Job Description: The Impact You’ll Make in this Role As an Application Engineering Leader (m/f/*) for Industrial Adhesives and Tapes Division, 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: Leading and energizing work groups, creating a climate that encourages innovation, teamwork, and high productivity. Identifying, prioritizing, initiating, and planning technical programs for one or more work groups, ensuring successful outcomes for complex cross-functional programs. Managing budgets for assigned work groups, approving programs and budget deviations, and allocating resources to meet business objectives. Utilizing resources across work areas, departments, and businesses to determine solutions to complex, multi-faceted problems, significantly impacting the organization. Communicating and collaborating effectively with multiple functions and/or organizations, fostering a collaborative environment among team members. Developing in-depth knowledge of laboratory, manufacturing, engineering, financial, legal, sales, and marketing functions and interfaces as required. Creating and implementing intellectual property protection plans for potential 3M proprietary positions and providing strategic recommendations for technical planning. Developing a robust pipeline of application development, customer and market spec-in opportunities Creating a culture of customer intimacy and technical leadership Collaborating with business leadership to help determine priorities and strategy across product portfolios and segments Your Skills and Expertise To set you up for success in this role from day one, 3M is looking for candidates who meet following minimum requirements: Bachelor’s or advanced degree in a relevant science or engineering field, or equivalent experience. Significant experience in related technical industry including application engineering and automation Significant experience in people management and communication skills, with the ability to energize and influence others. Proven success in project management, delivering results and inspiring team members. Technical competence and solid knowledge of bonding technologies, including tapes and adhesives markets. Proficiency in English. Familiarity with SalesForce.com Additional knowledge / nice-to-have skills / preferred qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include: Proficiency in German Job specifics: Located in Neuss Office Based Travel expectations: May include up to 50% domestic and international Full time Does this opportunity and our innovative 3M culture align with your career aspirations? If so, we encourage you to apply and embark on a journey of creativity and growth with us. We look forward to hearing from you! PLEASE APPLY UPLOADING YOUR RESUME IN ENGLISH. THANK YOU! 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. If you have further questions please reach out to Max (our AI Virtual Assistant) via our Career Page. 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. 3M Global Terms of Use and Privacy Statement Carefully read these Terms of Use before using this website. Your access to and use of this website and application for a job at 3M are conditioned on your acceptance and compliance with these terms. Please access the linked document by clicking here, select the country where you are applying for employment, and review. Before submitting your application, you will be asked to confirm your agreement with the terms.