Job Description:
Portfolio Operations Division Manager, Industrial Adhesives and Tape Division
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
As a Portfolio Operations Division Manager, 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:
- Leading a portfolio operations team supporting the Industrial Adhesive and Tapes Division with their phase-in/phase-out material requests, new material create and extensions, and maintaining master data quality through data governance
- Consulting with division and cross-functional teams to establish global portfolio change initiative priorities and assigning resources as needed
- Leading multiple cross functional projects while managing, training, and developing a team of direct reports.
- Engaging with division and corporate teams to drive process and tool changes to improve customer experience and internal productivity/efficiencies.
- Majority of complex portfolio change projects require hypothetical thinking to determine best solutions, in-depth interpretation, and analysis for significantly different situations.
- Providing direct task-level guidance to team members as necessary as well as overall project guidance to multiple teams to maintain focus on common objectives.
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)
- Seven (7) years of marketing or business operations experience in a private, public, government or military environment
Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include:
- Master of Business Administration degree from an accredited institution
- Five (5) or more years of experience leading teams in ERP deployments or Master Data applications in a private, public, government or military environment
- Experience in leading and influencing cross-functional projects and teams
- Self-motivated with a demonstrated ability to learn quickly and deliver results in a high-pressure, high-profile environment
- Experience in managing others
Work location:
- This role follows an on-site working model, requiring the employee to work at least four days a week at the 3M Center in Maplewood, MN.
Travel: May include up to 10%[domestic/international]
Relocation: Maybe 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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Applicable to US Applicants Only:The expected compensation range for this position is $188,251 - $230,084, which includes base pay plus variable incentive pay, if eligible. This range represents a good faith estimate for this position. The specific compensation offered to a candidate may vary based on factors including, but not limited to, the candidate’s relevant knowledge, training, skills, work location, and/or experience. In addition, this position may be eligible for a range of benefits (e.g., Medical, Dental & Vision, Health Savings Accounts, Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, Disability Benefits, Life Insurance, Voluntary Benefits, Paid Absences and Retirement Benefits, etc.). Additional information is available at: https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/careers-us/working-at-3m/benefits/.
Good Faith Posting Date Range 08/31/2026 To 09/30/2026 Or until filled
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