Job Description

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 QA Team Manager I immedatiely at our Manufacturing facility in Las Cruces, NM.

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

• Wellbeing programs including Physical, Mental and Financial wellness

• Tuition assistance

Position Overview
Reporting to the global or regional Supplier Quality leader, the Associate Supplier Quality Manager
executes, implements, maintains and improves the Supplier Quality Program for their determined region
and/or supply base through engagement, assessments, and food safety and quality systems leadership.
For low to medium risk suppliers, this individual will collaborate with Procurement and the Global Supplier
Quality CoE to ensure our suppliers and contract manufacturers meet the requirements and work globally
where appropriate.

• Key Responsibilities
  • Support of McCormick stakeholders in selection, development, and/or
  maintenance of Suppliers, Co-Mans, Licensees. 40% of time
  • Communicate quality and food safety risk to vendor/supplier/procurement
  and be the point person for your assigned suppliers. Participate in supplier
  onboarding, development, maintenance, improvement, and disqualification
  processes. 20% of time
  • Lead an incident workstream, complaint investigation, claims. 10%
  • Analyze supplier data to develop actionable insights and communicate
  technical information to internal cross functional partners 20% of time
• Assess and identify potential Quality and Regulatory risks within identified
  area and lead mitigation efforts. Understand internal and external Quality and Regulatory risks and failures in identified area of focus to identify
  opportunities for resolution. Communicate risks to appropriate stakeholders. Participate in risk prioritization countermeasures, based on risk tolerance,
  severity, and probability of occurrence. 5% of time
• Reinforce Quality Culture and development by sharing industry trends,
  supplier best practices, and quality systems that have been observed and
  align with our functional competencies for growth. 5% of time

• Required Qualifications
  Bachelor’s degree in relevant discipline OR Relevant McCormick experience in a technical field while in pursuit
  of a degree could also be considered
  Certification and/or Licenses: Certification or training focused on Quality and Food Safety for Supply
  Chain preferred: PCQI (or HACCP, based on region). Certification or training within the Quality field preferred. ASQ
  certification (CFSQA, CQE) or Six Sigma Green Belt for example
  Awareness of GFSI audit schemes
• Experience in one Quality focus areas (Customer, Operations,
  Regulatory, Supplier, Global CoE) or related function, including Supply
  Chain, Product Development preferred
  Experience in the Food/Flavor Industry preferred
• Interpersonal Skills: leadership, interactions,communication, influence
  Decision Making: Make decisions for identified supplier base using the
  Quality and Regulatory Standards. Use the escalation process where the
  standard does not apply or exist using cross functional team and/or
  external input
  Financial Acumen: Understand and execute a standard approach of
  maintenance of key financial topics, including: Travel and expense,
  Waste, Scrap, IAR
  Quality, Food Safety and Regulatory Culture, Programs, Standards:
  Monitors and understands Quality and Regulatory best practices and
  developments. Supports internal, end-to-end Quality and Regulatory
  Excellence within Supplier, Operations, Customer, and Regulatory areas.
  Continually uses Quality and Regulatory knowledge to improve
  competitive position. Is connected to industry boards and external
  industry networks to increase internal awareness of trends and best
  practices

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.  

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