Process Improvement Business Partner I

At McCormick, we bring our passion for flavor to work each day. We encourage growth, respect everyone's contributions and do what's right for our business, our people, our communities and our planet. Join us on our quest to make every meal and moment better.

Founded in Baltimore, MD in 1889 in a room and a cellar by 25-year-old Willoughby McCormick with three employees, McCormick is a global leader in flavour. With over 14,000 employees around the world and more than $6 Billion in annual sales, the Company manufactures, markets, and distributes spices, seasoning mixes, condiments and other flavourful products to the entire food industry, retail outlets, food manufactures, food service businesses and consumers.

While our global headquarters are in the Baltimore, Maryland, USA area, McCormick operates and serves customers from nearly 60 locations in 25 countries and 170 markets in Asia-Pacific, China, Europe, Middle East and Africa, and the Americas, including North, South and Central America with recognized brands.

At McCormick, we have over a 100-year legacy based on our “Power of People” principle. This principle fosters an unusually dedicated workforce requiring a culture of respect, recognition, inclusion and collaboration based on the highest ethical values.

Position Overview

The Process Improvement Manager serves as the Subject Matter Expert for McCormick's Process Improvement team. They drive the optimization of continuous improvement of shared services and business unit performance by enhancing the alignment between business process. The incumbent is responsible for process business improvements on projects of all sizes and scope across multiple regions and enterprise wide.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as Subject matter Expert, team member, Project Lead on projects and strategic process Improvement initiatives.
• Provide counsel and leadership on strategic use on PI methodologies.
• Formulates project scope, estimates, and objectives relative to business needs and project requirements, considering best practices and new technologies.
• Responsible for conducting process workshops for projects.
• Plans roadmaps for GBS, regional or Global value streams
• Seeks constant improvement opportunities and appropriately challenges processes.
• Responsible for driving change management, root cause analyses and reporting.

Secondary Responsibilities

• 8+ years in-depth experience with 5 years expertise in Process Improvement / Project Management.
• Experience with processes, systems implementations.
• Demonstrated ability to lead in problem solving process for projects and support.
• In-depth knowledge of Process Improvement methodologies, in-depth knowledge/understanding of multiple business process capabilities and interdependencies, including those outside of home country through project participation/experience, and can assess impact of changes requested.
• Interpersonal Skills - leadership, interactions, communication, influence Excellent organizational and verbal communication skills; outstanding problem solving skills and sound judgment.
• Capable of influencing, assigning work and monitoring follow-through and output.
• Demonstrated professional written communication skills and documentation of process design capabilities.
• Interacts frequently with peers to senior management (presents to and interacts with function heads and steering committees).
• Attends user project workshops and acts as a enabler for process improvement and change management.
• Performs role in a professional manner with the ability to develop effective working relationships quickly

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, colour, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.