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McCormick & Company

Global Procurement Director - Supply Chain Operations

McCormick & Company, Cockeysville, Maryland, United States, 21030

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You may know McCormick as a leader in herbs, spices, seasonings, and condiments – and we’re only getting started. At McCormick, we’re always looking for new people to bring their unique flavor to our team. McCormick employees – all 14,000 of us across the world – are what makes this company a great place to work.

We are looking to hire a Global Procurement Director - Supply Chain Operations to join the team based at our Global Headquarters in Hunt Valley, Maryland. This role is hybrid eligible (50% onsite per month). The ideal candidate will be geographically based near the Hunt Valley, MD area (relocation supported).

What We Bring To The Table: The best people deserve the best rewards. In addition to the benefits you’d 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: The Global Procurement Director - Supply Chain Operations is responsible, with the support of the Global Procurement Director - Indirect, to lead a global team of procurement professionals, accountable for spend categories of Logistics, Ocean Freight, Energy, and Facilities. This role will closely interact with supply chain leaders to design, implement and deliver world class sourcing strategies designed to maximize the $500m of addressable spend in this area.

RESPONSIBILTIES:

Category Leadership

Own categories within scope of role, directly and indirectly

Ensure best-in-class procurement category strategies are developed and implemented

Build deep expertise of McCormick business needs, assuming true business partnering approach

Lead a team of recognized experts in external market for in scope categories

Stakeholder Management

Navigate, develop, and embed relationships at multiple levels within Supply Chain

Seek to understand and recognize business needs and challenges, building these into strategic activity

Become the Go To contact for supply chain leadership for indirect procurement

Procurement Evolution

Working with the Global Procurement Director (Indirect), Internal, and External Partners, plan & execute next phase supply chain procurement

Seek external benchmarks and best practices to inform evolution of indirect procurement for supply chain operations: Strategy, People & Organization

Team Leadership & Management

Set clear goals for the team, lead & manage towards outstanding performance

Develop team members to be recognized experts in their field and recognize business partners

Indirect leadership & coaching of procurement/wider colleagues across the org to help develop capabilities that will transform the organization

Member of Indirect Procurement Leadership Team, designing and implementing indirect strategy

Associate member of the Regional Procurement Leadership Team

Represent McCormick Procurement on external procurement councils to learn, incorporate, and share best-in-class procurement across industries

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, supply chain, procurement, business, finance, accounting, or other applicable field of study, OR over 10 years or relevant procurement experience at a senior leader level

Extensive track record of continued growth and career progression within blue-chip multinational corporations, demonstrating capability in project management & execution of large, cross-functional projects

Proven record of building High Performing Organizations and developing talent

Deep understanding of Procurement Processes, Strategies & Tools

Able to identify, understand & evaluate multiple solutions for Procurement, and translate into compelling transformation programs (example – AI transformation, horizon scanning toolkit)

Experience establishing and implementing complex sourcing strategies with best-in-class Category Management techniques across multiple categories

Experience leading, managing or overseeing complex processes, cross-functional projects and initiatives

Able to work under tight deadlines with significant dollar impact

Wide understanding of business processes

Strong communication and ability to negotiate at high levels required to guide, influence and convince others, including senior leaders and functional colleagues

Ability to work and lead in a truly global corporate working environment

Base Salary: $140,610-253,080

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 McCormick’s Incentive Bonus (MIB) Plan/ McCormick’s Sales Incentive Bonus (SIB) Plan/ McCormick’s 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.

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

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