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 with recognized brands.
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.
Role Summary:
Managing the product development process to deliver new product, improved existing product, cost reduction & improvement. And others up to policy each year of Group. Serving USA, EMEA, Canada market. Coaching and developing team to meet with company expectation.
Key Responsibilities:
- Deliver projects successfully with the agreed upon metrics including cost, aesthetics, technical feasibility, commercial feasibility, and consumer acceptance with defined timeline.
- Interpret product development briefs ensuring innovative and technologically competent solutions are in line with the project brief, customer expectations, operational constraints, and commercial needs. Follow the product development project through from concept to Co packer handover.
- Lead and collaborate with cross-functional team members in various departments including Marketing, Operations, Quality and Food Safety, Procurement, Co-Manufacturing, Consumer & Customer Insights, Regulatory, etc.
- Manage, deliver and priority new product projects to hand-over stage and ensure their execution meets the time, quality, and cost requirements as per the NPD brief.
- Drive and deliver key innovations and improvement projects across the product portfolio.
- Communicate (written and oral) complex messages clearly and in a manner that is appropriate to the specific audience. Technical messaging will cover development status (both product and process), bringing technical leadership and transparency to departments outside of PD.
- Communicate and manage all critical paths progress with the cross functional team ensuring regular progress updates. Alongside project stakeholders ensure issues are resolved at the front end of the process.
- Interpret product development briefs ensuring innovative and technologically competent solutions are in line with the project brief, customer expectations, operational constraints, and commercial needs. Follow the product development project through from concept to NPI handover.
- Guides, influences, and persuades internal members as well as external partners (e.g. consultants, vendors, research partners).
- Facilitate team-Favor Sourcing team to evaluate new supplier in term of capability and capacity at factory site and document. Deliver against OGSM's and CCI as a high level of commercial awareness and ability in PD manager role. Conduct weekly project team meeting and product development progress as required.
Educational Requirements & Desired Skills:
- Bachelor of Science in Agro Industry.
- At least 5-7 years experience in R&D Product Development of food products for worldwide market.
- Experience in multi-national company is an advantage.
- Experience of product development in food manufacturers and new product formulation experience.
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, colour, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.
