Senior Director, Supplier Quality

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 a Senior Director Supplier Quality to join the team based at our Global Headquarters in Hunt Valley Maryland. The position is hybrid eligible (50% onsite per month).

What We Bring To The Table:

The best people deserve the best 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

Wellbeing programs including Physical Mental and Financial wellness

Tuition assistance

Position Overview

Reporting to the VP of QA and Reg for the Americas the Senior Director Supplier Quality plays an integral leadership role in winning and maintaining business for an operating unit or significant business segment. Responsible for providing a broad range of quality and technical services or professionals to ensure compliance with McCormick policies and procedures. Formulates and administers guidance on key issues. Assures the uniform alignment and execution of guidance across areas of influence including but not limited to Supplier Quality Quality and Food Safety for External Co-Manufacturing and Warehousing.

Key Responsibilities

Key leadership and accountability for regulatory and quality compliance for global formulas global ingredients and food labeling for countries regions or areas supported. Sets and defends boundaries.

Serves as the senior leader in setting global functional and business strategy. Able to effectively align motivate and develop multiple high performing teams to successfully execute those strategies.

May serve as a member of the units Recall Committee and/or as the Recall Coordinator with responsibility for documenting all investigation activities and flowing corporate notification /recall procedures and regulatory procedures.

Defines functional unit performance standards; participates in setting the priorities for functional area data and analytic needs.

Ensures company profitability by mitigating risk through proactive process management and procedures. Maintains the organizations state of compliance and certification while focusing on continuous improvement. Manages changing internal and external requirements.

Attracts maintains and develops high talent staff. Assesses staffing needs and negotiates for resources. Defines performance standards and holds staff and self-accountable. Earns credibility as a leader. Facilitates groups to achieve goals.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree in relevant discipline
• Certification focused on Quality and Food Safety for Supply Chain - PCQI (or HACCP based on region) GFSI scheme (i.e. SQF BRC)
• Prevoius management experience required
• 15 years preferred Demonstrated performance and potential in a quality role
• Experience in at least two Quality focus areas (Customer Operations Regulatory Supplier External Co-Manufacturing Global CoE) or related function including Supply Chain Product Development preferred
• Supplier QA/Co-Man QA experience strongly preferred
• Project Management/ Change Management experience preferred
• Experience in the Food/Flavor Industry preferred
• Advanced ability to influence others inside and outside the organization and with Strategic vendors/customers
• Clear and persuasive communciation conflict resolution relationship building vision and strategic thinking change leadership coaching and development accountability for integrity cross-cultural influence catalyst for collaboration and driver for continuous improvement
• This leader is connected to industry boards and external industry networks to increase awareness of trends and best practices
• Strong mentoring and coaching ability for staff
• Ability to travel 25%

Base Salary: $80

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 McCormicks Incentive Bonus (MIB) Plan/ McCormicks Sales Incentive Bonus (SIB) Plan/ McCormicks Dividend 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
  
  

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.

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