • Paid media agency/vendor management with Global Search.
- • Setting correct KPIs and adjusting the tactics to hit the results.
- •Together with the PO owner, ensure payments are managed on time.
- •Contribute to the global TEBG search strategy and global reporting and analytics framework.
To set you up for success in this role as USAC Search Specialist SEO/SEM; from day one, 3M requires (at a minimum) the following qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Marketing, Digital Marketing, Advertising, Communications, Information Systems, Data Analytics, Computer Science (completed and verified prior to start)
- Three (3) years of hands-on search marketing experience, including planning, executing, optimizing, and reporting on SEO and Paid Search (SEM) campaigns, in a private, public, government, or military environment.
Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include:
- Ability to manage KPIs, project timelines, and campaign execution to ensure performance targets are met.
- Experience working with paid media agencies or vendors in coordination with Global Search standards.
- Proven capability to adjust tactics based on performance insights, including conversion‑focused optimization strategies.
- Strong search marketing expertise with hands-on experience planning, executing, and optimizing SEO and Paid Search (SEM) campaigns.
- Proven ability to collaborate with vendors and manage platforms, tools, and workflows for effective campaign execution.
- Skilled in educating stakeholders on search best practices and translating performance data into actionable insights.
- Experience delivering detailed campaign reporting, including KPI setting, tracking, and analytics, ensuring alignment with TEBG global governance and global teams.
- Recognized as a search subject matter expert, serving as the primary contact for search strategy, planning, and optimization.
Work location:
- Work location: This role follows an on-site working model, requiring the employee to work at least four days a week at the 3M Center in Maplewood, MN or London, Ontario - Canada.
Please note: your application may not be considered if you do not provide your education and work history, either by: 1) uploading a resume, or 2) entering the information into the application fields directly.
Please access the linked document by clicking select the country where you are applying for employment, and review. Before submitting your application, you will be asked to confirm your agreement with the terms.
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3M Senior Demand Planning Manager United States, Minnesota
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Senior Demand Planning Manager
The Impact You’ll Make in this Role
As a
Senior Demand Planning Manager, 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:
- Revenue & Coverage: $4B+ direct (US & Canada) and $8B indirect, supporting all Transportation & Electric Business Group divisions.
- S cale & Team: 100K+ SKUs, 10K+ customers, and 20+ reports (10+ direct in USAC, 10+ indirect globally).
- Capability Building: Strengthen team engagement, growth, succession planning, training, and optimize structure; implement world-class demand planning processes aligned with 3M practices and compliance culture.
- Systems & Tracking: Enhance APS and planning tools for better design and utilization; maintain scorecards and bias management to ensure reliable, responsive supply chain execution.
- Leadership & Planning: Lead daily team operations and manage all demand planning cycles (annual to daily), including key activities like data cleansing, statistical and consensus forecasts, financial reconciliation, and executive demand view.
- Strategy & Collaboration: Core member of TEBG Planning Leadership; engage cross-functionally; set 3-year vision and annual glidepath; present planning strategies to senior management and key stakeholders.
- Performance Metrics: Team engagement & attrition, talent pipeline, capability score (Org/Process/Tools), forecast bias & accuracy, OTIF, inventory, slow-moving stock, and cost.
Your Skills and Expertise
To set you up for success in this role from day one, 3M requires (at a minimum) the following qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree or higher (completed and verified prior to start)
- Eight (8) years of experience working in supply chain operations in a private, public, government or military environment
- Five (5) years of leadership experience with a proven track record of achieving business objectives in a highly complex, pull-based supply chain environment in a private, public, government or military environment
- One (1) year of combined experience in SAP and at least one APS system (e.g., Kinaxis, o9, Blue Yonder, IBP).
Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include:
- Proven Leadership & Strategic Thinking – Skilled at guiding teams, managing processes, and driving results with resilience.
- Supply Chain Expertise – Deep understanding of end-to-end operations (procurement, logistics, manufacturing) and ability to make smart, balanced decisions.
- Financial & Analytical Strength – Strong grasp of costing flows, P&L, and data-driven decision-making.
- Industry Know-How – Experience in FMCG, chemicals, food & beverage, or similar sectors, supported by advanced certifications (CPIM, CSCP, PMP, Black Belt).
- Tech & Communication Skills – ERP/APS implementation experience and ability to communicate effectively at all organizational levels.
- Education & Business Acumen – MBA or master’s degree, plus strategic thinking and negotiation skills to influence and solve complex problems.
Please note: your application may not be considered if you do not provide your education and work history, either by: 1) uploading a resume, or 2) entering the information into the application fields directly.
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3M Global Procurement Category Specialist Specialty Chemicals United States, Minnesota
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The Impact You’ll Make in this Role
As a Global Procurement Category Specialist , 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:
- Procurement Sub-Category Leadership: Initiates and designs plans to implement Global procurement solutions that will achieve measurable business results. Assembles and leads multiple project teams to implement sourcing solutions. Establishes close working relationships with business unit management and suppliers on sourcing strategies and activities. Researches and understands the short and long-term market outlook for assigned materials and feedstocks. Performs complex contract negotiations. Proactively communicates project direction and status with key regional and/or business unit management. Recommends and influences management decisions in the area of sourcing solutions. Negotiates to resolve issues, implement strategies and ensure client satisfaction
- Procurement Analysis and Design: Determines and implements solutions for multi-faceted situations regarding the distribution of business, negotiation or category strategy, supplier management, and external sources of supply. Develops cause and effect analysis and documentation. Develops and recommends tactical and strategic solutions to business unit clients and management
- Procurement Process Improvement : Identifies and implements opportunities for process improvements that improve service, speed or cost, through analysis of sourcing information and metrics. Minimizes the total product and process cost by leading cost-reduction efforts and facilitating the implementation of innovative sourcing best practices. Recognizes impacts on related processes and ensures communication of issues and proposed solutions to appropriate business and process owners.
Your Skills and Expertise
To set you up for success in this role from day one, 3M requires (at a minimum) the following qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Business, Supply Chain or Engineering (completed and verified prior to start)
- Three (3) years of combined in sourcing, procurement, supply chain, or chemical & polymer engineering experience in a private, public, government, or military environment
Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include:
- Supplier relationship management
- Negotiation experience
- Strong writing skills
- Strong collaboration skills with internal and external stakeholders
- Project management training, experience and aptitude
Please note: your application may not be considered if you do not provide your education and work history, either by: 1) uploading a resume, or 2) entering the information into the application fields directly.
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3M Senior Design Production Artist United States, Minnesota
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The Impact You’ll Make in this Role
Looking for experienced Senior Production Artist to execute packaging production artwork in consumer packaging industry. You will work with our design teams to adapt graphic design concepts into production ready artwork, support the development and execution of brand guidelines and their application across packaging and other key consumer facing touchpoints to help drive best-in-class consumer experiences. You will collaborate with production art project managers, designers and agency partners to prepare packaging artwork files for print production.
Role Information:
- Focus on creating a diverse array of projects from simple to highly complex global packaging artwork concepts into final print production art.
- Ensures technical design specifications/contributions/structure/process/decisions align with business unit and design-function expectations.
- Drive global artwork consistency and design content accuracy within brand guidelines, while effectively managing details and consistency within artwork. Embraces style guides, packaging production standards, and process optimization across all stages of execution managing multi-SKU packaging versions.
- Strong knowledge of preparing final art files for various media, including print, digital, and packaging.
- Strong understanding of color, including CMYK vs. RGB, spot colors, global colors, and Pantone matching.
- Understand packaging artwork requirements, including working with die lines, net contents, regulatory and warning texts, color and printing methods.
- Strong understanding of packaging and labeling systems and printing technology and their constraints for layouts. Experience creating or maintaining production art templates for master artwork and scalable packaging workflows.
- Manage project timelines with internal project management team.
- Ability to learn and adapt to new systems and processes as needed.
- Build and maintain relationships with key internal partners.
Your Skills and Expertise
To set you up for success in this role from day one, 3M requires (at a minimum) the following qualifications:
- High school diploma/ GED or higher (completed and verified prior to start)
- Ten (10) combined years of working experience in artwork production for packaging within corporate, creative, agency and /or printing industry in a private, public, government or military environment
- Five (5) years experience in consumer packaging and pre-press printing industries.
Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include:
- Expert-level proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign) for packaging design and layout;
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Excel, PowerPoint, Teams. Familiar with remote collaboration and cloud-based workflows.
- Effective organizational and time management skills to juggle multiple projects and deadlines.
- Experience in consumer branding, packaging and retail merchandising industry.
- Excellent visual design skills, layout, typography, and colors.
- Packaging design knowledge and experience with print production.
- Strong interest or hands-on experience in applying AI technologies to artwork creation, automation, and workflow optimization.
- Knowledge of packaging regulation, labeling requirements and uniform packaging laws is important. As well as for regulated business industry.
- Understanding of current print and pre-press industry processes (offset, flexo, digital,
gravure, etc.). Familiarity with print finishing techniques, substrate behavior and its impact on print and design. - Detail-oriented with a sharp eye for proofing, preflight checks, and quality control across packaging assets.
- Ability to manage high volumes, shifting priorities, and tight timelines.
- Strong skills in communication, collaboration, time management and attention to detail.
Please note: your application may not be considered if you do not provide your education and work history, either by: 1) uploading a resume, or 2) entering the information into the application fields directly.
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3M Industrial Adhesives Tapes Specialist Northern United States, California
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The Impact You’ll Make in this Role
As an
- Meeting or exceeding designated sales targets in your assigned sales territory
- Driving improved customer product design, assembly and manufacturing processes which generate value for both our customers and 3M
- Consistently maintaining an active and sufficient opportunity pipeline
- Prospecting for new growth opportunities with both new and current 3M customers.
- Sharing key market insights with Industrial Adhesives & Tapes Division peers, portfolio managers, marketing, application engineers and leadership
- Collaborating with 3M’s Strategic Partnership Team to drive revenue growth through priority end-user customers
- Engaging local 3M distribution partners to execute growth initiatives, strategies, and programs
This position requires driving a company vehicle, which will require pre-employment and ongoing review of motor vehicle history for candidates who are offered and hired for this position
To set you up for success in this role from day one, 3M requires (at a minimum) the following qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree (completed and verified prior to start) from an accredited institution
- Two (2) years of exceptional sales experience in a private, public, government or military environment
- Current, valid driver’s license
Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include:
- Experience articulating value propositions and system-selling.
- Understanding of (or sincere desire to learn) manufacturing processes.
- Relentless prospecting and business development.
- Product demonstration skills and competence.
- Strong track record of collaboration and cross-functional teamwork.
Remote Based - responsible for Northern California, East Bay Area and Reno, NV
Please note: your application may not be considered if you do not provide your education and work history, either by: 1) uploading a resume, or 2) entering the information into the application fields directly.
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3M Senior Product Development Engineer United States, Minnesota
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Job Title: Product Developer
As a Product Developer, 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:
- Collaborating with a cross-functional team to develop high impact innovative abrasives.
- Leveraging new technologies to develop novel, high-performance abrasive products.
- Applying knowledge of scientific and engineering knowledge to solve complex problems.
- Building product concepts to demonstrate feasibility and scale up into manufacturing.
- Applying technical and leadership skills to generate project scopes, plans, and design of experiments
- Strengthening 3M’s proprietary position through development of intellectual property.
- Providing support to manufacturing organizations as needed to ensure product consistency and quality.
- Utilizing good communication skills to inspire, influence, motivate and teach other team members.
To set you up for success in this role from day one, 3M requires (at a minimum) the following qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in a science or engineering discipline (completed and verified prior to start) from an accredited university.
- Five (5) years of combined experience in research & development (including undergraduate research, in a private, public, government or military environment
Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include:
- PhD degree with technical expertise in thermosets, abrasives or nonwovens
- Technical expertise in urethane, epoxy or phenolic chemistries and chemicals
- Comfort in hands-on experimentation, working with wet chemistries, coating and web handling equipment
- Experience in technology or product development including phase-gate commercialization processes
- Experience in IP generation
- Skills include excellent written and verbal communication, networking, interpersonal and leadership skills
Work location:
- Work location: This role follows an on-site working model, requiring the employee to work at least four days a week at the 3M Center in Maplewood, MN.
- Travel: May include up to 10% domestic travel
- Relocation: May be authorized
Please note: your application may not be considered if you do not provide your education and work history, either by: 1) uploading a resume, or 2) entering the information into the application fields directly.
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3M Senior Product Quality Engineer United States, Minnesota
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As a Senior Product Quality 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:
- needs are met, test methods are robust, specifications are well defined, and manufacturing processes are capable.
- Supporting laboratory, products, processes, and systems such as addressing customer complaints and working with the team on corrective actions.
- Supporting and interacting with customers and consumers through complaint investigations, resolution, and trending including monthly Quality Dashboard reports.
- Troubleshooting, investigating, and analyzing for non-conforming product testing and disposition.
- Driving existing product quality enhancement through use of continuous improvement methods and tools, such as: Product and Process Understanding (PPU), Design of Experiments (DOE), Six Sigma and Quality at the Source.
- Ensuring commercialized product design intent and product integrity is retained as materials, processes, methods, and specifications chang.
- Supporting change as it relates to design changes inspired by quality improvement, source of
To set you up for success in this role from day one, 3M requires (at a minimum) the following qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree or higher (completed and verified prior to start) from an accredited institution.
- Three (3) years of combined experience Quality Engineering, Supplier Management, Quality Management Systems, Six Sigma, Statistical Analysis and/or Design Control within a private, public, government, or military environment.
Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include:
- Master’s degree or higher (completed and verified prior to start) from an accredited institution
- Experience working with ISO9001:2015
- Experience working with suppliers in a quality improvement capacity
- Experience with statistical analysis
- Manufacturing experience
- ASQ certification
Must be legally authorized to work in country of employment without sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H1B status).
Please note: your application may not be considered if you do not provide your education and work history, either by: 1) uploading a resume, or 2) entering the information into the application fields directly.
Please access the linked document by clicking select the country where you are applying for employment, and review. Before submitting your application, you will be asked to confirm your agreement with the terms.
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As a USAC Search Specialist SEO/SEM 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, executing, and optimizing SEO and paid search campaigns in the area. Collaborating with local vendors and managing tools as required to execute effectively. Additionally, you will educate stakeholders on best practices, deliver detailed campaign reporting, and collaborate with local and global teams to ensure alignment with TEBG global governance.
You will be accountable for Area:
- • Subject matter expert and key contact for search initiatives.
- • Planning, execution, and optimization of area search campaigns.
- • KPI setup and project management for campaign performance.
- • Reporting, analytics, and performance insights for search activities.
Shared Accountabilities
- • Paid media agency/vendor management with Global Search.
- • Setting correct KPIs and adjusting the tactics to hit the results.
- •Together with the PO owner, ensure payments are managed on time.
- •Contribute to the global TEBG search strategy and global reporting and analytics framework.
To set you up for success in this role as USAC Search Specialist SEO/SEM; from day one, 3M requires (at a minimum) the following qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Marketing, Digital Marketing, Advertising, Communications, Information Systems, Data Analytics, Computer Science (completed and verified prior to start)
- Three (3) years of hands-on search marketing experience, including planning, executing, optimizing, and reporting on SEO and Paid Search (SEM) campaigns, in a private, public, government, or military environment.
Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include:
- Ability to manage KPIs, project timelines, and campaign execution to ensure performance targets are met.
- Experience working with paid media agencies or vendors in coordination with Global Search standards.
- Proven capability to adjust tactics based on performance insights, including conversion‑focused optimization strategies.
- Strong search marketing expertise with hands-on experience planning, executing, and optimizing SEO and Paid Search (SEM) campaigns.
- Proven ability to collaborate with vendors and manage platforms, tools, and workflows for effective campaign execution.
- Skilled in educating stakeholders on search best practices and translating performance data into actionable insights.
- Experience delivering detailed campaign reporting, including KPI setting, tracking, and analytics, ensuring alignment with TEBG global governance and global teams.
- Recognized as a search subject matter expert, serving as the primary contact for search strategy, planning, and optimization.
Work location:
- Work location: This role follows an on-site working model, requiring the employee to work at least four days a week at the 3M Center in Maplewood, MN or London, Ontario - Canada.
Please note: your application may not be considered if you do not provide your education and work history, either by: 1) uploading a resume, or 2) entering the information into the application fields directly.
Please access the linked document by clicking select the country where you are applying for employment, and review. Before submitting your application, you will be asked to confirm your agreement with the terms.
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