Associate Product (Brand) Manager

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 an Associate Product (Brand) Manager supporting Ingredients (Herbs & Spices). This is a Hybrid (50/50) capacity role at our Global Headquarters in Hunt Valley Maryland.

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

As part of the US Flavor Solutions Food Business Unit this AssociateProduct (Brand) Managerwillprimarily lead business activities for our Ingredients product line to achieve business in this role requires strong cross-functional collaboration and the ability to partner effectively with Finance Procurement Sales Supply Chain Commercialization and R&D. The ideal candidate is highly organized intellectually curious and capable of managing multiple priorities while influencing stakeholders across the organization.

Responsibilities of this position include implementing business plans for the Ingredients (Herbs & Spices) portfolio to support sales volume and profit objectives:

• Provide analysis and recommendations related to portfolio performance product offerings pricing strategy customer opportunities and business results.
• Partner with Sales Sales Operations and Pricing teams to support customer opportunities including code matching RFP evaluation product selection and commercialization recommendations.
• Lead cross-functional initiatives and build strong partnerships across Procurement Sales Supply Chain Finance Commercialization Demand Planning and R&D to achieve business objectives.
• Monitor customer needs commodity markets industry trends and competitive activity to identify risks opportunities and actionable business recommendations.
• Develop and maintain a working knowledge of key commodity markets including cost drivers supply dynamics market trends and financial implications and communicate business impacts to stakeholders.
• Support forecasting portfolio planning business case development pricing strategy financial forecasting and P&L analysis to inform business decisions.
• Develop and communicate business updates performance analyses and strategic recommendations to senior leadership and other key stakeholders.
• Create customer-facing presentations value propositions and business recommendations that support commercial growth and customer engagement.
• Build shape and deliver new product and portfolio propositions in partnership with cross-functional subject matter experts.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelors degree in Marketing Business or a related field.
• Minimum one year of experience in marketing business management product management sales finance procurement or a related field; CPG experience preferred.
• Highly organized with strong project management skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong analytical capabilities including experience with Excel financial analysis business planning and data-driven decision making.
• Strong written verbal and presentation skills.
• Strong business acumen with the ability to connect commodity market dynamics to customer pricing and portfolio decisions.
• Demonstrated ability to build relationships influence cross-functional teams and drive results without direct authority.
• Strong leadership problem-solving and critical-thinking skills with a bias for action.
• Experience presenting recommendations to business leaders and customers.
• Consumer products and/or ingredients industry experience preferred.

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As a general policy McCormick does not offer employment visa sponsorships upon hire or in the future.

Base Salary: 63500 - 108000 (range potential not hiring range)

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 Program.

In 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.