Global Procurement Specialist – Chemicals Category

3M has a long-standing reputation as a company committed to innovation. We provide the freedom to explore and encourage curiosity and creativity. We gain new insight from diverse thinking, and take risks on new ideas. Here, you can apply your talent in bold ways that matter. Job Description: 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. With a wide variety of people, global locations, technologies and products, 3M is a place where you can collaborate with other curious, creative 3Mers. The Impact You’ll Make in this Role As a Global Procurement Category Specialist - Chemicals, you will have the opportunity to tap into your curiosity and collaborate with some of the most innovative and diverse people around the world. This role will be based in the Global Capability Centre (GCC) in India and will operate as an individual contributor role. The role will have global responsibility across various Chemicals subcategories, with a significant portion of spend responsibility aligned to the Americas region. The successful candidate will be required to demonstrate flexibility to support USA time zones, including evening or night meetings as needed to collaborate effectively with global stakeholders, suppliers, and category teams. Here, you will make an impact by: Procurement Sub-Category Leadership ·             Providing procurement sub-category support across 3M Businesses and Divisions for various Chemicals subcategories , serving as a global procurement team member for assigned chemical materials and suppliers. ·             Initiating and supporting plans to implement global procurement solutions that achieve measurable business results, including cost savings, supply assurance, working capital improvement, growth, contract coverage and risk reduction. ·             Supporting category strategies and sourcing activities for assigned chemical raw materials including subcategories within colorants, inorganics, and speciality chemicals categories. ·             Establishing close working relationships with business unit stakeholders, global category teams, regional procurement teams, and suppliers to support sourcing strategies and activities. ·             Researching and understanding short- and long-term market outlooks for assigned materials, feedstocks, suppliers, and relevant chemical value chains. ·             Leading supplier negotiations, competitive bidding events, supplier analysis, sourcing recommendations, and supplier relationship management activities. ·             Performing complex contract negotiations in partnership with global category leaders, business stakeholders, suppliers, and 3M Legal. ·             Proactively communicating project direction, sourcing status, supplier issues, risks, and recommended actions to key regional and business stakeholders. ·             Recommending and influencing sourcing decisions through data-driven analysis, market intelligence, supplier insights, and alignment with business requirements. ·             Negotiating to resolve supplier or business issues, implement sourcing strategies, and ensure stakeholder satisfaction. ·             Managing assigned suppliers in collaboration with global and regional Chemicals category teams, with significant focus on spend and supplier responsibilities within the Americas region. Procurement Analysis and Design ·             Determining and implementing sourcing solutions for multi-faceted situations involving distribution of business, supplier negotiations, category strategy, supplier management, external sources of supply, and continuity of supply. ·             Conducting spend analysis, supplier analysis, market assessments, cost-driver reviews, and business requirement evaluations to support effective sourcing decisions. ·             Developing cause-and-effect analysis and documentation to support sourcing recommendations, supplier decisions, risk mitigation plans, and category strategy execution. ·             Developing and recommending tactical and strategic sourcing solutions to business unit stakeholders, global category teams, and procurement management. ·             Supporting supplier selection, supplier performance reviews, supplier segmentation, risk assessments, and external supply evaluations. ·             Supporting New Product Introduction activities by identifying capable suppliers, validating sourcing options, and ensuring alignment with cost, quality, regulatory, logistics, and supply requirements. ·             Partnering with internal 3M stakeholders, including Manufacturing, R&D, Quality, Regulatory, Marketing, Finance, Supply Chain Operations, and Legal, to support business needs and sourcing execution. ·             Using SAP, GEP, and other procurement systems to support sourcing execution, supplier data management, purchase information, reporting, and business analytics. Procurement Process Improvement Identifying and implementing opportunities for process improvements that improve service, speed, compliance, supply continuity, or cost through analysis of sourcing information and metrics. Minimizing total product and process cost by supporting cost-reduction efforts and facilitating implementation of innovative sourcing best practices. Supporting productivity initiatives, including price negotiations, supplier consolidation, alternate sourcing, demand management, specification optimization, and logistics or working capital improvements. Recognizing impacts on related processes and ensuring communication of issues, risks, and proposed solutions to appropriate business and process owners. Supporting category risk reduction strategies by partnering with 3M stakeholders and suppliers on dual sourcing, supplier diversification, regional supply options, and material availability plans. Tracking project progress, sav