Director Commercialization Flavor Innovation 103981
Director Commercialization Flavor Innovation 103981
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Job Description
McCormick & Company Inc. a global leader in the spice flavor and seasonings industry is seeking a fulltime Director Commercialization & Flavor Innovation. This new hire will work at McCormicks Technical Innovation Center (TIC) in Hunt Valley MD.The Director Commercialization & Flavor Innovation will report to Senior Director Flavor Design & Application.
McCormick & Company Incorporated is a global leader in flavor with approximately 14000 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 ecommerce retail food manufacturers and foodservice businesses. Our most popular brands include McCormick Frenchs Franks RedHot Stubbs OLD BAY Lawrys Zatarains Ducros Vahin 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 Flavorwhere 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.
Position Overview
Under the general direction of the Senior Director Flavor Design & Applications and Vice President North America Flavor Solutions The Director Commercialization & Flavor Innovation is responsible for administering and directing the operations of the US Flavor Product Development. Responsibility is exercised with the highest possible degree of independence. Maintains frequent contact with a broad range of McCormick business functions and crossdivisional technical leadership.
Key Resonsibilities
- Directs all precommercialization operations of the USFS Flavor laboratories including formula optimization formula risk assessment. Leads efforts to develop and implement best practices for the group.
- Responsible for flavor raw material integrity vendor relationships specifications risk assessment.
- Develops plans to assure that USFS Flavorists immediate and future technical needs are fully supported. Sets and leads tactical and strategic direction for the Flavor group. Involvement in the flavorist training program. Responsible for leading the Flavor COE for USFS.
- Actively collaborates with the Research & Innovation team in developing novel technology and acts as a liaison to the Flavorist and applications teams to coordinate the sharing of product innovations and technical information across global markets.
- Coordinates all crossdivisional formula transfers and ensures that appropriate USFS formula control and security is maintained
- Represents flavor capabilities and strategy to customers as needed.
- Develops policies and procedures as needs are identified within area of responsibility.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelors Degree in Chemistry Biology or related field
- 8 years of flavor formulation experience.
- 2 years of manufacturing and scaleup product commercialization experience.
- 5 years of demonstrated success leading teams of 510 professionals.
- Understands competitive dynamics of food product categories.
- Able to assess Brand product strengths and weaknesses.
- Knowledgeable in flavor formulation and process development.
- Able to guide teams to identify and address issues and develop capabilities to address future needs.
- Able to effectively utilize network of internal and external resources to address technical/business problems.
- Ability to establish effective working relationships with internal and external functional groups.
- Demonstrated experience on taking projects to successful completion.
- Has record of taking activities and accomplishments to higher level.
- Demonstrated ability to obtain support and participation from members of other teams and departments to achieve the required objectives.
Preferred Qualifications:
- SFC certified flavorist preferred
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 religionnational origin disability protectedveteran 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.
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Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full-Time
