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Global Sustainability Director, Operations & Value Chain Resilience

McCormick & Company • United States • Added on Jul 13, 2026
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As the Global Sustainability Director for Operations and Value Chain Resilience, you will spearhead the enterprise-wide strategy to safeguard the company’s supply systems against social and environmental shocks. You will own the integrated resilience framework, moving beyond traditional risk management to build a proactive model that covers everything from human rights due diligence to climate-related supply disruptions. This role is about transforming how a global leader views its dependencies, ensuring that every link in the chain is robust and ethically sound.

This position matters because sourcing spans nearly one hundred countries, placing you at the heart of global agricultural challenges. You will bridge the gap between social impact—specifically the livelihoods of smallholders—and operational security. By integrating human rights with climate transition strategies, you ensure the brand legacy isn’t just consistent, but resilient and regenerative for the long term.

This suits someone who is a master of systems thinking and thrives in high-stakes, cross-functional influencing roles. You should bring deep expertise in social risk management and a track record of translating complex regulatory mandates into practical business value.

Job-FAQs

What are the main missions and responsibilities of this role?

The Director is tasked with defining and evolving the enterprise resilience strategy, ensuring that operations and global supply chains can withstand social and environmental volatility. You will lead the integration of human rights due diligence across the entire business, shifting from a compliance-heavy mindset to proactive risk mitigation. You will also be responsible for establishing company positions on material social sustainability issues and emerging global regulations. A significant portion of the role involves coordinating cross-functional roadmaps with procurement, R&D, and HR to ensure that resilience goals are baked into everyday business processes while tracking delivery through new governance mechanisms.

Key learning opportunities for this job

Joining a global leader in the food industry offers unparalleled exposure to the complexities of agricultural supply chains across diverse geographies. You will gain deep expertise in navigating the evolving regulatory landscape, specifically how standards like the CSDDD translate into operational reality for a large multinational. Furthermore, this role provides the opportunity to refine systems thinking skills by managing the interdependencies between social welfare and climate transition. You will learn to build frameworks that quantify the business value of resilience, moving sustainability metrics into the core indicators of business health.

How does the ideal candidate look like (experience, skills)?

The successful candidate brings significant experience in social impact, CSR, or sustainability, with a clear focus on manufacturing or global supply chains. You must possess a sophisticated understanding of human rights due diligence and the social risks inherent in farming communities, coupled with the ability to lead enterprise-wide initiatives. Technically, you should be comfortable with analytical frameworks and data-driven decision-making. Soft skills are equally critical; we are looking for a strategic influencer who can translate complex sustainability concepts into the language of P&L owners, ensuring that resilience is seen as a driver of growth.

Advice to stand out and make a successful application

To stand out, move beyond general sustainability theory and demonstrate your ability to solve specific value chain tensions. Your application should show how you have previously balanced short-term operational costs with long-term resilience benefits. Mentioning specific experience with social risk tools or industry-wide frameworks will be highly beneficial. Research the company's specific focus on farmer livelihoods. Showing a clear understanding of how climate change impacts social conditions in the Global South—and how a company can mitigate that—will signal that you are ready for the strategic depth of this role.

What aspects of the company's sustainability is this role likely to focus on?

The role primarily targets social sustainability and supply chain security. While climate strategy is handled by a different director, this position focuses on the 'S' in ESG, particularly how social risks like labor rights violations or poor livelihoods can destabilize the supply chain. Another major focus is regulatory compliance related to supply chain transparency. As global laws become stricter, this role ensures the organization stays ahead of the curve, particularly regarding ethical sourcing and the social aspects of physical climate impacts on agricultural communities.

What are the main challenges someone in this role might face?

One of the primary challenges will be the matrixed nature of the organization. You are responsible for the strategy, but the execution lies within other departments like Procurement and Operations. This requires exceptional diplomatic skills to maintain momentum without having direct reporting lines over those carrying out the work. Additionally, managing remote supplier data and human rights visibility in a chain that reaches nearly a hundred countries is inherently difficult. You will need to build robust systems to track progress in regions where data might be scarce or social risks are historically embedded.

How could a typical day look like for someone in this position?

A typical day might begin with a cross-functional meeting between Procurement and the CSO to review progress on human rights auditing in key sourcing regions. You might spend your midday analyzing emerging global regulations to determine how they affect operations and drafting policies to ensure global alignment. Afternoons are often dedicated to external stakeholder engagement, perhaps speaking with an NGO partner or an industry coalition to share best practices on value chain resilience. The day could conclude by working with the Data team to refine the metrics used to track social risk across the enterprise dashboard.

What are the opportunities for professional growth and development in this role?

Reporting directly to the Chief Sustainability Officer, this role offers high visibility within the executive leadership team. Success in this position places you on a path toward broader sustainability leadership roles, including potentially a regional or global CSO position in the future. There are also opportunities for intellectual growth, as you will be at the cutting edge of how corporations handle the intersection of social justice and environmental science. Leading high-impact resilience projects provides the reputation-building experience valued in C-suite sustainability circles.

The main stakeholders you might be interacting with

Your most frequent interactions will be with the Chief Sustainability Officer and the Climate Strategy Director to ensure cohesive ESG delivery. You will also partner heavily with the Procurement and Supply Chain teams, as they are the primary execution engines for resilience. Externally, you will be the face of the company to NGOs, industry coalitions, and multi-stakeholder initiatives. You will also interact with legal and compliance teams to verify that strategies meet international standards and with commercial teams to communicate these strengths to clients.

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