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Position Title

Product Manager

Function/Group

Innovation, Technology & Quality (ITQ)

Location

Mumbai

Shift Timing

Regular

Role Reports to

Designation

Remote/Hybrid/in-Office

In office(Mumbai R&D Lab)
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 H\xc3\xa4agen-Dazs, weve 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

As the Product Manager for Innovation, Technology and Quality, you will be leading the Food Safety and Quality (FSQ) programs as designed and as consumed for brands within the business.

In this position, you will support key business initiatives and functional priorities by partnering with our Business, Supply Chain, and global ITQ teams, along with external partners, to champion quality, safety and regulatory compliance. You will have the unique opportunity to leverage your knowledge, skills and expertise to impact products from concept to great tasting finished products. The right candidate for this role will be solution orientated and be able to navigate and influence across our organization while championing food safety and quality to help our business grow. The projects you manage in this role will provide you with a high level of cross-functional exposure and will accelerate your ability to champion remarkable products and solutions.
In this role you will have the opportunity to develop deep FSQ and platform business knowledge, project management skills, influencing skills, and the ability to advance technical possibilities.
Key Career Experiences Gained: The following experiences are commonly gained in this type of ITQ role. However, each hiring manager will provide an overview of the key functional, leadership and broadening experiences gained when staffing a specific position on their team. Functional: Consumer First Design Experimentation, Technology, Total Product Experience, Commercialization, Product Maintenance Leadership: Matrix Relationship Management, Global Team Leadership, Cross-Functional Team Leadership Broadening: Multi-Functional, Multi-Business, Global Role/Responsibility, Cross-Geography, Corporate, Transformation Initiative, External


KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Lead quality, food safety and regulatory strategies for General Mills businesses
• Champion consumer first product design and quality as manufactured throughout the product life cycle. Ensure plants are capable of consistently delivering products within specification.
• Lead product quality and food safety improvement efforts; Establish & drive quality improvement strategies and goals.
• Monitor and identify quality and food safety improvement opportunities leveraging manufacturing, customer and consumer data, determine next actions and influence the change.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelors Degree in Chemical Engineering, Food Science or related field
• 10+ years of Food Safety and Quality experience
• Strong understanding of statistical process control and application for product quality.
• Demonstrated ability to develop remarkable solutions and influence stakeholders.
• Ability to work collaboratively with diverse cross-functional teams as well as with external resources including suppliers and external supply chain partners.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Strong manufacturing background and a strong knowledge of Quality and Food Safety systems.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to experiment, assess risks and make data-based recommendations and decisions.
• Strong productive discourse and conflict management skills

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 whats next.