Scrum Master

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.

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.

Position Overview

The Portfolio Demand Analyst is responsible for ensuring the D&A Hub effectively meets the demands and requirements of the business functions. This person is accountable for collecting, demands for D&A strategic solutions, reviewing and prioritizing initiatives against a prioritization matrix, and reviewing / aligning on prioritization for sprints with the relevant leadership / governance forums.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collect and Prioritize D&A Demands: Efficiently gather demands for Data & Analytics (D&A) team from various functional solution leads. By prioritizing these demands against a matrix, the Portfolio Demand Analyst ensures alignment with overall organizational objectives, optimizing the use of resources and addressing critical business needs.
• Review and Align Initiatives with Leadership/Governance Forums: Facilitate communication and collaboration between relevant solution leads, leadership, and governance forums. By presenting and aligning on the prioritization of initiatives, the Portfolio Demand Analyst ensures that D&A projects align with the overall strategic direction of the organization, promoting informed decision-making and resource allocation.
• Maintain Portfolio Demand Pipeline: Maintain a structured and up-to-date portfolio demand pipeline, tracking the progress of various initiatives. This results in a clear overview of ongoing and upcoming projects, enabling effective resource planning, allocation, and timely delivery of D&A solutions to meet business requirements.
• Provide Decision Support through Data Analysis: Leverage data analysis to provide decision support for prioritization decisions. The Portfolio Demand Analyst uses data-driven insights to guide the selection and sequencing of D&A initiatives, ensuring that the portfolio aligns with business needs and delivers measurable value to the organization.
• Approval process of prioritization matrix / process.
• Approval process of Resource Allocation.
• Support employee capability building strategy.

Experience:

• 5-7 years doing similar projects or similar role within Agile methodology project teams.
• Understanding of enterprise data sources to drive visibility of top losses
• Familiarity with reports using Business Intelligence tools, e.g. SAP Hana and Tableau
• Demonstrated ability to proactively solve problems and multi-task
• Learn and execute continuous improvement initiatives and improve systems

Qualifications:

• Bachelors in Business, Economics or related field
• Sense of urgency to meeting scheduling plans and customer requirements.
• Ability to use a systemic approach and tools to identify and drive efficiency
• Flexible with the ability to manage multiple priorities concurrently.
• Strong problem-solving skills

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.