Logistics Sourcing Analyst

Logistics Sourcing Analyst – Global RFx Team (Job Description)

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 diversity 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
Provides sourcing advice and consults with leadership team to set short-term strategic direction and operating plans for transportation. Responsible for cost reduction, cash improvement opportunities, supply risk management, and sourcing initiatives and tools. May have responsibility for management of accounts payable ledger or purchase order transaction management. May negotiate highly complex sourcing contracts. Leads team(s) to manage external suppliers to deliver improved benefits to 3M. Determines directions and priorities and assigns resources with full accountability for results of the assigned functional area.

As a Logistics Sourcing Analyst – Global RFx Team, 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:

• Consults with Sourcing and transportation operations team to develop a standardized RFP documentation process for global Air & Ocean (FCL & LCL) Modes and all regional ground modes including LTL, FTL, Intermodal, drayage, cartage, domestic and international parcel.
• Problem solving requires hypothetical thinking to determine best solutions for complex problems. Utilizes resources across work areas and departments to create solutions. Most complex problem solving may require in-depth interpretation and analysis for significantly different situations.
• Decisions impact one area of the organization and occasionally may impact multiple areas
• Be a SME on sourcing RFx platform – Build RFPs and develop format utilizing RFx platforms: Keelvar, Jagger, Coupa, Trimble, GEP, etc. with capability to develop scenario building in tool for cost vs. service comparison.
• Provide insights to sourcing managers (SM) on key market trends to assist in their supplier negotiations.
• Support SMEs in strategy development, data collection, continuous improvedment.
• Develops systems to support sourcing information needs, with KPI’s for vendor relationship with air, ocean, ground freight, parcel, international freight and drayage suppliers.
• Develop BI reports that include supplier spend, price per mode trend, market intelligence reporting.
• Validate and publish cost vs market trend.
• Drives/ensures compliance of corporate sourcing policies and procedures.
• Ensures local issues are incorporated into corporate sourcing plans, taking local goals and investments into consideration.
• Manages major claims against suppliers.
• Develop a tracking mechanism of cost-saving programs and/or opportunities.
• Incumbent typically communicates with managers, functional leaders, area/business leaders, department heads, and direct subordinates. May interact with external clients.
• Demonstrates company values.
• Actively participates in relevant corporate programs/initiatives, complies with professional and quality standards, complies with corporate policies and procedures, and acts in a manner consistent with 3M’s values and ethical standards.

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) in Finance, Business administration or related.
• Two years of transportation, logistics sourcing or procurement experience in a private, public, government or military environment
• Experience in Buisness and Data Analytics (PowerBi, Tablue, Advance excel) Understanding Financial data is a big plus.
• Advance English level

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

• Master’s degree in finance, Business Administration or related, from an accredited institution
• Five (5) years of Sourcing in a private, public, government or military environment
• Excellent verbal and written communications.
• Strong program management, Analytical and problem solving skills and collaboration across teams, functions and organization.

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. 

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