Business Operations Manager
3M
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Job summary
3M in Maplewood, MN is seeking a Business Operations Manager to drive strategic initiatives and cross-functional programs across global markets. The role focuses on enterprise-wide projects, channel optimization, and data-driven decision making, with oversight of dashboards and performance metrics.
You will collaborate with divisions, marketing, supply chain, and sales operations to align plans, accelerate growth, and deliver measurable value for 3M and its channel partners.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree or higher (completed and verified prior to start).
- Five (5) years of experience in business operations, sales, sales operations, marketing and portfolio management, analytics, supply chain, channel management in a private, public, government, or military environment.
Responsibilities
- Lead and coordinate high-priority project workstreams connected to annual operating plan priorities and long-term growth objectives.
- Help advance highly visible global programs, including Global Category Management at scale and Channel AI tools, shaping 3M’s growth through the channel.
- Shape the future of 3M Partner Rewards by enhancing distributor sales representative experience and program adoption.
- Turn insights into action by building dashboards, scorecards, and executive-ready materials for leaders.
- Advance commercial excellence initiatives, including joint business planning and cross-sell programs across regions and markets.
- Connect teams and accelerate global alignment across divisions, channel leaders, marketing, and supply chain.
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Job description
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.
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.
As a Business Operations Manager, 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
Lead and coordinate high-priority project workstreams connected to annual operating plan priorities and long-term growth objectives. You will help advance highly visible global programs, including Global Category Management at scale, the Global DSR Incentive Portal Channel AI tools, and other commercial capability and productivity initiatives that shape how 3M grows through the channel.
Play a key role in evolving 3M Partner Rewards into a stronger strategic growth platform. You will support enhancements that improve the distributor sales representative experience, increase adoption, strengthen operational effectiveness, and ensure the program continues to deliver measurable value for channel partners and 3M.
Use data to identify performance trends, risks, and growth opportunities. Translate insights into clear, practical recommendations that improve channel performance, commercial execution, and operational outcomes. You will build dashboards, scorecards, and executive-ready materials that help leaders make faster, smarter, and more confident decisions.
Support the execution of critical commercial excellence initiatives, including joint business planning, cross-sell programs, churn analysis, and new product introduction launches with channel partners. You will help build the structure, rhythm, and accountability needed to drive consistent execution across businesses, regions, and markets.
Partner with division teams, channel leaders, marketing, supply chain, sales operations, and other stakeholders to align business plans, demand signals, investment priorities, and execution activities. Your ability to connect the dots, bring teams together, and drive clarity will be essential to delivering business results.
Coordinate key operational components of channel and distributor enablement programs, including timelines, deliverables, stakeholder updates, and progress tracking. You will help ensure training and capability-building programs launch effectively, stay on track, and deliver against performance objectives.
Work across multiple businesses, functions, and geographies to solve problems, remove barriers, and maintain momentum on strategic priorities. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a matrixed environment, communicates with impact, collaborates effectively, and brings strong execution discipline to complex initiatives.
- This is a global role requiring collaboration with colleagues and stakeholders across multiple time zones.
This role sits at the intersection of strategy, execution, data, channel growth, and commercial transformation. You will have the opportunity to influence global initiatives, improve how 3M works with channel partners, support digital and AI-enabled capabilities, and help accelerate growth through stronger alignment, smarter insights, and disciplined execution.
To set you up for success in this role from day one, 3M requires the following minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree or higher (completed and verified prior to start)
- Five (5) years of experience in business operations, sales, sales operations, marketing and portfolio management, analytics, supply chain, channel management in a private, public, government, or military environment
Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include:
- MBA or other relevant advanced degree from an accredited institution
- Experience managing complex programs in a global, matrixed environment
- Experience supporting industrial businesses, channel organizations, or commercial teams
- Experience in business planning, sales operations, commercial excellence, or operational leadership
- Demonstrated success leading projects with multiple stakeholders and interconnected workstreams
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and business insight capabilities
- Experience building dashboards, scorecards, and executive-level presentations
- Strong collaboration and influencing skills across a matrixed organization
- Experience with continuous improvement, lean methods, or process simplification
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
- Experience with CRM platforms such as SFDC or similar tools
- Work location: This role has on-site working model, with the employee working at least four days a week in the office at 3M Center, located in Maplewood, MN.
- Travel: Up to 20% domestic/international
- Relocation Assistance: May be authorized
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.
The expected compensation range for this position is $188,251 - $230,084, which includes base pay plus variable incentive pay, if eligible. This range represents a good faith estimate for this position. The specific compensation offered to a candidate may vary based on factors including, but not limited to, the candidate’s relevant knowledge, training, skills, work location, and/or experience. In addition, this position may be eligible for a range of benefits (e.g., Medical, Dental & Vision, Health Savings Accounts, Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, Disability Benefits, Life Insurance, Voluntary Benefits, Paid Absences and Retirement Benefits, etc.). Additional information is available at: https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/careers-us/working-at-3m/benefits/.
Good Faith Posting Date Range 09/29/2026 To 10/29/2026 Or until filled
All US-based 3M full time employees will need to sign an employee agreement as a condition of employment with 3M. This agreement lays out key terms on using 3M Confidential Information and Trade Secrets. It also has
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