[Hiring] Enterprise Supply Chain Project Leader @3M

Role Description

The Enterprise Supply Chain Project Leader is responsible for leading strategic, cross-functional supply chain initiatives that drive enterprise transformation, operational excellence, and business performance. This role partners with senior leaders, functional stakeholders, and project teams to deliver complex projects that improve supply chain capabilities, processes, systems, and outcomes across the organization.

The successful candidate will bring strong project leadership, executive communication, change management, and supply chain transformation experience. This role requires the ability to translate strategy into actionable project plans, manage risks and dependencies, and provide clear updates to executive stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise-level supply chain strategic projects from planning through execution and value realization.
• Drive transformation initiatives focused on improving supply chain effectiveness, efficiency, resilience, and scalability.
• Partner with business, operations, procurement, manufacturing, logistics, planning, IT, finance, and other cross-functional teams to align project objectives and deliverables.
• Develop project charters, business cases, implementation plans, timelines, milestones, and success metrics.
• Manage project scope, risks, issues, dependencies, resources, and stakeholder expectations.
• Prepare and deliver clear, concise executive updates, including progress summaries, key decisions, risks, mitigation plans, and value impact.
• Facilitate governance meetings, steering committee reviews, and leadership decision-making forums.
• Identify opportunities to standardize processes, improve performance, and enable sustainable transformation across the supply chain.
• Support change management activities, including stakeholder engagement, communication planning, training coordination, and adoption tracking.
• Monitor project performance against defined goals, timelines, budgets, and business outcomes.
• Influence without direct authority across functions, regions, and leadership levels.
• Ensure project outcomes align with enterprise strategy, customer requirements, operational priorities, and financial objectives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher (completed and verified prior to start).
• Eight (8) years of project/program leadership experience in a private, public, government or military environment.

Additional Qualifications

• Project management certification such as PMP, Lean Six Sigma, Agile, or equivalent experience.
• Demonstrated ability to manage strategic initiatives with executive visibility.
• Experience preparing and presenting updates to senior leaders or executive stakeholders.
• Strong project management skills, including planning, governance, risk management, issue resolution, and performance tracking.
• Strong understanding of supply chain processes such as demand planning, supply planning, procurement, manufacturing, logistics, inventory management, and order fulfillment.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.

Work Location

Remote in the US only

Travel

May include up to 25% Domestic/International

Relocation Assistance

Is not authorized

Legal Authorization

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

Benefits

• Competitive pay and benefits.
• Medical, Dental & Vision.
• Health Savings Accounts.
• Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts.
• Disability Benefits.
• Life Insurance.
• Voluntary Benefits.
• Paid Absences.
• Retirement Benefits.

Company Description

3M is a place where you can collaborate with other curious, creative 3Mers. The company supports and guides you in your career growth.