Manager, International Logistics

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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.

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 or higher (completed and verified prior to start)
• Fifteen (15) years of progressive experience in Supply Chain, Logistics, or Transportation in a private, public, government, or military environment.
• Five (5) years of experience in domestic and international logistics and transportation, including international Ocean and Air freight.
• Three (3) years of experience leading and developing teams and managing complex, cross-functional initiatives.

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

• Strong knowledge of international Ocean and Air transportation, freight forwarding, carriers, and international transportation operations.
• Demonstrated experience leading and developing large logistics teams and building organizational capabilities.
• Experience managing logistics service providers and driving performance through KPIs, scorecards, business reviews, and continuous improvement.
• Demonstrated experience resolving complex global logistics and supply chain problems across regions, functions, and external partners.
• Experience working in a highly matrixed, global organization and influencing stakeholders across organizational and geographic boundaries.
• Experience developing and executing transportation strategies and translating global strategies into regional execution.
• Strong experience with transportation planning, capacity management, shipment visibility, exception management, and operational escalation.
• Experience delivering transportation cost savings, productivity improvements, process standardization, and continuous improvement.
• Lean Six Sigma knowledge and/or practical experience, including structured problem solving, root-cause analysis, and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Experience with SAP ERP, Transportation Management Systems (TMS), transportation visibility platforms, EDI, Power BI, or related logistics technologies.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to make complex transportation topics clear and actionable.
• Demonstrated ability to lead organizational change and drive adoption of new processes, capabilities, and technologies.

• On Site – St. Paul, MN – Minimum 4 days in office

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