McCormick & Company, Inc., a global leader in the spice, flavor, and seasonings industry, is seeking a full-time **Department Manager - Materials Management** on the **Americas Supply Chain Team**. This new hire will work in the **Flavor Manufacturing Center**, located at **11102 McCormick Road**in **Hunt Valley, MD**. The **Department Manager - Materials Management** will report to a **Plant Manager.**

McCormick & Company, Incorporated is a global leader in flavor with approximately 13,000 employees worldwide. As a Fortune 500 company with over $5 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, Vahin, 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. Our Purpose is "To Stand Together for the Future of Flavor and our Vision is "A World United by Flavorwhere healthy, sustainable and delicious go hand in hand."

As a company recognized for its exceptional commitment to employees, McCormick offers a wide variety of benefits, programs, and services. Benefits include, but are not limited to, tuition assistance, medical, dental, vision, disability, group life insurance, 401(k), profit sharing, paid holidays, and vacations.

**POSITION OVERVIEW:**

As a key member of the site leadership team the Materials Department Manager is responsible for achieving key performance indicator results that support our strategic objectives, goals, strategies, and measures (OGSMs) for a multiple-shift operation. The incumbent is responsible for all replenishment and planning activities and works with internal and external departments and resources to meet customer demand. The incumbent will also balance inventory, service, and cost objectives, drive collaborative supply chain improvements and deliver superior Customer Service.

**RESPONSIBILITIES:**

* Manages production scheduling team to ensure the smoothest production curve that balances production efficiency with inventory levels and maximizes service to our customers.

* Meeting or exceeding established goals (Safety, Process Reliability - PR%, cost, waste, quality, service, inventory and other performance standards) as they relate to the plant performance

* Manages Capacity Utilization and highlights the need to change crewing or capital investment to support customer demand.

* Manages the Material Planning process to ensure timely delivery of materials and proactively identifies/escalates potential shortage / raw material issues in advance

* Works with appropriate internal and external contacts collaboratively to communicate and address potential issues that can impact customer service. Assesses issues, determines and provides recommendations to solve problems.

* Controls inventory levels and Days in Inventory (DII) to meet goals and objectives

* Ensures appropriate scheduling of new products that support commercialization timelines

* Leads material control team through Inventory at Risk (IAR) process including trend communication and improvement ideation to the PLT.

* In partnership with Production and Quality, facilitates the resolution of material or capacity constraints. Additionally, coordinates Plant with HQ S&OP functions to assure highest levels of transparency and customer service, while balancing cost of inventory and line efficiency.

* Utilizes the 6 HPWS Systems (Goal Setting, Performance Management, Problem Solving & Decision Making, Training & Development, Information Systems, Rewards & Recognitions) to empower and develop teams using established HPWS systems, core beliefs, guiding principles and attributes

* Potentially leads or co-leads the SC TPM Pillar. Supports SC Pillar routes as the way we do our daily work.

**REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:**

* Minimum 5 years functional or SC leadership experience

* Demonstrated skills and results in functional area

* Strong leadership experience with demonstrated success in managing projects and people

* Strong understanding of MRP systems and capacity management

* Strong problem-solving skills

**PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:**

* APICS CPIM (Certification in Production and Inventory Management) Certification preferred

* Proficiency with SAP preferred

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.

United by flavor. Driven by results.

As a McCormick employee youll be empowered to focus on more than your individual responsibilities. Youll have the opportunity to be part of something bigger than yourselfto have a say in where the company is going and how its growing.

Between our passion for flavor, our 130-year history of leadership and integrity, the competitive and comprehensive benefits we offer, and our culture, which is built on respect and opportunities for growth, there are many reasons to join us at McCormick.