Change Manager (m/f)

Łódź, Lodzkie, PL, 90-032

Change Manager (m/f)

Łódź, Poland

POSITION OVERVIEW:

In partnership with Global HR Leadership, this position is responsible for supporting large-scale change initiatives that support McCormick’s ongoing digital and cultural transformation. This position has ownership of the full change management lifecycle including stakeholder analysis, readiness assessments, sponsor plans, communication, training and reinforcement plans for high priority transformational initiatives. The position works closely with Change Leadership, Total Reward, Talent Management, Organizational Effectiveness, and HR Business Partners to ensure effective delivery against aligned strategic objectives.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead the coordination and manage deployment of change management plans to ensure HR, leaders, and employees transition successfully through change; create overall change management roadmap and lead execution
• Acts as trusted thought leader to HR responsible for leading and/or engaging in change initiatives. Give guidance and counsel through change management lifecycle and business readiness planning
• Supports execution of agreed priorities and deliver insights productively through stakeholder management
• Perform stakeholder mapping and analysis; and leverage existing tools & templates to create engagement plans
• Utilizes data and insights for decision-making, proactively identifying risks/issues/gaps and maps mitigation strategies
• Enable the development of communication and training plans
• Drive adoption of new processes and behaviors of changes to achieve desired business results, including greater utilization and higher proficiency
• Align with McCormick’s Global Change Management framework to develop and implement change management plans

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's Degree required
• 5 years of business experience across multiple disciplines including experience in HR, change management, and/or project management
• Demonstrated experience operating in a global environment, with understanding to different cultural norms and ways of working
• Demonstrated experience working on cross-functional teams to deliver results
• Experience in driving mid-size projects requiring advanced level change and/or project management
• Experience in managing stakeholder expectations, including key senior business stakeholders
• Strong collaboration and partnering skills and ability to navigate through highly matrixed work environment to achieve business outcomes
• Ability to be flexible and agile and pivot to changing business priorities
• Ability to analyze complex problems to identify and correct root causes with minimum supervision
• Ability to self-manage and operate independently in environments that may not be black and white
• Operates as a continuous learner, proactively asking questions, challenges status quo and making recommendations for improvement

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• ProSci Change Management certification

COMPANY:

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 50 locations in 27 countries and 135 markets in Asia-Pacific, China, Europe, Middle East and Africa, and the Americas, including North, South and Central America with recognized brands including Kamis.

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 values.

Agencies: McCormick as needed will work with external recruitment vendors through our Agency Portal. Unless previously contacted, McCormick does not accept unsolicited resumes from external recruiting agencies.

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, colour, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy/ies.

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