Flavor Procurement Leader – Global Sourcing & Strategy

McCormick & Company; Cockeysville (MD); Hybrid; USD 101,000 - 176,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Career growth opportunities

Flexibility and support for diverse生活

Job summary

McCormick & Company is hiring a Senior Procurement Category Manager, Specialty Flavors, in a hybrid (50/50) role at our Hunt Valley, MD headquarters or Geneva, IL site. You will steer procurement strategies, lead supplier negotiations, and partner with R&D, Quality, Regulatory, and Finance to ensure supply continuity and cost optimization.

The role emphasizes cross-functional leadership, global category management, and risk mitigation to deliver value aligned with McCormick quality and business

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field is required.
• Minimum 8 years of experience in Procurement, Supply Chain, Strategic Sourcing or Category Management.
• Experience managing direct materials, food ingredients, flavors or similar categories.
• Proven track record of supplier negotiations, cost savings and cross-functional projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and execution of procurement strategies, including supplier selection, negotiations, contracting and performance improvement.
• Partner with R&D, Product Development, Quality, Regulatory, Supply Chain, Commercial and Finance teams to ensure supply continuity and value delivery.
• Develop market insights, monitor risks and define contingency plans for supplier networks.
• Support budgeting, standard cost setting, price variance analysis, savings tracking and governance.

Skills

Strong negotiation

Supplier relationship management

Cost modeling

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain, Business, Finance, Accounting or applicable field of study

MBA or other master’s preferred

Job description

McCormick & Company is hiring a Senior Procurement Category Manager, Specialty Flavors, in a hybrid (50/50) role at our Hunt Valley, MD headquarters or Geneva, IL site. You will steer procurement strategies, lead supplier negotiations, and partner with R&D, Quality, Regulatory, and Finance to ensure supply continuity and cost optimization.

The role emphasizes cross-functional leadership, global category management, and risk mitigation to deliver value aligned with McCormick quality and business