Job 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.Analyst- Business Performance AnalyticsAbout 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 Hxc3xa4agen-Dazs, wexe2x80x99ve 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 accelerateus 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 outGeneral Mills India Center 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, digital & technology, innovation, technology & quality, consumer & market intelligence, sales strategy & intelligence, global shared services, finance shared services and Human Resources Shared Services.For more details check outConsumer + Market Insights (CMI) is General Millsxe2x80x99 marketing research group. We exist to anticipate, inspire and fuel business growth through a deep understanding of our consumers and our markets. Our goal is to illuminate growth opportunities and guide our global teams to activate behind them through Consumer First strategies and ideas. CMI operates through Segment & OU Support, Foresights, Predictive Analytics and Consumer Relations.Job Overview:The future of food will be created by those who best anticipate evolving consumer behavior. Consumer & Market Insights (CMI) collects, curates, and combines data, human behavior understanding, and empathy to achieve competitive advantage for General Mills.Our mission in CMI xe2x80x98globallyxe2x80x99 is to be the spark that ignites growth acceleration, connecting insights and analytics to drive action.We drive business growth through a deep understanding of our consumers and our markets. Our goal is to illuminate growth opportunities and guide teams to activate behind them through consumer-led strategies and ideas.CMI Mumbai is an extension of General Mills CMI global organization, working closely with Growth Analytics & Foresights central teams, and all our GMI business segments i.e. North America Retail, Pet, International and North America Food Service, along with the CPW business (GMIxe2x80x99s JV with Nestle). We are a young and dynamic team of ~100 and growing, with research, data, and analytical skills, with the unique opportunity to shape and scale capabilities across our global organization.The Business Performance Analytics teams work on market insights and business analytics for different business units within GMI segments. This team leverages a variety of data sources (Nielsen Point of Sale, Consumer Panel, Analytics outputs, Numerator, Luminate, etc.) to provide insights around critical business questions ranging from Brand and Category deep-dives, Driver analysis, Innovation, Macro factor impact, Consumer segmentation and Pricing and promo impact. This team plays a crucial role in ensuring that General Mills succeeds in an ever evolving market environment.Key AccountabilitiesResearch Management & Delivery

• Approach problems in a structured manner and integrate knowledge of tools and techniques and apply these appropriately to the analysis of projects to deliver meaningful insights/solutions.
• Responsible for monthly Market performance reporting to the wider team, including deep dives/analysis into share movements.
• Able to evaluate diverse data sources, including POS data, Panel Data, and Consumption Data, synthesizing this information to provide detailed analysis and insights, focusing on delivering the complete story rather than just data points.

SME for OU/Brand/Region

• Act as a POC/SME for Operating Unit/ Brand / Regional specialist for Global Markets. Should be able to identify the micro and macro trends and other economic trends affecting the buyer behaviour.
• Lead multiple projects pertaining to the Brand/Region ensuring end-to-end responsibility for reporting and analytics projects.
• Proactively identify key opportunities for Brand/Region and communicate key findings and provide actionable insights.

Stakeholder management

• Understanding stakeholder requirements and suggesting appropriate research methods.
• Lead projects with high levels of accountability and ownership through Effectively managing conversations and providing regular updates to stakeholders.

Operational Excellence

• Being agile and adapt to dynamic business/team environment and continuously work to deliver on priorities.
• Technically sound to handle huge data sets, navigate through multiple capabilities and deliver consistent results.
• Demonstrates active listening skills in interactions with people at all levels and contribute to project discussion by presenting his/her point of view.
• Influence and Impact through storytelling skills by addressing business-related issues through data mining, synthesis, and impactful presentations using charts and graphs.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelors/Masters degree in Business/ Statics/Economics
• Experience in FMCG/ CPG domain.
• Minimum 1-2+Years of experience in Consumer Insights.
• Willing to learn and leverage new tools.
• Should be able to synthesize data sources and inputs to craft a compelling story

Preferred Qualifications/ Skills/ Job Experiences

• MBA or Masterxe2x80x99s Degree in related field
• Minimum 1-2+Years of experience from Nielsen RMS
• Sound knowledge on Syndicated research (Point of Sale / Panel data) and using tools like Nielsen Answers / Connect express / Discover / IRI/ Euromonitor/ Innova/
• Experience working with cross-functional teams
• Strong verbal, written communication, Analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Expert in Excel/PPT

COMPANY OVERVIEWWe 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 xe2x80x94 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 whatxe2x80x99s next.

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