Business Improvement Program Manager (HYBRID)

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 Business Improvement Program Managerimmediately 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 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

Position Overview

This position reports to the Americas Business Improvement Director and the role supports the delivery of the overall Americas Business Improvement program and its objectives across Americas business units and plants.

This role involves the management and delivery of cross-functional projects. Ensuring delivery of cross-functional and supporting single function initiatives as well as leading and supporting the process to identify new opportunities through engagement with cross-functional and single function teams plus delivering and support key Americas Business Improvement strategic initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Project management of Business Improvement initiatives and coordination of cross-functional personnel to ensure delivery of key projects and planned results.
• Support the process of identification and analysis of Business Improvement projects for the relevant markets/geography and/or areas of responsibility. This includes cross-functional concept development with teams to present at concept forums for approval.
• Ensure relevant leadership and/or management teams are aware of performance of projects and the total CCI program for their areas versus targets and work with those management teams to ensure that any gaps to target are understood and are being addressed (e.g. functional partnership; procurement category managers).
• Ensure that single function CCI initiatives are being effectively tracked and that these initiatives are being delivered on time and in accordance with the project tracking
• Share and align with global team on best practices in the areas of tools and expertise relating to process and productivity improvement/cost protection/cost saving initiatives.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree in Business Supply Chain Marketing Project Management or related discipline is an asset
• Minimum 5 years of business experience across multiple disciplines and minimum of 2 years project management experience.
• Demonstrated success leading small-medium scale cross-functional projects.
• Demonstrated ability to exercise good judgment under pressure and in sensitive situations.
• Ability to work across multiple business units and disciplines with competing priorities.
• Strong stakeholder management skills and ability to effectively communicate with all levels of management and employees.
• Knowledge of and demonstrated project management skills and principles resource management and change management techniques.
• Ability to influence without authority
• Broad understanding of end to end business process Regulatory Quality Procurement Planning Marketing Sales Packaging Development Product Development Engineering Manufacturing and Distribution

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