Influencing internal stakeholders to prioritize activities that drive cost reduction, working capital improvement, risk reduction, efficiency, and competitiveness.
Establishing and managing strategic supplier relationships that provide access to leading technologies and capabilities.
Negotiating and establishing moderate to complex vendor contract agreements, holding suppliers accountable to competitive prices, high quality and best in class service.
Researching and analyzing short and long-term market and industry trends.
Creating solutions for moderate, multi-faceted problems, which requires ingenuity, creativity, innovation, and strong analytical skills.
Business reviews with key stakeholders to support collaboration, service, capacity, market insights, savings pipeline, and performance improvement.
Managing change through effective project goal definition, scenario planning, data analysis, action tracking, and stakeholder alignment.
Participate, lead, or recommend continuous improvement projects at suppliers, businesses, or client sites.
Ensure the integration of sustainability and corporate responsibility into category strategies.
Ensure compliance with regulatory and organizational policies.
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) from an accredited institution.
Minimum 10+ years of Sourcing, Procurement, Logistics, Supply Chain, Engineering, and/or Manufacturing experience
Demonstrated skills in negotiation, category strategy development, and managing stakeholders (internal and external)
Experience working with paper or other raw material roll-goods (e.g., films, nonwovens, etc.).
Proven category leadership and strong negotiation skills and attention to detail.
Additional Qualifications That Could Help You Succeed Even Further in This Role
Strong critical-thinking and problem-solving skills.
Strong systems (AI, ERP, Excel, Power BI) expertise and critical thinking skills.
Excellent verbal and written communications & experience in engaging with stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
Experience successfully collaborating with internal and external stakeholders on complex projects.
Strong business, contract language, and financial acumen with an understanding of end-to-end supply chain operations and experience conducting RFP’s and cost modelling.
Initiative, self-starter with a positive & proactive approach & good ability to challenge status quo.
Japanese language ability could be an added advantage
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Work Location: Hebbal, Bangalore (Karnataka), Hybrid Mode
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