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Global Portfolio Marketer for Architectural Finishes

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.

As a Global Portfolio Marketer for Architectural Finishes **,** 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:

+ **Portfolio Management:** Implement portfolio strategies, including Integrated Business Planning (IBP), price corridors, and supply coordination.

+ **Strategy Development:** Develop portfolio specific strategies with priority on revenue growth and volume increase. Lead portfolio optimization to enhance gross margin.

+ **Innovation (NPI):** Support and lead new product development from discover to post launch. Build NPI hopper through understanding market trends and customer insights. Develop portfolio specific expertise to become the subject matter expert.

+ **Marketing and Execution:** Articulate and execute the global portfolio marketing plan to drive growth, while overseeing operational fundamentals like pricing and inventory planning.

+ **Global Cross-Functional Leadership:** Lead a global cross-functional team to drive revenue growth, new product execution, margin, and on time in full service for the portfolio.

+ **Business Acumen:** Be agile and able to solve complex problems with strong business acumen and creativity, and build business plans based on developing a deep understanding of the market

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)

+ Proficient years of business experience, preferably including portfolio management, marketing, or new product commercialization in a private, public, government, or military environment

Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include:

+ Master's degree in MBA in Business / Marketing from an accredited institution

+ Product spec-in experience, ideally with architects and designers

+ Skills include: Microsoft Office, Power BI and BEP analysis tools, Cross functional communication and leadership experience, working on NPI commercialization efforts including gathering customer feedback through launch of products, presentation skills across an organization.

+ Effective relationship builder and leader with experience of delivering success working within a cross functional and cross geographical team

+ Experience in analyzing, building, and executing strategic plans with experience in developing and driving operational / marketing plans to tactical execution.

+ Experienced identifying market trends, obtaining VOC and converting it to actionable insights

+ Demonstrable track record delivering successful product commercialization and traversing the new product development (NPI) process / gate reviews / etc.

+ Strong business and financial acumen with an understanding of P&L management (Sales / Price / Volume / Margin analysis)

+ Effective communicator with experience of influencing and delivering results in a matrix environment

+ Displays and strong ability to rapidly problem solve as well as drive themselves and team to execution / decision making

+ Self motivated, enthusiastic and driven with an entrepreneurial mindset as a leader across global teams

+ Brand management experience

Work location:

+ **Primary Work Location: 3M Center, Maplewood, MN**

Travel: May include up to 20%** **domestic/international

Effective collaboration with the Global Business and R&D team would require regular time on campus in St. Paul

Relocation Assistance: Is not authorized

Must be legally authorized to work in country of employment without sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H1B status).

Supporting Your Well-being

3M offers many programs to help you live your best life – both physically and financially. To ensure competitive pay and benefits, 3M regularly benchmarks with other companies that are comparable in size and scope.

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Pay & Benefits Overview: https://www.3m.com/3M/en\_US/careers-us/working-at-3m/benefits/

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