Procurement Director - Global 3rd Party Materials

Job Title Director, 3rd Party Materials - Global Procurement 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. The Impact You’ll Make in this Role The Director, 3rd Party Materials - Global Procurement is responsible for developing and executing procurement and category strategies across packaging materials and related supply markets throughout the Americas region. This role provides strategic leadership for supplier relationships, category management, supply continuity, cost competitiveness, sustainability, innovation, and risk mitigation while supporting 3M's growth, operational excellence, and new product development initiatives. The position partners closely with business groups, manufacturing, engineering, quality, R&D, supply chain, finance, and regional/global procurement teams to leverage 3M's purchasing scale, accelerate supplier innovation, and create sustainable competitive advantage. The Senior Manager leads a team of procurement professionals and serves as a key advisor to business leadership on packaging market trends, supplier capabilities, and sourcing strategies. This role supports Divisions across 3M, giving the successful candidate broad exposure to 3M’s diverse businesses & products. Here, you will make an impact by: Category Strategy Leadership Own global category strategy development and execution for Molding, Metals, Electronics, Tapes, Abrasives, and Films, ensuring alignment with business growth plans, manufacturing needs, and customer requirements. Translate market intelligence-raw material trends, supplier capacity, technology shifts, and competitive dynamics-into actionable sourcing strategies across each sub-category. Lead supply-base optimization and rationalization efforts to balance cost, quality, resiliency, and innovation. Identify and prioritize sourcing initiatives that deliver measurable improvements in total value delivered to the business. Global NPI Leadership - Consumer Business Group Embed procurement early in the product development lifecycle, partnering with R&D, Design, Engineering, and Marketing to influence material selection, supplier capability, and cost targets from concept through launch. Build and manage a global NPI supplier pipeline across relevant material categories, ensuring suppliers are qualified, capacity-ready, and technically capable to support new product launches on schedule. Establish governance and stage-gate processes for procurement involvement in NPI, ensuring consistent global execution across regions and portfolios. Balance speed-to-market pressures with cost, quality, and supply risk considerations specific to consumer product launches (e.g., shorter lifecycles, higher SKU variability, retail timing constraints). Partner with category teams (Molding, Metals, Electronics, Tapes, Abrasives, Films) to ensure NPI sourcing decisions align with broader category strategy, supplier roadmaps, and negotiated commercial terms. Track and report NPI procurement performance metrics (e.g., on-time supplier readiness, cost-to-target achievement, launch delay risk) to business and procurement leadership. Supplier Relationship Management Build and maintain strategic, global partnerships with key suppliers across all six material categories. Lead supplier selection, qualification, and performance management, including executive business reviews and formal improvement plans where needed. Drive supplier-led innovation to support new product