Merchandising Manager

McCormick & Company; Cockeysville (MD); Hybrid; USD 104,000 - 181,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k

Health insurance

Paid time off

Tuition assistance

Wellbeing programs

Job summary

McCormick & Company in Hunt Valley, MD is seeking a Mer­chandising Manager/Display Product Manager to lead US Consumer merchandising design and execution, collaborating with field sales, marketing and procurement to drive brand standards and sales growth.

The role requires strong project leadership, planogram expertise, and experience managing a team in a fast-paced retail environment; hybrid work arrangement and a comprehensive Total Rewards program are provided.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Accounting, Finance or relevant discipline.
• Minimum of 7 years of professional marketing/sales experience.
• Minimum 3 years of merchandising, visual merchandising, visual display design (CPG/retail).
• Strong understanding of display design principles, planograms, and product presentation.
• Ability to showcase products effectively while enhancing the overall shopping experience and supporting brand standards and strategies.
• Demonstrated success at managing people, projects and tasks in a fast-paced environment.
• Demonstrated experience recruiting, hiring, onboarding, and developing team members, with proven ability to lead, coach, and manage people effectively; build strong teams and foster collaboration.
• Excellent communication, organizational, and collaboration skills; flexible, detail oriented and deadline driven.
• Proven ability to plan, manage, and execute multiple projects simultaneously with strong organizational skills.
• Strategic thinking, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Results oriented with a track record of successful program management.
• Broad knowledge of CPG categories and merchandising vehicles; subject matter expertise.
• Excel and EDW reporting/analytics

Responsibilities

• Lead design and execution of US Consumer merchandising displays (floor, temporary, permanent).
• Manage timelines, milestones and checkpoints to ensure on-time delivery.
• Oversee capitalized and expensed costs for merchandising vehicles and identify optimization projects for cost savings.
• Coordinate with field sales, trade marketing, marketing, procurement and suppliers for merchandising needs.
• Own Special Initiative Programs and oversee cross-functional teams.
• Drive commercial decisions to reduce inventory write-offs (IAR).
• Direct supervision of 2 exempt team members.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Project management

People leadership

Communication skills

Analytics

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Accounting, Finance or relevant discipline

Tools

Excel

EDW analytics

Planograms

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 Merchandising Manager/Display Product Manager. This position will be located in Hunt Valley, MD in a hybrid capacity. This position will report to the Sales Operations, Senior Manager.

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

The Merchandising Manager/Display Product Manager will support the Consumer organization by understanding strategic and tactical in-store merchandising requirements with the ability to translate those into timely design and execution while keeping within Divisional business strategy and budgets. In addition, the role will be expected to oversee the US Consumer IAR process.TheMerchandising Manageris responsible for developing and executing compelling visual merchandising strategies that enhance the customer shopping experience, strengthen brand presentation, and support sales growth. The ideal candidate will combine strong creative design skills with retail business knowledge, project management capability, and cross-functional collaboration.

Position Responsibilities

• Lead design and execution of all US Consumer merchandising requirements to include complex floor displays, temporary displays and permanent equipment
• Manage timelines, milestones and checkpoints to ensure that work is achieved on time in full
• Fiduciary responsibility for capitalized and expensed costs for all merchandising vehicles. Identify, manage, execute optimization projects that drive cost savings and simplification while meeting business needs.
• Act as liaison between field sales, trade marketing, marketing, procurement, and suppliers for all merchandising needs to include, but not limited to, new innovative solutions, item specific information, customer specific requests and inventory availability. Ensure requirements are delivered on time, within spec and within budget.
• Ownership of Special Initiative Programs; Oversee cross-functional team; project management
• Responsible for driving commercial decisions to reduce inventory write-offs (IAR)
• Direct supervision of 2 exempt team members

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Accounting, Finance or relevant discipline
• Minimum of 7 years of professional marketing/sales experience
• Minimum3 years of experiencein merchandising, visual merchandising, visual display design, (CPG/retail)
• Strong understanding of display design principles, planograms, and product presentation
• Ability to showcase products effectively while enhancing the overall shopping experience and supports brand standards and strategies.
• Demonstrated success at managing people, projects and tasks in a fast-paced environment
• Demonstrated experience recruiting, hiring, onboarding, and developing team members, with proven ability to lead, coach, and manage people effectively. Ability to build strong teams, support employee performance, and foster a collaborative, inclusive work environment.
• Excellent communication, organizational, and collaboration skills. Must be flexible, change-ready, detail oriented and deadline driven
• Proven ability to plan, manage, and execute multiple projects simultaneously while meeting tight deadlines. Strong organizational skills with the ability to prioritize tasks, coordinate resources, address challenges, and ensure high-quality results in a fast-paced environment.
• Strategic thinking, strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Results oriented with a track record of successful program management
• Broad perspective knowledge of CPG categories and merchandising vehicles in the marketplace; subject matter expertise
• Excel and EDW reporting/analytics

As a general policy, McCormick does not offer employment visa sponsorships upon hire or in the future.

Base Salary: 103,520 - 181,150

Base salary compensation will be determined based on factors such as geographic location, skills, education, experience for this role, and/or internal equity of our current employees as part of any final offer. This position is also eligible to participate in McCormick’s Incentive Bonus (MIB) Plan. In addition to a competitive compensation package, permanent employees of McCormick are eligible for our extensive Total Rewards programs that include:

• Comprehensive health plans covering medical, vision, dental, life and disability benefits
• Family-friendly benefits such as paid parental leave, fertility benefits, Employee Assistance Program, and caregiver support
• Retirement and investment programs including 401(k) and profit-sharing plans

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.