OVERVIEW

The Global Commodities Market Insights Manager is responsible for building best-in-class, data-driven commodity market intelligence for use across General Mills’ Sourcing teams and global businesses. This role will be responsible for the delivery of analysis and insights across dairy, animal protein, and select grain markets, and will be a leader within a highly dynamic market insights team that covers a variety of agricultural commodities and packaging markets. Additionally, this role will drive process rigor on insights delivery and decision-making within our category teams to feed our monthly COGS estimation process. The Global Commodities Market Insights Manager will also be responsible for supporting key executive communication activities such as monthly business communications and market updates for General Mills’ yogurt business. The position reports into the Director, Commodities Risk Management, Market Insights, and Communications.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

Market Analysis:

• Analyze, interpret, and forecast key direct materials markets using data
• Conduct category market analysis including fundamentals (supply/demand) and data-driven price forecasting
• Collaborate closely with three other analysts on the team; Bring thought leadership and independent analysis to the team’s market discussions

Coverage Strategies and Decision Support

• Provide category insights and coverage recommendations to North American Commodity Portfolio team in support of hedging strategy and execution
• Support the assumptions for Sourcing’s monthly COGS estimation process by highlighting key market risks and opportunities
• Provide market strip data to category teams for key financial processes including inflation guidance and annual budget cycles
• Understand key cost drivers of the key global categories and how the underlying commodity dynamics influence total cost management
• Summarize market indicators into insights for executive/C-suite level communications

Process Leadership

• Establish a repeatable rhythm, cadence, and process for bi-weekly category/market reviews including fundamental overview, price forecasting, and links to category financial assumptions
• Act as the market intelligence liaison for the Pet Segment and NA Yogurt Business Unit.

External Perspective

• Interface with a variety of internal and external stakeholders to build a category intelligence network that integrates published data sources at the global and regional levels with ‘on the ground’ insights from suppliers and other industry participants including brokers, distributors, analysts, etc.
• Integrate data analytics from external market information providers (Bloomberg, Data Monitor, etc.)

DEVELOPMENT CANDIDATE WILL RECEIVE IN THE ROLE

• Category analysis techniques and approaches
• Influencing and thought leadership
• Establishing strategies, direction and priorities
• Driving results and repeatable success by leveraging standard processes, tools, and systems
• Managing external partnerships and relationships

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• 7+ years of commodity and/or macro-economic analysis & leadership experience
• Bachelors degree
• Strong commodity market analysis experience with ability to bring thought leadership, challenge ideas, and clearly support views with data
• Experience with both commodities futures and cash markets, specifically dairy or animal protein
• Succinct, clear synthesis of analysis into summary level insights to drive business decisions
• Critical thinker and healthy debater
• Strong financial acumen across markets, category cost models, and macroeconomic indicators
• Ability to design standard process and drive adherence to ways of working

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience in grain cash/futures markets
• Proven track record of influencing teams with data-supported insights
• Experience leading change at all levels of the organization
• Food industry/CPG experience

ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS

• International relocation or international remote working arrangements (outside of the US) will not be considered
• Applicants for this position must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. General Mills will not sponsor applicants for this position for work visas.

We exist to make food the world loves. But we do more than that. Our company is a place that prioritizes being a force for good, a place to expand learning, explore new perspectives and reimagine new possibilities, every day. We look for people who want to bring their best — bold thinkers with big hearts who challenge one other and grow together. Because becoming the undisputed leader in food means surrounding ourselves with people who are hungry for what’s next.

Salary Range

The salary range for this position is $124200.00 - $186400.00 / Annually. At General Mills we strive for each employee's pay at any point in their career to reflect their experiences performance and skills for their current role. The salary range for this role represents the numerous factors considered in the hiring decisions including, but not limited to, educations, skills, work experience, certifications, etc. As such, pay for the successful candidate(s) could fall anywhere within the stated range. Beyond base salary, General Mills offers a competitive Total Rewards package focusing on your overall well-being. We are proud to offer a foundation of health benefits, retirement and financial wellbeing, time off programs, wellbeing support and perks. Benefits may vary by role, country, region, union status, and other employment status factors. You may also be eligible to participate in an annual incentive program. An incentive award, if any, depends on various factors, including, individual and organizational performance.