Job Description:
Analyst, Global Product Management
Collaborate with Innovative 3Mers Around the World
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.
This position provides an opportunity to transition from other private, public, government or military experience to a 3M career.
The Impact You’ll Make in this Role
As a Global Product Management Analyst for Meguiar’s, 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:
Managing the product lifecycle across launch, growth, maturity, renovation, and phase-out, ensuring alignment with retailer reset calendars, pack-price architecture, and promotional strategies to deliver financial and strategic targets.
Updating SKUs and artwork to ensure compliance with global regulatory requirements
Executing the new product roadmap by partnering with R&D, supply chain, finance, marketing communications, and area commercial teams to bring innovations to market on time, on cost, and on quality, while meeting Stage-Gate requirements and retailer acceptance criteria.
Optimizing portfolio performance and leading corrective actions as needed, including pricing, SKU mix, margin management, and trade spend effectiveness, leveraging syndicated data, POS analytics, and shopper insights to guide decisions.
Translating customer, consumer, and market insights into actionable product decisions, refining packaging, claims, positioning, and promotional support to win at point-of-sale and digital shelf.
Developing product business cases and forecasts using elasticity analysis, price/mix modeling, and demand planning tools to inform investment decisions and prioritize resources across channels and packs.
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 (completed and verified prior to start)
Six (6) years of data and reporting analytics experience in Marketing, New Product Commercialization, Sales, and/or Business in a private, public, government, or military environment
Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include:
MBA or graduate degree from an accredited university, with focus on marketing, strategy, business development, and/or innovation
Previous experience working in the consumer-packaged goods (CPG) industry
Previous experience working in the automotive industry
Knowledge or experience in mass retail, online, and/or other consumer channels
Knowledge and interest in cars and consumer behaviors and trends in auto appearance
Demonstrated success leading projects and cross functional teams to create winning solutions
Strong analytical skills and ability to interpret various data and drive to decisions
Familiarity with AI-based tools
Excellent presentation and communication skills
Knowledge and experience with the theories and practices of one or more disciplines such as: market research, channel marketing, business/market development, branding, new product development, marketing communications or sales.
Work location:
Work location:
This role follows an on-site working model, requiring the employee to work at least four days a week at the Meguiar’s Headquarters in Irvine, CA
Travel: May include up to 10% domestic/international
Relocation: Not authorized
Must be legally authorized to work in country of employment without sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H1B status).
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.
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree or higher, completed and verified before starting
- Six years of data and reporting analytics experience in marketing, new product commercialization, sales, and/or business
- MBA or graduate degree focused on marketing, strategy, business development, and/or innovation
- Experience in the consumer-packaged goods industry
- Experience in the automotive industry
- Knowledge or experience in mass retail, online, and/or other consumer channels
- Knowledge and interest in cars, consumer behavior, and auto appearance trends
- Success leading projects and cross-functional teams
- Strong analytical skills and ability to interpret data and drive decisions
- Familiarity with AI-based tools
- Excellent presentation and communication skills
- Knowledge or experience in market research, channel marketing, business or market development, branding, new product development, marketing communications, or sales
- Legal authorization to work in the country of employment without visa sponsorship
What We Do
3M operates as a diversified technology company, manufacturing more than 55,000 products, including adhesives, laminates, and many more. 3M touches virtually every part of your life. Our people and technology make the impossible, possible. Every day we apply our science to enhance people’s lives. This is 3M Science. Applied to Life.™
