Field Operations Analyst

Responsibilities

• Develop production plans, perform risk assessments and/or warehouse audits.
• Lead projects and initiatives to ensure a just-in-time material flow from purchase to finished products.
• Provide transportation support services to assigned plants, product divisions, branches and distribution centers regarding operational issues and cost/service improvement programs.
• Work with carrier personnel to meet service requirements and perform statistical analysis on routings and distribution methods.
• Tap into curiosity and collaborate with innovative 3Mers around the world.
• Own demand signal capture and short- to medium-term volume forecasting to support container planning and booking alignment.
• Build and maintain dashboards tracking first leg KPIs including cost per container, drayage spend, carrier performance, and network volume.
• Conduct cost analysis and surface savings opportunities across consolidation centers and drayage spend.
• Support CI target tracking against annual spend reduction goals.
• Maintain accurate records across ERP, WMS, and TMS platforms.
• Partner with plants, traffic management, freight forwarders, and consolidation center teams to ensure data integrity.
• Produce regular reporting for leadership on first leg cost performance and trends.
• Participate in continuous improvement initiatives across first leg operations.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher from an accredited university OR High School Diploma/GED from an accredited institution and a minimum of 7+ years of experience in supply chain in lieu of the Bachelor’s degree education requirement AND 1 year experience with ocean or air freight AND/OR drayage, intermodal, or trucking operations.
• 1 year of SAP or equivalent ERP experience required.
• Exposure to continuous improvement methodologies (Lean, Six Sigma) preferred.
• Strong analytical and communication skills; comfortable working across multiple sites and stakeholders.
• Familiarity with data analytics tools and languages is a plus (SQL, Power BI, Tableau, etc.).

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher from an accredited university OR High School Diploma/GED from an accredited institution and a minimum of 7+ years of experience in supply chain in lieu of the Bachelor’s degree education requirement AND 1 year experience with ocean or air freight AND/OR drayage, intermodal, or trucking operations.
• 1 year of SAP or equivalent ERP experience required.

Benefits

The expected compensation range for this position is $95,750 - $115,750, which includes base pay plus variable incentive pay, if eligible.

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.

Pay & Benefits Overview:
https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/careers-us/working-at-3m/benefits/

Schedule

Onsite – Maplewood, MN at least 4 days a week in office.

Relocation Assistance

May be authorized.

Equal Opportunity Employer

3M does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, religion, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.