Director, Global Manufacturing IT Portfolio

3M Company; Maplewood (MN); On-site; USD 250,000 - 306,000; Full time

Job summary

3M Company in Maplewood, MN is seeking an IT Director – Global Make to Deliver Manufacturing Applications Leader to drive the strategy and execution of manufacturing IT applications worldwide. You will lead a global team, collaborate with operations and business partners, and shape the roadmap for ERP, MES, OT convergence, and quality initiatives, ensuring alignment with business goals.

Travel up to 10% and relocation may be offered.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher completed before start.
• Ten years core IT experience leading development and support of business requirements in a public, private, government, or military environment.
• Five years systems experience with IT, OT, EHS or business process.
• Ten years ERP & MES development and deployment experience in a Manufacturing space in a public, private, government, or military environment.
• Strong financial acumen.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure) and edge computing in a factory environment.
• Ability to communicate complex technical concepts effectively to both plant-floor operators and executive C-suite stakeholders.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and engage stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
• Ability to translate complex technical concepts into actionable business insights.
• Strong leadership skills to drive cultural and technological adoption during digital transformations.
• A proactive approach to troubleshooting high-stakes production downtime events.
• Ability to work collaboratively with internal teams and external vendors.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Design, Development and support for all Manufacturing IT Applications globally including ERP, Quality, Maintenance, EHS, Product Lifecycle Management, MES, Inventory, Subcontracting, Engineering & OT convergence.
• Articulate a vision and roadmap for Manufacturing Applications aligned to business strategy
• Drive change through tactical leadership of people, systems & process
• Support asset divestitures, spin offs, closures, moves and acquisitions
• Lead business relationship in the assemblance of scope, cost, priorityand strategic plan
• Lead, mentor, and scale a high-performing team of IT professionals, Thrive in a truly global environment with distributed geography, language, culture

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Cloud experience

Stakeholder management

Digital transformation

Problem solving

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

Tools

AWS

Azure

Job description

3M Company in Maplewood, MN is seeking an IT Director – Global Make to Deliver Manufacturing Applications Leader to drive the strategy and execution of manufacturing IT applications worldwide. You will lead a global team, collaborate with operations and business partners, and shape the roadmap for ERP, MES, OT convergence, and quality initiatives, ensuring alignment with business goals.

Travel up to 10% and relocation may be offered.