Job Description:

Job Description:

US Activation Marketer

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 diversity of people, global locations, technologies and products, 3M is a place where you can collaborate with 96,000 other curious, creative 3Mers.

“For more than 30 years at 3M, I’ve seen firsthand how it’s a place where curious, creative and collaborative people thrive and build a rewarding career. As a leader in this company, my goal is to ensure each 3Mer sees and feels the positive impact we’re making around the world” – Mike Roman, chief executive officer and chairman, 3M

This position provides an opportunity to transition from other private, public, government or military environments to a 3M career.

The Impact You’ll Make in this Role

As an Activation Marketer you will have the opportunity to tap into your curiosity and collaborate with some of the most innovative and diverse people around the world. Here, you will make an impact by:

• Build a strong relationship with the sales and commercial teams to deliver programs/promotions/new product materials to field sales that align with global strategy


• Create and execute the marketing activation plan and calendar for strategic business segment with core portfolios


• Drive demand generation locally by identifying opportunities and needs to leverage local social media/media/key platforms for communications, End-user communications, sales enablement, conferences and promotional efforts. 


• Work with general channel partners, distribution, local specific channel partner engagement/execution of through channel marketing plans


• Support product introduction, NPI voice of market, ideas, local needs, participate on global NPI team/with area new product marketers


• Interface with technical service, professional services and specialists on technical, whitepapers, customer testimonials and ensuring meets customer requirements and US regulations


• Liaison to the local functions like channel marketing, division teams, customer service, sales force, application engineering, medical education, strategic medical partnerships, portfolio marketing regulatory to represent market and customer


• Expert in customer needs, trends and competition, identifying opportunities to drive end-to-end activation in priority segments. Responsible for collecting, synthesizing, and sharing market insights for more efficient activation decisions. Provides relevant insights and input into area and global

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) from an accredited institution


• Two (2) years of marketing, sales, or business development experience in a private, public, government or military environment

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

• MBA or Master’s Degree preferred


• Health Care experience preferred


• Experience in marketing disciplines (digital marketing, price, CRM, portfolio, end-user, channel, communication)


• Experience leading cross functional teams, including project management


• Previous experience interacting with a field sales team


• Experience with senior level presentations


• Demonstrated success with cross functional teams to create winning customer solutions


• Independent and strategic thinker able to make solid business decisions


• Strong analytical skills, strong critical thinking skills, and ability to interpret various data, drive to decisions


• Strong organizational and prioritization skills, with the ability to prioritize work independently and manage programs


• Strong communication skills (verbal, written, presentation) with an ability to clearly convey complex information to diverse audiences


• Experience identifying and understanding customer pain points and translating into marketing activation plans

Location: Maplewood, MN or San Antonio, TX or Remote

Travel: May include up to 40% domestic

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. 

Resources for You 

For more details on what happens before, during and after the interview process, check out the Insights for Candidates page at 3M.com/careers. 

Learn more about 3M’s creative solutions to the world’s problems at www.3M.com or on Twitter @3M.

Responsibilities of this position include that corporate policies, procedures and security standards are complied with while performing assigned duties.

Our approach to flexibility is called Work Your Way, which puts employees first and drives well-being in ways that enable 3M’s business and performance goals. You have flexibility in where and when work gets done. It all depends on where and when you can do your best work.

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

3M is an equal opportunity employer.  3M  will not discriminate against any applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status.

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.

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