Job Description

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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