Description
As a 3M Global Procurement – PMO Specialist, you will have the opportunity to tap into your curiosity and collaborate with some of the most innovative people around the world.
Project Management Office Leadership:
- Providing Project Management leadership for assigned 3M BG and Category Pillar and Projects
- Management of PMO goals and objectives to ensure alignment to Enterprise Supply Chain strategies.
- Directly engage with 3M Business supply chain leaders, Procurement category leaders across the globe to achieve 3M’s Procurement productivity goals.
- Direct interaction with 3M stakeholders in Lab, R&D, Operations, Enterprise supply chain to accelerate execution of productivity projects.
Project Management & Execution
- Work closely with sponsors and key stakeholders to ensure achievement of program goals, including but not limited to cost savings projects
- Create detailed project plans with key deliverables and milestones
- Use project management best practices, and as needed develop new methods and tools
- Work across organizational boundaries and influence others to achieve project goals
Pipeline Management
- Develop and manage an effective pipeline management cadence and rigor to track cost
- Lead Procurement metrics reviews (Bi-Weekly Pipeline Review, Stage Gate, etc… )
- Lead hopper filling and/or gap filling sessions with cross-functional stakeholders
Shared Responsibility :
- Supporting each category team to drive key KPIs around cost through pipeline development and reporting
- Work closely with sponsors and key stakeholders to ensure achievement of program goals
- Use project management best practices, and as needed develop new methods and processes
- Internal category communications
- Incorporate change leadership in programs to ensure stakeholders make any necessary changes needed for program success
- Drive process improvement projects around savings pipeline process
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree or higher (completed and verified prior to start)
- Six (6) years of combined experience in Procurement, Project Management and/or Supply Chain in a private, public, government or military environment
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience in Raw Material/Outsource Manufacturing/Indirect Procurement Category Management within Manufacturing based companies.
- Strong data analysis, negotiating and problem solving skills
- Initiative, self-starter with a positive & pro-active approach
- Experience successfully collaborating with internal/external stakeholders on complex projects
- Process improvement & project management experience
- Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal skills