TEAM MANAGER I PURCHASING

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 Team Manager - Purchasing immediately at our Flavor Manufacturing Center, Manufacturing Plant in Hunt Valley, MD.
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 general direction of the Department Manager, provides leadership for a functional team within a high performance environment.
Oversees the daily management of the function and drives improvement activities through the development of people and processes.
Has overall accountability for the results of the team.
Good understanding of procedures and concepts within own technical area and a basic knowledge in other areas.
Requires an understanding and ability to apply procedures and concepts of own technical area.
Knowledge of other areas to the extent of understanding how they relate and interact with own area.
This position is responsible for providing leadership and technical knowledge to provide continuous support of Plant production inventory material and purchasing of raw material both in the indirect and direct space.
Works with plant planning and scheduling, corporate purchasing, plant receiving, accounts payable and logistics to assure this material supply at lowest cost.
Key Responsibilities Description % of Time Spent TEAM MANAGEMENT: Leads a team in a specific functional area in a manner consistent with the core beliefs and guiding principles of McCormick's High Performance System.
Utilizes coaching and facilitation skills to manage employee relations.
Provides regular performance feedback and oversees development/training plans for individuals within the team.
Actively uses performance and development tools to document and facilitate improvement/recognition discussions.
Rewards and recognizes performance achievements.
Removes barriers that prevent the team from achieving goals.
30% IMPROVEMENT ACTIVITIES: Utilizes problem solving tools and methodologies to implement continually improve processes within the function.
Demonstrates a sense of urgency and tenacity to resolve problems and implement process improvements.
Leads root cause analysis when required for failures that meet the applicable threshold.
Develops and ensures all functional procedures and best practices are documented and continually improved.
Interacts cross-functionally to resolve issues.
10% MANAGE KEY RESULT AREAS (Safety, Quality, Cost, Reliability, Customer Service, etc.
): Directs and supports the daily management of the team to prioritize work and achieve goals.
Creates an atmosphere of 100% compliance to operational processes and procedures.
Coordinates the sharing of resources to make the best use of existing skills to meet business needs.
Ensures that procedures and scorecards are in place for the team.
20% COMMUNICATION: Communicates effectively up, down, and across the organization.
Creates a vision for the team that is in alignment with the Plant, Division, and McCormick.
Communicates organizational and plant objectives, including the attainment of established scorecard metrics (safety, quality, reliability, etc.
) and ensures that they are understood and linked to the team's work.
Manages interactions with other areas to support total plant objectives.
Conducts regular team meetings to share information and ensure two-way communication.
15% FUNCTIONAL OGSM: On an annual basis, execute specific projects and action plans (in additional to core work, above) in support of the functional OGSM.
15% TECHNICAL DUTIES SPECIFIC TO FUNCTION: Manages the technical aspects of the role, specific to the functional area.
10% Required Qualifications Qualifications Description Level of Education and Discipline Bachelor's Degree in Relevant Technical Discipline or 3-5 years of commensurate purchasing experience required Certification and/or Licenses Experience - functional/industry/commercial knowledge, business acumen Individuals will generally enter this role with a combination of demonstrated technical and leadership skills equivalent to a minimum of 1 year of experience.
Basic understanding of how own area integrates with other areas and co-ordinates to contribute to the achievement of goals.
Some knowledge of how external factors impact the work unit.
Limited knowledge of the industry required.
Interpersonal Skills - leadership, interactions, communication, influence Full supervisory responsibilities, contributing to the motivation/development of team through professional leadership.
Full supervisory responsibility, ensuring team members are motivated and capable of delivering a high level of performance.
Leadership includes setting objectives, coaching employees in pursuit of those objectives, appraisal of performance relative to objectives and determination of reward outcomes.
Top five McCormick Leadership Competencies that were identified in the Success Profile as critical to all Team Manager (first level supervisor) roles in the High Performance System are indicated below.
Sound and comprehensive communication and diplomacy skills are required in order to exchange complicated information, including sensitive information or information that is difficult to communicate because of its content or its audience.
Other Skills and HPO Competencies 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.