IT Director - Global Service Delivery
- Employer
- McCormick UK Limited
- Location
- Global Headquarters in Hunt Valley, MD, UK, France, Poland
- Salary
- Competitive + Benefits
- Closing date
- 1 Dec 2019
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- Business Sector
- Food & Drink
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Function
- Other Job Function
Job Details
IT Director – Global Service Delivery
Based: Global Headquarters in Hunt Valley, MD, UK, France, Poland
Would you like to become a part of a leading organisation that brings the Joy of Flavour to Life and makes Every Meal and Moment Better?
We are currently looking for IT Director – Global Service Delivery to join our team. Do you find yourself well in a fast-paced, international work environment?
If so, you might be the person we are looking for! Our growth starts with yours.
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES
Deliver the IT Services/Solutions in accordance with service levels agreed with business units and business function leadership. Manage service delivery outcomes of Infrastructure Services provider. Manage and direct third party providers and measures against their respective SLA’s.
- Ensures McCormick’s IT services are provided in a secure, highly reliable, appropriately responsive, automated, simplistic and cost-effective manner in accordance with service levels agreed with business leaders.
- Manage McCormick Service Delivery resources including Regional Delivery Managers, ITIL Specialists, Content and Collaboration.
- Enables deployment of new IT services and the extension of existing IT services in an anticipatory manner that aligns with a role based organizational structure.
- Assist in the establishment of McCormick IT organizational goals & objectives and the development and deployment of McCormick IT strategic objectives. Incumbent will be required to represent McCormick IT in senior level discussions with business units and functions on a global scale. Position includes financial responsibility for global budgets in excess of $5M.
- Develops and motivates staff to deliver superior service in an efficient manner while creating a high performing team.
- Drives innovation of IT services to deliver high business value and provide employees with superior customer experience.
CANDIDATE PROFILE
Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology, other suitable educational experience will suffice as long as there is demonstrable commensurate experience within progressive positions and leadership roles.
- At least 10 years of IT and business/industry experience including ITIL, Service Delivery, design and deployment, systems lifecycle management and infrastructure planning and operations
- At least 5 years of experience managing an Infrastructure Managed Service provider or IT partner.
- At least 5 years of global or international leadership experience in managing multiple, cross-functional teams or projects, and influencing senior level management and key stakeholders in multi-cultural environments.
- Demonstrable experience of successfully leading and executing transformational organizational change.
- Ability to analyze IT industry's emerging trends and technologies and make recommendations for investing in new technologies to promote McCormick’s competitiveness in the marketplace
- Proven ability to successfully manage/work with managed service providers
- Broad knowledge of IT applications, infrastructure technologies and related methodologies
- Strategic planning and business systems thinking capabilities
- A strong and demonstrable knowledge of business operating models particularly relating to supply chain
- Ability to simplify and explain complex concepts and ideas to stakeholders
- Strong problem-solving capabilities
- Ability to influence, communicate and work closely with individuals at all levels of the organization
- MBA or other graduate degrees
- In-depth knowledge of consumer package goods and industrial food manufacturing businesses.
TO APPLY
If you are looking for a new challenge and want to join a highly motivated team in a rewarding environment, seeking a competitive salary and benefits package and opportunity to work with a global flavour leader. Then please apply via our careers centre at http://www.mccormickcorporation.com/Career-Center.
McCormick is an EOE/Veterans/Disabled/LBGT employer.
Company
McCormick & Company, Incorporated is a global leader in flavour and one of the most respected and familiar names in the industry.
Our UK business manufactures, markets, and distributes spices, seasoning mixes, condiments, and other flavourful products for retail outlets, food manufacturers, and foodservice businesses. We create flavours for a wide range of applications, such as beverages, snacks, dairy, bakery/confectionary, savoury, performance nutrition, and health.
McCormick has had a presence in the UK for nearly 40 years. We have three sites across the country–our EMEA headquarters in Haddenham, Buckinghamshire, our new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility and innovation centre in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire (which is on track to become McCormick’s first Net Zero carbon building), and our plant in Littleborough, Greater Manchester.
Our brands and our products are trusted sources of flavour in millions of kitchens across the country—in homes and in restaurants. Our UK brand portfolio includes Schwartz, Frank’s RedHot, French’s, Cholula, Herdez, and OLD BAY.
Partnerships with farmers and suppliers around the world allow us to provide great-tasting, quality spices with consistency that you can trust. Our herbs and spices come from around 80 different countries.
At McCormick, we stand together for the future of flavour, and we bring that commitment to work every day in the UK to deliver top-tier growth and quality from our global business.
As a people-first culture, we encourage development in many ways, respect everyone’s differences and contributions, and do what’s right to develop our employees and to better our world.
- Website
- https://www.mccormickcorporation.com/
- Location
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Haddenham Business Park
Pegasus Way
Haddenham
Aylesbury
Buckinghamshire
HP17 8LB
GB
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