Consultant- Materials Management - Mumbai, India - General Mills

Description

India is among the top ten priority markets for General Mills, and hosts our Global Shared Services Centre. This is the Global Shared Services arm of General Mills Inc., which supports its operations worldwide. With over 1,300 employees in Mumbai, the center has capabilities in the areas of Supply Chain, Finance, HR, Digital and Technology, Sales Capabilities, Consumer Insights, ITQ (R&D & Quality), and Enterprise Business Services. Learning and capacity-building is a key ingredient of our success.

Position Title

Consultant – Materials Management

Function/Group

Logistics

Location

Mumbai

Shift Timing

1:30 PM to 10:30 PM

Role Reports to

Senior Manager – Materials Management

Remote/Hybrid/in-Office

Hybrid: Currently 2 days in a week but need to adhere if it changes in future. Over and above days defined in hybrid, need to be in office for additional days as per business requirements

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 Haagen-Dazs, we have 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

We advocate for advancing equity and inclusion to create more equitable workplaces and a better tomorrow.

JOB OVERVIEW

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. Link

Purpose of the role

An astute individual contributor with exceptional planning / analytical skills, who can provide various scalable solutions & holistic strategy thereby ensuring effectiveness & efficiency of Material category or Plant. She / he is expected to build replicable and repeatable solutions around processes and practices. This role should drive discovery and execution of newer capability. The incumbent is expected to work in the capacity of an individual contributor in a complex and challenging business environment. This virtual team caters to 30+ plants and several business teams / groups in the US.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

85% of Time- Work collaboratively with stakeholders & plants located in the US.

Process excellence:

Develop and execute holistic & scalable solutions around Inbound Supply Chain Process, Analytics, Reporting, Business problems etc.

· Manage various incoming projects through formal project management approach.

· Identifying Risk & Mitigation plan for Inbound Logistics and communication to key stakeholders.

· Identify opportunities and build strategy around the same for Inbound Logistics to drive effectiveness in process.

· Build Model to Track, Monitor and Publish the performance of Inbound Logistics team.

· Track and publish the impact of various initiatives/ solutions identified or driven by Inbound Logistics team.

· Execute Communication & Escalations platforms seamlessly.

· Ensure quality of output meets the industry benchmark.

· End to End knowledge & visibility

Continuous Improvement:

· Build Architectural solutions through Automation, Standardization, Lean approach etc. for reporting & analysis.

· Build sustainable and order winning solutions for the problems.

· Collaborate across with various team to implement defined solutions.

Lead HMM (Cost savings) initiatives

· Ensure 100% compliance against the practices i.e. training, documentation and reporting.

· Review error and deviation log to identify opportunities for improvements.

· Lead ideation and drive implementation to deliver to site goals.

· Collaborate with partners to deliver order winning solutions.

· Develop sustainable tools for the capabilities.

· Support around Weekly Direction Setting (WDS)

50%of Time-Continue Professional Career Development

· Participate in formal Logistics training.

· Participate in Supply Chain Competencies Training

· Develop Goals and Objectives for the Fiscal Year

· Attend external conferences & trainings on modern technologies and practices in supply chain.

10% of Time-Organizational Effectiveness

· Conduct knowledge sharing sessions for the team.

· Identify collaboration opportunities across subgroups and beyond Inbound Logistics team.

· Share best practices / learnings with SME's.

· Support development of innovative training methods to impart functional training.

· Support Manager and Senior Consultant in the development of new capabilities

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

· Minimum Degree Requirements: Masters

· Minimum years of related experience required:6

Specific Job Experience or Skills Needed

· Ability to gather, visualize and analyze data.

· Strong analytical skills to draw inference and provide meaningful insights.

· Ability to translate data into actionable information.

· Advanced Excel manipulation and analysis skills (i.e., skilled at pivot table, charts / graphs, macros, solver, queries, mathematical functions etc.)

· Strong mathematical skills with good understanding of statistics

· Strong Project Management skills

· Ability to benchmark / conduct external research for the capability and process.

· Ability to execute, multi-task and deliver on commitments.

· Can prioritize and complete multiple tasks on tight deadlines.

· Experience of working with SAP – MM Module

· Continuous improvement mindset

· Ability to coach team members on functional insights and concepts

· Ability to connect the dots and navigate through ambiguous situations.

· Excellent understanding of Supply Chain concepts, inventory management concepts and tools, including calculating total landed cost.

· Proven self-management and time management skills.

· Excellent communication (verbal & written) and presentation skills.

· Proactive and solution-oriented approach along with ability to influence.

· Critical thinking ability to understand granularity of the situation / problem.

· Sound Decision making ability.

· Ability and agility to navigate through change.

Competencies/Behaviors required for job.

Workplace and Leadership competencies:

· Problem solving and decision making.

· Teamwork and collaboration

· Accountability and responsibility

· Customer focus (internal & external)

· Planning and organizing

· Enabling technology

· Collaboration

· Innovation

Academic competencies:

· Math, statistics, and analytical thinking

· Applied science and technology.

· Supply chain fundamentals

· Reading and writing for comprehension.

· Foundations of business management

Personal effectiveness competencies:

· Integrity

· Continuous learning

· Effective communication

· Interpersonal skills

· Creativity

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS