GURGAON, IN, 122001
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
Position Overview
This position acts as the primary liaison to business workstream leaders and uses in-depth knowledge of our applications and tools to facilitate the optimization of business unit performance by enhancing the alignment between business process and information technology. The IT Business Relationship Analyst II is responsible for solution identification and design, translating business needs and objectives into solutions and technology roadmaps and solution delivery for assigned area. Primary focus is to shape global business processes to align with leading practice capabilities, whenever a competitive advantage is not required. The position serves to help the business navigate IT processes ensuring proper procedures are adhered to. On all but the largest projects, incumbent may act as the IT Project Manager. The incumbent also has functional and technical expertise in more than one business subprocesses.
Key Responsibilities
Business Relationship Management – Primary liaison to business workstream leader to define solution, address business objectives, enable efficiencies. Influence business LTP with technology acumen.
Works with respective Business Relationship Director to develop IT LTP in area of expertise. Working closely with business leads, internal and external customers, vendors and peer companies, research, evaluate, and recommend new technologies to support McCormick’s strategic initiatives.
Seeking constant improvement opportunities and appropriately challenges processes, streamline and optimize business and/or IT processes while maximizing effectiveness.
May serve as project functional leader, team member or IT Project Manager on multiple applications, technology projects and strategic planning initiatives. May work with Solution Architecture team to define system requirements. Involvement in bringing new applications to McCormick’s IT landscape
For projects, formulate systems scope, estimates, and objectives relative to business needs and project requirements, considering application of industry best practices and new technologies.
Participates in project design reviews for large (Tier 1 and 2) projects.
Secondary Responsibilities
Required Qualifications
Level of Education and Discipline:
BA/BSc - Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration, or related discipline. May consider 10+ years in lieu of degree.
Certification and/or Licenses:
SAP, PMP, or ITIL
Experience - functional/industry/commercial knowledge, business acumen:
8+ years in-depth experience with 4 years expertise in more than one functional area. Minimum of 2 full life-cycle implementations, preferably including 1 with global deployment.
Solution design experience across multiple sub-processes or SAP Supply Chain Management modules (e.g. MM, EWM, TM).
Deep expertise in SAP IBP, ECC or S/4 PP/DS, APO (SNP/SNC/DP/gATP), and an eagerness to learn new technologies.
Demonstrated ability to lead in problem solving process for projects and support.
Interpersonal Skills - leadership, interactions, communication, influence
Ability to build relationships, interface effectively with all levels of the organization. Ability to influence across functional teams and manage relationships across multiple cultures.
Excellent organizational and verbal communication skills; outstanding problem-solving skills and sound judgment. Demonstrated written communication skills, specifically, documentation of system design, configuration, and process specifications.
Other Skills and HPO Competencies:
Expertise in delivery, project management, process management and business systems requirements definition. Knowledgeable of non-SAP tools such as ServiceNow, Azure DevOps, SharePoint.
Preferred Qualifications
Level of Education and Discipline
MBA or Masters
Certification and/or Licenses
SAP S4
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 value
WHY WORK AT MCCORMICK?
As a McCormick employee you’ll be empowered to focus on more than your individual responsibilities. You’ll have the opportunity to be part of something bigger than yourself—to have a say in where the company is going and how it’s 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.
