Manager, International Logistics

Job Description: Job Title Manager, International Logistics 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 Manager, International Logistics, you will lead the USA and Canada organization responsible for the execution and performance of international Ocean and Air transportation. You will translate global transportation strategies into effective regional execution while driving improvements in service, cost, reliability, visibility, resiliency, and operational performance. This role leads an organization of more than 20 logistics professionals, including multiple direct reports, with responsibility for developing talent, building organizational capabilities, establishing clear accountability, and creating a high-performing and collaborative team. Here, you will make an impact by: • Leading USAC international Ocean and Air transportation operations, ensuring reliable, efficient, and cost-effective execution aligned with business and customer requirements. • Developing and executing regional transportation strategies aligned with global logistics direction and USAC priorities. • Leading, coaching, and developing a team of more than 20 logistics professionals, establishing clear priorities, accountability, performance expectations, and development plans. • Establishing effective operating models, governance, and management mechanisms to drive consistent execution and operational excellence. • Managing and strengthening relationships with ocean carriers, airlines, freight forwarders, and logistics service providers, driving performance and continuous improvement. • Developing and monitoring transportation KPIs, dashboards, and scorecards across service, cost, reliability, visibility, and operational performance. • Serving as a regional escalation point for complex transportation issues and driving timely resolution, root-cause analysis, and sustainable corrective actions. • Driving continuous improvement initiatives focused on transportation cycle time, cost, reliability, productivity, process standardization, and service. • Strengthening end-to-end shipment visibility, data quality, and exception management to enable proactive decision-making. • Partnering with Planning, Supply Chain, Sourcing, Manufacturing, and other stakeholders to improve transportation forecasting, capacity planning, cost, and execution. • Monitoring global transportation markets, capacity constraints, service disruptions, and emerging risks, and developing mitigation and contingency solutions. • Leading the adoption of transportation technologies, analytics, automation, and digital visibility capabilities. • Providing strategic insights on transportation capabilities, market conditions, performance, costs, risks, and opportunities to regional and global stakeholders. • Leading complex, cross-functional initiatives and resolving global logistics challenges across multiple regions, stakeholders, and logistics providers. • Building organizational capabilities and promoting a culture of accountability, collaboration, continuous improvement, and customer-focused execution. Your Skills and Expertise To set you up for success in this role from day one, 3M requires (at a minimum) the following qualificat