McCormick Canada continues its long track record of growth and is a respected leader in the spice, seasoning, flavouring and specialty food industry. Our consumer products division serves retail grocery customers and emerging channels with Club House, Billy Bee and McCormick products, while our Custom Flavour Solutions division serves food service distributors and other respected food manufacturers across Canada. McCormick Canada is part of the world leader in spice and seasonings, McCormick & Company Inc.
The Power of People is one of our five pillars. It has been the foundation for McCormick's success for decades. There is something inspiring about working at McCormick. We have created an unusually dedicated workforce by fostering a culture of respect, recognition, inclusion and collaboration based on the highest ethical values. Without our employees, our success is not possible. Our commitment to our customers, our consumers and our employees is unsurpassed.
POSITION OVERVIEW:
The Supply Chain Data Lead will perform a variety of tasks related to the transition from a Legacy SAP ERP system to S/4 HANA and Extended Warehouse Management (EWM). The role is responsible for data activities within the process areas of manufacturing, distribution, and/or materials management. In addition, the Data Lead will be asked to perform tasks related to overall functional requirements gathering, stakeholder engagement and quality assurance testing.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
The Supply Chain Data Lead reports to a Global Process Manager and demonstrates strong business and technical acumen in the space of manufacturing and distribution. The Data Lead will be directly responsible for the following activities:
Data Conversion
Functional Specification Mapping
Conversation action rules
Maintaining cross reference files
Designing and creating business rules
Functional Unit Testing
Data Validation
Pre-load and Post-load validation activities
Coordination with cutover team according to project plan
Point of contact/Liaison for part-time data validators
Completion of Data Validation reports
Determination of data quality/accuracy percentages
Data Construction
Populate data construction templates (DCT) based on process design decisions
Work with non-SAP legacy sites to bring them up to speed on process design
Consistently review and update DCT files leading up to load cycles
Data Governance
Functional Specification review with GD team
Perform user acceptance testing (UAT)
Identify SLA and metrics for MDG workflows
Steward data through MDG workflows
Required Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in a related professional area and a minimum of 8 years of relevant business or professional experience. Alternatives include: – Master’s degree in a related field with at least 6 years of experience – Associate’s degree in a related field with at least 10 years of experience – In lieu of a degree, a minimum of 12 years of relevant business or professional experience
Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of McCormick’s current business processes, their assigned functional area, and ways of working
Demonstrated buy-in for transformational change at McCormick and specifically Program Leo
Demonstrated SAP experience and ability to quickly develop working knowledge of SAP S/4HANA
Proficient with Microsoft Office tools (e.g., PowerPoint, Word, Teams)
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including presentation skills
Global mindset and cross-cultural competency
Strong organizational, analytical, and administrative skills in a deadline-driven environment
Aptitude and enthusiasm for learning and teaching
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Throughout the selection process, accommodations for applicants with disabilities are available upon request. Please notify H.R. if required.
