About this role
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 an Senior Manager, Contingent Workforce immediately in a Hybrid (50/50) capacity at our Global Headquarters in Hunt Valley, Maryland.
- 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 Position Overview The Senior Manager, Contingent Workforce is responsible for developing and executing the contingent workforce strategy throughout the M&A integration planning, from pre-close planning through Day 1 and post-close stabilization.
This role assesses current-state contingent worker populations, defines the future-state operating model, and ensures workers, managers, suppliers, and internal stakeholders experience a coordinated transition. The successful candidate combines strategic workforce planning with hands-on execution, translating integration objectives into practical processes, governance, communications, and employee and manager support.
Key Responsibilities Strategy and Governance
- Lead the contingent workforce strategy for Day 1 and the post-integration contingent workforce operating model.
- Lead working sessions with business leaders, functional owners, staffing suppliers, and integration teams.
- Establish governance, decision rights, service-level expectations, escalation paths, and performance metrics.
- Partner with Procurement and Information Technology in the strategy and development of a future VMS-based approach.
Analyze and Plan
- Inventory and assess contingent workers across the organizations, locations, functions, suppliers, and worker types.
- Define workforce segmentation, transition requirements, onboarding and offboarding approaches, and ongoing support models.
- Evaluate impacts to systems, access, timekeeping, expenses, invoicing, reporting, procurement, and manager workflows.
Project Management
- Provide project management and develop project plans for contingent workforce initiatives for integration, both pre-close and post-close. Drive accountability of key partners across Procurement, Finance, IT, HR, TA, Legal, Security, Compliance, Communications, and Change Management.
Lead Transition Activities
- Partner with supplier and vendor management teams to coordinate workforce continuity and transition activities.
- Develop detailed workplans, readiness criteria, process maps, issue logs, decision materials, and executive status reports.
- Support Day 1 execution, including access, communications, manager guidance, worker support, and issue resolution.
- Monitor risks, dependencies, workforce disruptions, and employee or manager concerns throughout stabilization.
Manage Ongoing and Future Operations
- Create practical playbooks, FAQs, manager toolkits, and operating procedures for ongoing contingent workforce management.
- Capture lessons learned and transition the future-state model to business-as-usual owners.
Required Qualifications
- Demonstrated experience leading contingent workforce programs, partnering with staffing suppliers, vendor management, and contingent/workforce management technology.
- Bachelors Degree in Related field Minimum 8-10 years of relevant expereince Experience supporting acquisitions, divestitures, carve-outs, or integrations.
- Experience working across multiple geographies, business units, and worker populations.
- Program management, change management, and workforce management certification / experience.
- Leads Through Ambiguity: Provides clear direction, makes sound decisions, and drives accountability in complex environments.
- Builds Strategic Partnerships: Collaborates effectively across leaders, functions, suppliers, and stakeholders to achieve outcomes.
- Communicates with Clarity: Translates complex issues into clear, actionable messages and guidance.
- Balances Execution & Risk: Delivers Day 1 readiness and operational results while proactively managing workforce, system, supplier, and compliance risks.
#LI-NP2 As a general policy, McCormick does not offer employment visa sponsorships upon hire or in the future.
Base Salary : $121,900-$219,410 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.