Director, Process Improvement

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

Position Overview

Reporting to the VP Global Business Solutions (GBS) Transformation, the Process Improvement (PI) Lead is responsible for providing leadership, direction, and functional expertise to teams, driving the PI ethos, transforming ways of working, and unlocking productivity potential for tangible bottom-line savings. This leader will oversee the development and deployment of PI plans and enable GBS performance improvement while managing the GBS PI managers and collaborating with Functional Directors, Global Service Owners (GSOs) and Global Delivery Leads (GDLs) on various PI initiatives across the Enterprise and GBS. Additionally, the leader will also be the India GBS Site Leader to drive decisions of policies, guidelines and processes for the Gurgaon, India office and have oversight of the engagement for GBS and GBS hosted employees. 

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a GBS and Global Functionals PI strategy and implementation roadmap that is closely aligned with the enterprise goals and objectives as well as bottom line savings targets. Ensure alignment between the GBS delivery roadmap and the Enterprise roadmap to meet financial and non financial objectives.
• Interface with GBS Leadership team and Global CCI teams to support the development of the next generation CCI agenda and to ensure a coordinated and aligned approach to margin expansion.
• Establish a robust monitoring and reporting mechanism for ongoing assessment, performance management and continuous improvement. Lead a team of ~10 people.
• Oversee the India GBS site and align on key decisions on policies, guidelines and processes impacting the Gurgaon, India McCormick office. Help drive employee engagement, enablement and empowerment on site. 
• Help deliver the GBS expansion roadmap by identifying optimal solutions for savings and geographic placement. Enable building up GBS center in India as a Global Business Solution and Service Center of choice. 

Education & Experience

• MBA in Business, Finance, Analytics or relevant field.
• Demonstrated ability to drive results using PI tools
• Experience in Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) and/or Global Capability Center (GCC)
• At least 12-15 years of relevant experience and progressive leadership roles 
• Proficiency in Lean, Six Sigma, process mapping, and modeling and loss analysis
• Extensive cross-functional program and program/project management experience
• Demonstrated ability to drive results using continuous improvement tools, analytical decision making, building strong relationships, and direction setting

Interpersonal Skills

Strong communication and diplomacy skills to guide and influence others, strong leadership of non-direct reports to achieve common objectives in different culture.

Strong analytical decision making and direction setting.

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.

If you wish to be considered for this position, please discuss your interest with your immediate manager, and then apply online via MySuccess under the Careers section. Please complete your application by the closing date above