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ABOUT GENERAL MILLS
We make food the world loves: 100 brands. In 100 countries. Across six continents. With iconic brands like Cheerios, Pillsbury, Betty Crocker, Nature Valley, and Häagen-Dazs, we’ve been serving up food the world loves for 155 years (and counting). Each of our brands has a unique story to tell. How we make our food is as important as the food we make. Our values are baked into our legacy and continue to accelerate us into the future as an innovative force for good. General Mills was founded in 1866 when Cadwallader Washburn boldly bought the largest flour mill west of the Mississippi. That pioneering spirit lives on today through our leadership team who upholds a vision of relentless innovation while being a force for good. For more details check out http://www.generalmills.com
General Mills India Center (GIC) is our global capability center in Mumbai that works as an extension of our global organization delivering business value, service excellence and growth, while standing for good for our planet and people. With our team of 1800+ professionals, we deliver superior value across the areas of Supply chain (SC) , Digital & Technology (D&T) Innovation, Technology & Quality (ITQ), Consumer and Market Intelligence (CMI), Sales Strategy & Intelligence (SSI) , Global Shared Services (GSS) , Finance Shared Services (FSS) and Human Resources Shared Services (HRSS).For more details check out https://www.generalmills.co.in We advocate for advancing equity and inclusion to create more equitable workplaces and a better tomorrow. JOB OVERVIEW | ||||||||||||
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The GIC Supply Chain team manages end-to-end operations, encompassing planning, sourcing, manufacturing, logistics, and analytics. They strategically plan to meet market demands, optimize sourcing, ensure efficient production, and oversee the seamless movement of goods from production to delivery. The team employs advanced analytics throughout these processes, fostering adaptability and operational excellence. This collaborative approach ensures a well-coordinated supply chain that aligns with both organizational goals and dynamic market conditions.
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Purpose of the role
This role is responsible for supporting supply planning activities of finished and Semi product planning in global planning hub. Sustaining and continuously improving the supply planning capability by reviewing the impact on business KPI’s and supporting the scalability and standardization across the regions will be a key responsibility of this role. This role works closely with all the regional planning teams and regional COE’s in sustaining and improving the supply planning standards.
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KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES | ||||||||||||
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60% - Support Supply Planning and Sustain & Improve Solvers
20% - Processes and Procedures
20% - Stakeholder Management:
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MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS | ||||||||||||
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- Education – Full time graduation from an accredited university (Mandatory- Note: This is the minimum education criteria which cannot be altered)
- Minimum years of related experience required: 3 years
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Preferred Degree Requirements: Masters
- Preferred Major Area of Study: Operations / Supply Chain
- Preferred Professional Certifications: CSCMP, APICS
- Preferred years of related experience: 5 years
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities
- 3-5 years of relevant experience in planning, basic supply chain operations and inventory planning
- Understanding of logistics and supply chain processes
- Familiarity with industry and business nuances
- Knowledge of GMI data inputs and sources of data
- Understanding of planning tools
- Ability to process and evaluate large data sets
- Usage of data process and visualization tools (e.g. Tableau)
- Effective communication skills
- Organizational ability and attention to detail
Competencies-
Engage with purpose by building relationships
- Build relationships within the function and across the Supply Chain and collaborate to make decisions and achieve goals
- Build trust by involving others in issues that affect them and communicating openly and honestly
Demonstrate agility by showing curiosity and being culturally agile
- Ensure the team challenges the status quo
- Ensure the team learns from mistakes and failures
- Be self-aware and humble
- Value differences and treat them as an opportunity to gain diverse perspectives and broaden thinking
Leverage standardized processes
- Ensure teams adhere to safety and other existing processes to produce consistent, repeatable results
- Ensure teams use continuous Improvement and other best practices to drive food and human safety and zero-loss
- Ensure teams leverage opportunities to use consistent processes across organizational boundaries
- Identify and remove barriers that prevent teams from achieving zero loss
Leverage expertise by being broad and going deep
- Understand the General Mills business and how the Supply Chain delivers business value
- Help the team understand how the integrated Supply Chain delivers value to customers
- Demonstrate a working knowledge of core Supply Chain capabilities
- Help the team understand the interdependencies within the Supply Chain
Seize opportunities by thinking outside-In
- Take a broad perspective when making decisions and solving problems
- Ensure priorities are consistent with functional direction and goals and reflect an understanding of the external business environment
COMPANY OVERVIEW
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.