PRODUCT MANAGER II

McCormick & Company, Inc., a global leader in the spice, flavor, and seasonings industry, is seeking a full-time Sr Product Manager on the North America Consumer Products Division Marketing Team. This new hire will work in a hybrid capacity from our global headquarters, located in Hunt Valley, MD. The Sr Product Manager will report to a Marketing Director, Convenient Meals Design.

McCormick & Company, Incorporated is a global leader in flavor with approximately 14,000 employees worldwide. With over $6 billion in annual sales across 160 countries and territories, we manufacture, market, and distribute spices, seasoning mixes, condiments, and other flavorful products to the entire food industry including e-commerce, retail,food manufacturers and foodservice businesses. Our most popular brands include McCormick, French's, Frank's RedHot, Stubb's, OLD BAY, Lawry's, Zatarain's, Ducros, Vahiné, Cholula, Schwartz, Kamis, DaQiao, Club House, Aeroplane, and Gourmet Garden. Every day, no matter where or what you eat or drink, you can enjoy food flavored by McCormick. Our Purpose is "To Stand Together for the Future of Flavor and our Vision is "A World United by Flavor—where healthy, sustainable and delicious go hand in hand."

As a company recognized for its exceptional commitment to employees, McCormick offers a wide variety of benefits, programs, and services. Benefits include, but are not limited to, tuition assistance, medical, dental, vision, disability, group life insurance, 401(k), profit sharing, paid holidays, and vacations.

The Product Manager II will assist in building growth plans and delivering sales and profit objectives for the Dry Recipe Mix business.  The PMII will be responsible for building, coordinating and executing strategic and tactical commercial plans, including category productivity projects, innovation and brand/product refresh activities to deliver against a 5yr pipeline. The PMII will lead cross-functional teams to commercialize new products and shopper initiatives, contribute to consumer & shopper target refinement and need state development.  Reports to Marketing Director, Convenient Meals Design.

 RESPONSIBILITIES

• Identify and prioritize growth initiatives based on consumer, category, and white space analysis.
• Develop shelf-back shopper strategy that drives category productivity across base business items and proposed innovation items
• Support the creation and execution of a 5yr product pipeline, ensuring pipeline initiatives enable successful financial sufficiency and support equity choices for the brand/category
• Lead new product business case development, financial forecasting, supply chain, pricing, P&L structure and recommended in-market execution.
• Lead cross-functional teams to commercialize new products, and support category renovation initiatives inclusive of PLP sustainability project
• Work closely with Marketing Insights team to develop breakthrough ideas that deliver on defined business objective and manage initiative learning plans to ensure connectivity to consumer needs.
• Lead projects that meet initiative targets for sales and margin. Identify multi-year cost saving opportunities to enhance new item margin over time.
• Support leadership in LTP development and annual plans
• Develop and manage interns and mentor others as applicable
• Exercise discretion regarding strategic recommendations, data and sources, analytic conclusions, and financial recommendations.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelors Degree in Marketing, or related field required
• Minimum 5 years of marketing and/or sales experience
• Demonstrated significant and relevant skills and results in consumer packaged goods
• Strong project leadership experience with demonstrated success in managing multiple projects and P&L’s
• Expertise in syndicated databases, market research, business and brand planning, advertising, finance, promotional activities and consumer communications
• Sound understanding of concepts, principles and practices in Marketing (functional expert) and a working knowledge of practices in other areas including Sales, Finance and Supply Chain
• Deep understanding of the industry sector and competitive landscape across multiple segments
• In-depth understanding of how own area integrates with other Marketing areas and with other functional areas such as Sales, Finance and Supply Chain
• Excellent analytical skills as well as evaluative judgment based on the analysis of factual and qualitative information in complicated or novel situations
• Filters, prioritizes, analyzes and validates potential complex and dynamic material
• Developed communication and diplomacy skills required to guide, influence, and convince others (internal and external)
• Strong cross-functional strategic leadership, communication and teamwork skills

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• MBA

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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.