Sr. Global Portfolio Innovation Manager
Job Title
Collaborate with Innovative 3Mers Around the World
The Impact You’ll Make in this Role
Sr. Global Portfolio Innovation Manager
within 3M's Consumer Business Group - Home Improvement division, 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 the development of new products and platforms from discovery through post-launch, collaborating with portfolio, marketing communications, sales, supply chain, manufacturing, R&D, Insight and other cross-functional team members throughout the project;
- Partnering with R&D/Laboratory and Finance to develop realistic business cases that clearly define the risks, rewards, and resources needed for new products projects;
- Executing the marketing deliverables throughout product/platform development, including front-end innovation activities; stage-gate reviews and requirements; claims, positioning, and packaging development; and strong launch planning and market activation;
- Establishing the appropriate research objectives for a consumer/customer learning plan to address the most important business questions for new product development, leveraging a mix of art and science with regard to research results to reach conclusions and plans of action;
- Influencing up, down, and across the organization, and sometimes with external customers, to build diverse networks to enable effective program support, resourcing, and execution.
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) from an accredited institution
- Seven (7) years of experience in marketing management and/or new products marketing in a private, public, government or military environment
- Five (5) years of project management and/or cross-functional team leadership
Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include:
- MBA or graduate degree from an accredited university, with focus on marketing, strategy, business development, and/or innovation
- Previous experience working on innovation or emerging technologies/platforms
- Previous experience working on consumer products portfolios or experience in mass retail, online, and other consumer channels
- Ability to execute in the near term and drive towards achieving plan within the year but also look to the future to create a roadmap for the portfolio for years to come
- Experience with agile methodologies and/or working with start-up companies
Work location
On-site
at least four days a week at the 3M Center in Maplewood, MN.
Travel
Relocation
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