Production Planning Analyst

Production Planning Analyst

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 Production Planning Analyst, you will have the opportunity to tap into your curiosity and collaborate with some of the most innovative and diverse people around the world. Here, you will make an impact by:

• Demonstrating a high level of service and customer satisfaction via effective scheduling, inventory management, order planning and processing, SKU data management, backorder prevention, and maintaining supplier communication
• Analyzing and managing working and non-working inventories in assigned businesses to maintain compliance and achieve inventory investment targets
• Publishing and presenting service and inventory metrics, results, and gap analysis
• Monitoring and reporting capacity requirements
• Analyzing material flow parameters such as lot size, making cycle frequency, replenishment interval, min/max, safety stock, and managing all supply chain sku data
• Utilizing Supply Chain tools and processes such as Factory Planner, COMS, GGSM, GDMR, IMES, Invento, Peoplesoft, Reporting and Analytics, BI, MS Office, SAP
• Utilizing Continuous Improvement/Lean Six Sigma methodologies to identify and improve supply chain speed; Leading cross-functional Green Belt projects and implement process improvement projects; Reviewing and reporting on project progress

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
• OR Currently pursuing a bachelor's degree to be completed within 12 months of hire date.
• AND Three (3) combined years of experience in supply chain planning, logistics, and/or manufacturing in a private, public, government or military environment.

Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include:

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Supply Chain, Operations Management, and/or Business Administration from an accredited university
• 5 years of experience leading and/or participating on cross functional teams
• APICS (The Association for Operations Management) certification or demonstrated progress toward completion
• Experience leading Six Sigma Green Belt and/or other projects
• Experience with Manufacturing planning software
• Excellent written & oral communication skills; good presentation skills
• Strong interpersonal skills including the ability to influence others and work effectively in a team environment
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills

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 5% domestic

Relocation: May be 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.