RDQR Organizational Effectiveness Manager

About the Position

McCormick & Company, Inc., a global leader in the spice, flavor, and seasonings industry, is seeking a full-time RDQR Organizational Effectiveness Manager. This new hire will work at our Global HQ located in Hunt Valley, MD. We can also support hiring this role in Canada or the UK.

Responsibilities

• Leadership and Deployment: In partnership with the RDQR Transformation and Organizational Effectiveness team, create comprehensive change and project plans that enable delivery of strategic objectives. Communicate organizational goals, changes, and initiatives to stakeholders at all levels. Build strong relationships to ensure understanding, buy-in, and support for change and project management initiatives.
• Organizational Change and Project Management: Serve as a change and/or project leader for the prioritized Q&R and/or R&D integration and/or technical opportunities, ensuring all three phases of change (preparation, managing, and reinforcing) and their tools are executed. Deliver change and project management solutions that enable functional readiness and ensure success through guiding employees and leadership through change, promoting adaptability and resilience.
• Program Management of Technical Skills and Competencies: Lead the identification, development, and ongoing utilization of professional and functional skills, competencies, behaviors, and requirements for Q&R and/or R&D employees, ensuring the organization has identified competencies and plans for successful transformation, current positions and future aspirations, succession, organizational design incorporative of the different levels of competencies, and the strategy for new roles and competencies within the structure.
• Leadership and Partnership of HR/OE Toolkits: Cascade tools, playbooks, standards, and strategies set forth by the Organizational Change Management and Project Management Offices.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant Sciences discipline (ChemE, Food Science, IE, Biology); Instructional Systems Design, Organizational Design and Effectiveness
• 5+ years of experience with change and leading initiatives, including experience and knowledge of change management principles, methodologies, and tools
• Project/ Program Management: Ability to set and achieve project goals and objectives by applying the discipline of planning, organizing, and managing resources to bring about successful project completion.
• Change Leadership and Management: Ability to use clear, concise communication and influence to inspire the team to work toward desired goals.
• Communication: Strong verbal, written communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Strategy and Deployment: Ability to translate training, development, and organizational strategy into action to get the best results through influence on organizational priorities.
• Q&R and R&D Culture, Programs, and Standards: Ability to align and modulate priorities across functions.
• Continual Improvement & Agility: Continual analysis of loss data to focus improvement efforts.
• Professional Excellence: Flexible and adaptable, able to work with objectivity in an ambiguous, high change environment.

Nice to Have

• Master’s in Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Organizational Development or related field
• Certified Change Management Practitioner (Prosci) or Certified Change Management Professional (ACMP)
• PMP certification
• Training or certification (CQE, CSSBB) certified quality engineer, or Six Sigma Black Belt for example
• Experience in the Food/Flavor Industry preferred
• Experience working in JTE/TPM environments

We Offer

• Base Salary: $102,000 - $173,500
• 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

About the Company

McCormick & Company, Incorporated is a global leader in flavor with approximately 14,000 employees worldwide. With over $6 billion in annual sales across 160 countries and territories, we manufacture, market, and distribute spices, seasoning mixes, condiments, and other flavorful products to the entire food industry including e-commerce, retail, food manufacturers, and foodservice businesses. Our most popular brands include McCormick, French's, Frank's RedHot, Stubb's, OLD BAY, Lawry's, Zatarain's, Ducros, Vahiné, Cholula, Schwartz, Kamis, DaQiao, Club House, Aeroplane, and Gourmet Garden. Every day, no matter where or what you eat or drink, you can enjoy food flavored by McCormick.

McCormick 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.