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 an Change Manager immediately 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 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
• We prioritize our communities and the planet we share. We are proud to be awarded as a Diversity Inc. Top 50 company for Diversity and have multiple Sustainability awards (ranking #22 in the World and #1 in Food Products)
• Wellbeing programs including Physical, Mental and Financial wellness
• Tuition assistance
Position Overview
Under the direction of the Director, Global Change Management, the Change Manager III position is responsible for managing cross-functional transformational change initiatives that support McCormick’s ongoing business transformation.
This position has responsibility for the full change management lifecycle including stakeholder analysis, change impact assessments, readiness assessments, sponsorship, communications, training, and reinforcement plans for high priority initiatives and/or workstreams within transformational programs.
The position works closely with Change Leaders, Project Managers, L&D Managers, and Business Leaders to ensure effective delivery against strategic objectives to develop and implement change management strategies, increase learner/user knowledge and adoption and enhance the high-performance work systems needed to support organization’s short-term goals and long-term transformation strategies.
Specifically, the position will partner with the IBP (Integrated Business Planning), Global Data, and Global Analytics workstreams to provide Organizational Change Management (OCM) support as part of Program Leo.
Key Responsibilities
- SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT OF GLOBAL CHANGE METHODOLOGY: Participate in the design, alignment, development and implementation of global methodology, standards and tools. Work as part of the OCM team to establish global McCormick standard for change management, including assessment tools to determine readiness, effectiveness and efficiency. Support defining the skills and behaviors needed to support a holistic approach that stimulates engagement for change and supports business and digital transformation.
- MANAGE CHANGE FOR TRANSFORMATIONAL INITIATIVES: Lead the coordination and manage deployment of change management plans to ensure Employees transition successfully through people, process, and technology changes. Act as trusted thought leader to Managers responsible for leading and/or engaging in major transformation initiatives. Give guidance and counsel through change management lifecycle and business readiness planning. Utilize data and KPI’s for measurement and tracking, proactively identifying risks/issues/gaps and maps mitigation strategies.
- DRIVE ORGANIZATIONAL ASSESSMENT AND STAKEHOLDER MANAGEMENT: Drive ownership of stakeholder mapping and analysis, organizational change readiness, and quantitative and qualitative assessments to drive speed of adoption, greater utilization, and/or higher proficiency. Develop and implement comprehensive plans that enable individuals, groups, or an organization to transition from the current state to a future state, achieving intended business benefits. Execute change management roadmap that minimizes stakeholder resistance and maximizes employee adoption. Support execution of agreed priorities and deliver insights productively through stakeholder management.
- IMPROVE ORGANIZATIONAL DYNAMICS: Identify patterns of behavior in organizations and develop solutions to increase their effectiveness during transformation change initiatives. Provide consultation and design of standards, tools, and processes. Engage and liaison with global HR COEs; participate on special projects or improvement teams as business needs exists; and collaborate and share insights.
- SUPPORT LEADER EFFECTIVENESS: Working closely with L&D COE, work with business leaders to help them improve and/or sustain performance. Support projects that may include new leader integration, team coaching, and process consultation.
- SUPPORT CULTURAL SHAPING: Utilize methodologies to identify opportunities to strengthen culture by changing thinking, behavior, systems, structure, and processes.
Required Qualifications
• Bachelors Degree in Business, Communicaations, Psychology, Org Design, HR, Supply Chain, or related professional area
• 7+ years of business experience working in roles of Change Management, Transformation Management, and/or HR or Business leadership
• Working knowledge of supply chain and manufacturing
• Expertise in implementing change management strategies to maximize user/stakeholder adoption
• Demonstrated experience operating in a global environment, with understanding to different cultural norms and ways of working
• Experience in business consulting for large-scale and complex projects
• Experience in driving mid-size projects requiring advanced level project management
• Demonstrated experience working on cross-functional teams to deliver results
• Expertise in managing stakeholder expectations, including key senior business stakeholders
• Strong collaboration and partnering skills
• Leadership skills, presence and credibility, strong judgment, business instincts and high level of influence and professionalism
• Ability to be flexible and agile and pivot to changing business priorities
• Ability to navigate through highly matrixed work environment to achieve business outcomes
• Influence without direct authority, diplomacy and tact, can build meaningful relationships
• Strong communication skills, including verbal, written, and presentation
• Strong business acumen/savvy and understanding of cross-functional stakeholder needs
• Able to work both strategically and hands-on to deliver results
• Ability to self-manage and operate independently in environments that may not be black and white
• Proven ability to analyze and resolve problems by applying technical experience and expertise to review precedents identify potential solutions and select the best and most viable course of action
• Operates as a continuous learner, proactively asking questions, challenges status quo and making recommendations for improvement
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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.
