Assistant Manager - SC Advanced Analytics, Plan

About General Mills

We make foodthe world loves: 100 brands. In 100 countries. Across six continents. With iconic brands like Cheerios, Pillsbury, Betty Crocker, Nature Valley, and Hagen-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

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

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Job Overview

Position involves the responsibility of monitoring & development of advanced optimization model and data visualization tools. Identify, analyze and implement opportunities in end to end supply chain with focus in the areas of manufacturing network design and optimization, capacity planning and restructuring.

Function Overview

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.

Purpose of the role

SC Reporting and Analytics group is responsible for development of the reports, tools & dashboards which support and aid in decision making process in Supply Chain. This team provides exposure to Demand Planning, Supply Planning, Deployment, Transportation, Inbound Log istics and Sourcing function.This team works directly with Supply Chain, Business teams and IT for developing solutions which aid decision making and drive business value.

This team drives step-change innovation and improvements in business practices by delivering actionable insights through advanced analytics and Supply chain expertise. This role is responsible for development of business intelligence (BI) capabilities in at least one supply chain pillar. The incumbent will deploy business intelligence capabilities across pillar / segment based on Google Data Cloud and visualization and capability scaling.

What percentage of time is spent managing others

30-40%

Direct Reports - 4 to 5

Job Responsibilities

30% Strategic Responsibilities

• Work closely with stakeholders
• Bring new innovation and enhance existing capabilities.
• Manage external vendor support activities
• Actively participate in cross-functional initiatives

50% Operational Responsibilities

• Manage & lead the capacity analytics team in India while working closely with business teams in India and US
• Support stakeholders by answering different What If business questions related to capacity planning
• Delivering projects on time while managing scope boundaries
• Assigning Projects and balancing work load
• Conduct sanity checks on data analysis and understand driving factors
• Convert data results analysis in business insights
• Prepare presentations for business meeting

20% People Responsibilities

• Work closely with HR for hiring, leveling & attrition management
• Mentor the team in career planning & progression
• Responsible for identifying development needs and plans for individuals
• Responsible for performance evaluation and day to day administrative activities of direct reporting team

Specific Job Experience or Skills Needed

• Demonstrated Model building skills in software's like Llamasoft Supply Chain Guru, Spotfire, MS Excel, , Premium Solver, Simulation tools
• Demonstrated skills in Capacity Planning, complex manufacturing scenarios
• Experience in dealing with large data sets and tools like MS Excel, MS Power point, Python, SQL
• Strong analytical and business acumen skills
• Has Lead a technical team
• Expertise in development and assessment of complex manufacturing network

Competencies/Behaviors required for job

• Interpersonal Effectiveness
• Broad perspective/Business Acumen
• Leads Innovation
• Energize & Develop People

Preferred Education

• Minimum Degree Requirements: Bachelors
• Preferred Degree Requirements: Masters
• Preferred Major Area of Study: Industrial Engineering or Supply Chain
• Preferred Professional Certifications: APICS, CSCMP

Experience

• Minimum years of related experience required: 4
• Preferred years of related experience: 5