CM Site Leader

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Role Summary

The CM Site Leader serves as 3M's senior on-site representative and overall leader at contract manufacturing partner locations in China. This role is accountable for overall factory engagement, operational execution, manufacturing performance, and strategic partnership management between 3M and the contract manufacturer.

The CM Site Leader leads the on-site 3M team, including Operations Program Management (OPM), Technical Program Management (TPM), and Operations Test Engineering (OpsTE) functions and driving Quality with the Product Quality Manager (PQM), ensuring cross-functional alignment to achieve successful product launches, operational excellence, supply continuity, customer quality, and long-term manufacturing capability development.

Acting as the primary escalation point for the site, the CM Site Leader drives execution across operations, engineering, quality, supply chain, and business objectives while ensuring compliance with 3M policies, intellectual property protection requirements, and supplier governance expectations.

Site Leadership & 3M Representation

Serve as the primary on-site representative of 3M at assigned contract manufacturing locations.

Establish and maintain executive-level relationships with contract manufacturer leadership teams.

Lead and coordinate all on-site 3M activities to ensure alignment with business, operational, and strategic objectives.

Act as the primary escalation point for site-related operational, technical, quality, and supplier issues.

Represent site performance, risks, and opportunities to 3M leadership.

Cross-Functional Team Leadership

Lead and develop the on-site 3M organization, including Operations Program Managers (OPM), Technical Program Managers (TPM), Operations Test Engineers (OpsTE), and supporting functions.

Ensure effective collaboration across Operations, Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, Procurement, and Commercial teams.

Establish operating mechanisms that drive accountability, execution discipline, and rapid decision-making.

Align team priorities and resources to support product launches, production ramps, and sustained manufacturing performance.

Foster a culture of operational excellence, technical rigor, and continuous improvement.

Factory Operations & Execution

Oversee day-to-day contract manufacturing execution against production plans, customer demand, and business commitments.

Ensure alignment across production schedules, materials, manufacturing readiness, test capacity, equipment availability, and operational resources.

Monitor factory performance against key metrics including delivery, capacity, yield, quality, inventory, and customer service objectives.

Drive rapid response and recovery planning for operational disruptions, supply constraints, and production challenges.

Ensure factory execution supports forecasted demand and long-term growth requirements.

Product Launch & Manufacturing Readiness

Provide executive oversight for NPI programs, manufacturing transfers, qualification activities, and production ramp-ups.

Ensure OPM, TPM, PQM, and OpsTE teams deliver successful factory readiness, technical readiness, and production launch objectives.

Review and approve launch risk assessments, recovery plans, and operational readiness milestones.