Global NPI and Business Development Manager (m/f/*)

Global NPI and Business Development Manager (m/f/*)

3M Neuss, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Job Description

• Leading global customer insights and market research for critical new product development. Monitoring market trends, competitor activities and industry developments
• Participating in NPI idea scouting efforts and collaborating with the Global Portfolio Managers to prioritize NPI ideas that align with the Portfolio strategy
• Defining and validating customer requirements, value proposition and marketing claims. Translating customer and market needs into product requirements to deliver products that address specific customer problems.
• Advising the Global Portfolio Managers on the new product pricing strategy using pricing analysis tools such as price/value mapping, and others.
• Leading the completion of all marketing deliverables within the 3M Grow system.
• Leading the development of the global marketing launch plan to support the new product launches - ensuring alignment on all global marketing plan deliverables, including marketing campaign, sales support and training for global launch regions. Coordinating launch preparation and execution with key launch countries
• Supporting Global Portfolio Managers and Area Portfolio Managers with the coordination and execution of growth programs

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
• Fundamental experience in marketing, sales, customer-facing product development or business operations experience

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

• MBA or other relevant advanced degree
• Ability to navigate matrix organization.
• Knowledge of back-office processes supporting product and portfolio management including 3M Grow, Product Lifecycle Management, Material Create and Extend, SFDC, Pricing, Samples, SAP and more.

Work location:

Neuss, on-site

Travel:

May include up to 25%

Safety is a core value at 3M. All employees are expected to contribute to a strong Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) culture by following safety policies, identifying hazards, and engaging in continuous improvement.

At 3M, we believe diversity & inclusion are essential to innovation. We seek and value differences in people! This Job ad is addressed to all potential candidates. As an equal opportunity employer 3M will not discriminate against any applicant for employment on the basis of race/ethnicity, nationality, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy/maternity-related matters, age or disability, or any other relevant characteristic protected under applicable local law.

Please note: your application may not be considered if you do not provide your education and work history, either by: 1) uploading a resume, or 2) entering the information into the application fields directly.

Seniority level: Entry level

Employment type: Full-time

Job function: Sales and Business Development

Industries: Industrial Machinery Manufacturing

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