Sr. Specialist - Supplier Performance Management 3M India

3M; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

3M in Bengaluru, India is seeking a Supplier Performance Management Support to help monitor supplier performance, drive improvements, and support cross-functional teams across procurement, planning, manufacturing and quality.

The role emphasizes data analysis, scorecard preparation, risk tracking, and coordination across time zones to sustain supply continuity and align actions with business priorities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related technical discipline.
• 7+ years of experience in procurement, supplier management, supply chain, or related field.
• Experience with supplier performance metrics and scorecards.

Responsibilities

• Support supplier performance management activities for the India region.
• Monitor supplier performance metrics and identify trends, risks, and improvement opportunities.
• Assist supplier performance reviews, issue resolution, and follow-up actions with suppliers and internal stakeholders.
• Collaborate with supply chain, procurement, planning, manufacturing, and quality teams to address supplier-related performance concerns.
• Assist in preparing supplier scorecards, dashboards, and performance reports.
• Support supply continuity by tracking supplier issues, escalations, and corrective action progress.
• Assist with execution of supplier performance improvement initiatives and standardized processes.
• Help maintain supplier risk and performance data to support decision-making.

Skills

Procurement

Supplier management

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

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Job Description

Supplier Performance Management Support

• Supporting supplier performance management activities for the India region.
• Monitoring supplier performance metrics and helping identify trends, risks, and improvement opportunities.
• Supporting supplier performance reviews, issue resolution, and follow-up actions with suppliers and internal stakeholders.
• Partnering with 3M supply chain, procurement, planning, manufacturing, and quality teams to help address supplier-related performance concerns.
• Assisting in the preparation of supplier scorecards, dashboards, review materials, and performance reports.
• Supporting supply continuity efforts by tracking supplier issues, escalations, and corrective action progress.

Process Improvement and Execution

• Supporting the execution of supplier performance improvement initiatives for assigned suppliers, plants, or categories.
• Assisting with implementation of standardized supplier performance management and measurement processes.
• Helping maintain supplier risk and performance data to support decision-making.
• Collaborating with Strategic Sourcing, Packaging Solutions, manufacturing, and planning teams to align supplier performance actions with business priorities.
• Participating in root cause analysis, corrective action tracking, and continuous improvement activities.

Your Skills And Expertise

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related technical discipline, completed and verified prior to start.
• Seven years of experience in procurement, supplier management, supply chain, manufacturing operations, quality or a related field in a private, public, government, or military environment.

Additional Qualifications That Could Help You Succeed Even Further

• Experience working with suppliers in raw materials procurement, packing materials procurement, outsourced manufacturing or manufacturing-based industries.
• Exposure to manufacturing processes such as coating, molding, assembly, conversion, mixing, filling, or packaging operations.
• Understanding of supplier performance metrics, scorecards, corrective action processes, and continuous improvement methods.
• Strong data analysis, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Ability to work with cross-functional and global teams across different time zones.
• Experience supporting supplier reviews, performance reporting, or supply issue resolution.
• Working knowledge of procurement, planning, quality, or supply chain systems and processes.
• Proactive, detail-oriented approach with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Good interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Project coordination or process improvement experience preferred.

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