Global Process Manager: Sales, Marketing or Commercialization (Hybrid)

You may know McCormick as a leader in herbs, spices, seasonings, and condiments – and we’re only getting started. At McCormick, we’re always looking for new people to bring their unique flavor to our team.

McCormick employees – all 14,000 of us across the world – are what makes this company a great place to work.

We are looking to hire an Global Process Manager immediately in a Hybrid (50/50) capacity at our Global Headquarters in Hunt Valley, Maryland. 

What We Bring To The Table:

The best people deserve the best rewards. In addition to the benefits you’d expect from a global leader (401k, health insurance, paid time off, etc.) we also offer:

• Competitive compensation

• Career growth opportunities

• Flexibility and Support for Diverse Life Stages and Choices

• We prioritize our communities and the planet we share. We are proud to be awarded as a Diversity Inc. Top 50 company for Diversity and have multiple Sustainability awards (ranking #22 in the World and #1 in Food Products)

• Wellbeing programs including Physical, Mental and Financial wellness

• Tuition assistance

Position Overview:

McCormick & Company, Inc., a world leader in the spice, flavor and seasonings industry, is seeking a full time Global Process Manager. This new hire will work in Global Headquarters located at 24 Schilling Road in Hunt Valley, MD. The Global Process Manager will report to a Senior Global Process Owner.　

Key Responsibilities:

• As part of the Product Lifecycle Management Team, responsible for understanding business requirements for the Sales & Marketing workstream and for working cross-functionally to develop the global process and technology solution templates in partnership with other workstream leaders. Works with Finance, HR, Business Units and Global Functions to align on end to end processes that will drive success for an organizational business transformation project. 
• Reports to a Sr Global Process Owner and demonstrates strong business and technical acumen in the commercial space. The leader will also:       
• Confirm the team is utilizing leading practice assets & practices             
• Drive decisions to align processes to Global Template & Standard design             
• Manage Solution Decisions (Configuration, WRICEF, Cutover etc.)          
• Integrate with Solution Architect to drive cross team integration            
• Collaborate with process and workstreams to drive testing, change, training, data, cutover and hyper care activities.
• Define and implement the functional area Process Roadmap to deliver targeted business benefits and ease of process use for the end user.        
• Provide insights into shaping policies related to functional area process and institute process improvements to drive improved adherence to policies
• Define and implement KPIs and performance measures leveraging best practice benchmarking with a focus on continuous improvement              
• Collaborate with IT on system implementation/enhancement initiatives              
• Ensure adequate and timely root cause analysis to understand problem drivers and implementation of necessary corrections and/or changes.     
• Collaborate with various stakeholders to ensure global alignment of priorities working in a matrixed environment.    
• Drive adoption of global process standards and gain buy-in from key stakeholders.    
• Lead associated change management activities for service delivery teams             

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in related professional area
• Minimum 6-8 years of experience in a complex multinational organization
• Formal continuous improvement (e.g. LEAN / Six Sigma) and project management (e.g. PMP) certification/training desirable.
• Stakeholder management experience with ability to influence & persuade key stakeholders and to constructively deal with conflicts.
• Demonstrated experience working in a matrixed global environment.
• Program and project management experience required.
• Strategic thinking, strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Subject matter expert of functional area process and tools
• Collaborative and resilient with a global mindset

Preferred Qualifications:

• Global or Regional Sales / Marketing /or Innovation functional experience within the food or adjacent industries.

• Hands on experience with SAP S/4 Hana, Devex or other PLM software tools

• Previous experience with PLM implementations

• Effective leadership managing direct team members and virtual resources within a global business environment.

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McCormick & Company is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

As a general policy, McCormick does not offer employment visa sponsorships upon hire or in the future. 

Base Salary: $100,870 - $176,480

Base salary compensation will be determined based on factors such as geographic location, skills, education, experience for this role, and/or internal equity of our current employees as part of any final offer. This position is also eligible to participate in McCormick’s Incentive Bonus (MIB) Plan. In addition to a competitive compensation package, permanent employees of McCormick are eligible for our extensive Total Rewards programs that include:
- Comprehensive health plans covering medical, vision, dental, life and disability benefits
- Family-friendly benefits such as paid parental leave, fertility benefits, Employee Assistance Program, and caregiver support - Retirement and investment programs including 401(k) and profit-sharing plans