Sr Manager - Process Improvement 106624

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

McCormick employees all 14000 of us across the world are what makes this company a great place to work.

We are looking to hire aSenior Manager Process Improvementimmediately 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 youd 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

Working as a member of the Process Improvement team under the general supervision of the Global Delivery PI Lead the primary purpose of this role is to work as a business partner to provide leadership direction and functional expertise to establish and execute a data driven approach to continuous improvementdelivering largescale savings projects and creating worldclass highperformance organization.

Sr. Manager Process Improvement is responsible to drive efficiency improvements within the assigned process domain (within GBS & Enterprise) by developing process standardization strategy & leading process improvement projects / programs in accordance with methodologies such as but not limited to the process deep dive lifecycle RCA Lean 6Sigma as well as providing insights into industry best practice tools to deliver cost improvement and process standardization through automation digitalization and process discipline.The geographic scope of this position is global.

Key Responsibilities:

Operational excellence to drive efficiency improvements within the assigned process domain.

• In collaboration with business leaders develop and execute a data driven approach to continuous improvement utilizing impactful measures and dashboarding that unlock ongoing operational efficiency.
• Provide leadership coaching and subject matter expertise to develop a process improvement and standardization strategy for supported function.
• Provide structure & governance to ensure flawless of the work and delivery of hard target results for the assigned process domain.
• Perform business process analysis using process mining tools to build process maps identify process variants & bottlenecks.
• Leveragedata and analytics and lean techniques to identify patterns trends and root causes of process issues to drive decisions to improve operational performance.
• Support delivery of organizational capability and effectiveness plan in line with digital transformation strategy and Identify digitalization and automation opportunities within supported business unit.
• Project/Program Management and leadership of strategic process improvement and automation initiatives to drive cost improvement.
• Develop and Lead process standardization work across different business functions and regions to understand endtoend business processes & data architectures identify inefficiencies and opportunities for process standardization.
• Develop rolling opportunities pipeline.
• Benchmark process adherence and compliance against appropriate models / companies and /or industry best practices.
• Manage Partner and Lead the Customer Centricity program streamlining processes across dedicated business units for continuity effectiveness andefficiencies.
• Deliver PI scorecard & reporting for supported function including but not limited to (cast savings time savings overall process standardization automation maturity and risk reduction).
• Establish monitoring mechanisms to track the effectiveness of implemented process enhancements.

Global business networking connectivity and Process Discipline awareness.

• Work in conjunction and collaboration with the wider Business transformation team.
• Support the global roll out (scale up) of process mining technology to all parts of the enterprise.
• Align with automation counterparts and work as one team with fluid output of one automation methodology globally.
• Champion and maintain all avenues of process discipline communication tools and forums to include key updates insights and outputs of Process Discipline.
• Design and deliver business training to build organizational awareness about process improvement as well as customer centricity capabilities.
• Build network of Process professionals both internally as well as externally. Look for new ideas and innovation that can continuously improve our internal processes and ways of working.
• Build and maintain strong influential business partnerships both within GBS Broader McC and wider process improvement external community.

Experience:

• Process improvement and facilitation experience essential
• Customer Service/ Success Experience essential
• Project management experience essential
• Min 8 years of demonstrated knowledge expertise and experience with designing and implementing large scale transformation process improvement solutions using one or more of the following methodologies: BPM Process Improvement Process Mining Robotics Process Lean / Six Sigma
• High level of digital acumen and predictive analytics
• Experience working internationally and in a matrixed organization essential
• 5 years of experience with shared services processes (Order to Cash Procure to Pay Record to Report or Hire to Retire Master Data Management Quality R&D & Regulatory Compliance). Desired but not essential
• 5 years of demonstrated knowledge and expertise with SAP GTS and or business processes

Qualifications:

• BA/BS or Master degree in business finance engineering or another relevant field or enough experience in lieu of degree
• Certification and/or Licenses Lean / Six Sigma/ BPM / PMI desired
• Excellent customer relationship management (with an understanding of business culture) including communication (written & verbal) change management and ability to influence and adjust at any level of the organization
• Excellent presentation delivery and ability to deliver complex/ technical messages in a simplified and easily understandable approach/language.
• Excellent analytical organizational and detailed problemsolving skills
• Ability to work independently and handle confidential material
• Fluent English required

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.