McCormick & Company Inc. a world leader in the spice flavor and seasonings industry is seeking a full time SeniorDirector Enterprise Program Management. This role will report to McCormicksChief Transformation Officer.
McCormick & Company Incorporated is a global leader in flavor with approximately 13000 employees worldwide. As a Fortune 500 company with over $5 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.
Overview:
The Sr. Director Enterprise Program Management will develop and lead the enterprise wide global PMO function. Reporting to the Chief Transformation Officer the leader will be responsible for establishing a vision and longterm global strategy to align McCormick to a common approach to managing complex transformation initiatives. This role requires heavy influence at all levels leveraging data tools agility and leadershipto align leaders to a common purpose. The leader and their team work crossfunctionally to determine priority projects and ensure successful delivery of transformation projects throughout the entire lifecycle (from build GTM launch and postlaunch optimization) with the highest operational excellence in place.
Responsibilities:
- Lead internal and external teams to ensure successful of large complex global projects
- Provide direction and stewardship for the functions within the ePMO including the Business Transformation PMO Portfolio leaders enterprise portfolio governance demand management resource management planning and integration coordination for mergers and acquisitions.
- Lead the development continuous improvement and adoption of frameworks to operationalize program management best practices across the enterprise from building launching and postlaunch optimization
- Prioritize key initiatives to ensure the most impactful projects are delivered successfully
- Assembleand organize internal and external crossfunctional teams to effectively execute assigned projects. This includes risk management stakeholder management regulation/governance meeting cadence communication best practices etc.
- Establishcrossfunctional goals and ensure there is a common understanding of scope and objectives.
- Communicate alignment of multiple initiatives to ensure clarity of purpose against growth strategy. Drive connections across initiatives.
- Workwith Transformation Office regularly to address business needs efficiently and identify gaps/opportunities to evolve processes with a focus on scalability
- Provide executive transparency and analysis into the financial health spend and strategic alignment of the Business Transformation portfolio and Technology portfolio overall.
- Inspire mentor and manage a highperforming PMO team
- Develop governance structure and approval matrix allowing for flexibility to drive innovation and empowerment
- Develop strong relationships with key internal and external customers and thirdparty partners.
- Create Business Transformation strategic planning process 3 Yr Longterm plan) linked to the business strategies and enterprise architecture roadmaps.
- Ensure program and project performance metrics are defined monitored executed and reported to deliver business value.
- Lead demand and capacity management.
Experience:
- 15 years experience in strategy project leadership consulting (strategy & operations technology) PMO or other similar roles managing enterprisewide complex global programs with multiple projects/work streams
- Ability to seek and establish executive relationships throughout the organization to establish a strong network with key stakeholders.
- Previous experience working in a DeliveryasaService model with the ability to evaluate and articulate the portfolio in commercial terms (Revenue Delivery Savings Value Pools).
- Extensive experience identifying monitoring and reporting project interdependencies risks and issue resolution.
- Previous experience creating a project management center of excellence; setting PMI PMBoK project management best practices processes and policies.
- Proven track record of influencing CLevel Business Leaders.
- Visionary leader with a bias for who can also dig into the details with the frontline team
- Datadriven mindset with proven experience utilizing metrics & insights as tools for informed decisionmaking
- Project management skills; will have demonstrated the ability to push projects over the finish line with sound planning and persistent ; will understand how to align resources seek the input of key constituents and manage others to achieve desired results
- Proven experience in attracting inspiring developing and retaining a diverse highperforming global team of project coordinators project managers program managers and global process owners.
Education:
- Bachelors degree in business information sciences engineering or equivalent years of industry experience. MBA preferred.
- PMI PgMP (Program Management Professional) certification 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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