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New Product Innovation (NPI) Market Development Manager

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Bachelor’s degree or higher (completed and verified prior to start) Seven (7) years of combined experience in marketing, business development, product management, market development, strategy,

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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.

Lead global Voice of Market efforts through engagement with customers, channel partners, industry participants, and internal commercial teams.
Define and prioritize market spaces using trend, customer, competitive, segmentation, sizing, growth, and AI-supported analysis.
Build a balanced opportunity pipeline, identifying 2–3 large NPI opportunities annually across established, adjacent, and emerging growth spaces.
Develop and validate opportunity hypotheses, value propositions, target markets, and early business cases with product and technical partners.
Communicate concise, fact-based opportunity narratives that influence prioritization, resource decisions, and progression through key NPI gates.

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)
Seven (7) years of combined experience in marketing, business development, product management, market development, strategy, customer insights, sales, engineering, or a related field in a private, public, government or military environment

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

Master's degree from an accredited institution
Experience engaging customers, commercial teams, or industry partners and translating market needs into business opportunities.
Experience using analytics to assess market attractiveness and develop recommendations that connect insight, customer value, and commercial impact.
Experience in NPI, front-end innovation, Voice of Market/Customer research, or growth strategy, including synthesis of customer, competitive, and market insights.
Experience applying analytics or AI-enabled tools to strengthen market insight synthesis, opportunity evaluation, and growth recommendations.
Knowledge of abrasives, industrial markets, manufacturing processes, customer applications, or adjacent spaces where 3M technologies can solve customer problems.
Ability to influence across functions, partner with technical teams, simplify complex analysis, and communicate clear executive recommendations.
Experience working effectively in a global matrix organization with curiosity, resilience, and comfort navigating ambiguity.

This role follows an on-site working model, requiring the employee to work at least four days a week at the 3M Center in Maplewood, MN

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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Applicable to US Applicants Only:The expected compensation range for this position is $188,251 - $230,084, which includes base pay plus variable incentive pay, if eligible. This range represents a good faith estimate for this position. The specific compensation offered to a candidate may vary based on factors including, but not limited to, the candidate’s relevant knowledge, training, skills, work location, and/or experience. In addition, this position may be eligible for a range of benefits (e.g., Medical, Dental & Vision, Health Savings Accounts, Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, Disability Benefits, Life Insurance, Voluntary Benefits, Paid Absences and Retirement Benefits, etc.). Additional information is available at: https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/careers-us/working-at-3m/benefits/.

Good Faith Posting Date Range 09/25/2026 To 10/25/2026 Or until filled

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

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

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