Job Description

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Position Title

Sr. Analyst - SC Adv Analytics, OU

Function/Group

Logistics

Location

Mumbai (Powai)

Shift Timing

1.30 PM to 10.30 PM

Role Reports to

Assistant Manager, SC Advanced Analytics, OU

Remote/Hybrid/in-Office

Hybrid

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'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

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


This role is responsible for delivering analytical solutions to the business challenges of the operating units and managing a team of approximately 10 individuals. Key responsibilities include collaborating closely with the US Advanced Analytics team and operating unit stakeholders, monitoring and developing optimization and simulation models, and creating data visualization tools for the operating units.


Additionally, the role involves identifying, analyzing, and implementing opportunities across the end-to-end supply chain, with a focus on manufacturing and distribution network design and optimization, capacity planning, and customer service/inventory trade-off analysis. Scenario planning around key supply chain levers is also a critical component of this position.


The individual in this role must effectively manage the team, ensuring optimal resource allocation for projects and maintaining high team engagement to achieve the team's key priorities and deliverables.

Specific Job Experience or Skills Needed • End to End Supply Chain Knowledge
• Critical thinking with strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to formulate mathematical model & techniques
• Either of :
• Technical know- how of optimization - Linear/Integer/MILP programming
• Technical know- how of Statistics - Distributions/ Hypothesis Testing/ Measures of Central tendency/ Regression/ Risk Analysis
• Technical know- how of prediction - Machine learning, various types of regression, classification and clustering techniques, time series, tree-based prediction models
• Technical know-how of Simulation - Discrete event simulation/Monte Carlo
• Understand business problems and convert into analytical problem statements
• Experience with model building in either of these tools Coupa Supply Chain Guru, R/Python, VBA/Macros, SQL, Solvers like CPLEX/Gurobi, etc., Simulation tools like @risk, MATLAB, etc., Machine Learning techniques/models
• Effective & Strong Communication Skills
• Storytelling with effective presentation
• Stakeholder Management
• Innovative Mindset & Learning Mindset
• Nice to have experience in front end application development - Rest APIs, Dash, R shiny

Competencies/Behaviors required for job:

• Deliver outstanding results - Agile and self-driven individual to learn/adapt the analytics ways of working. Highly accountable to complete deliverable in a timely and effective manner. Proactive communication about any roadblock and recommend ideas and input to help team achieve greater result.
• Interpersonal Effectiveness - Relates well with stakeholders, colleagues & team members. Maintains a positive, supportive & appreciative attitude. Actively listens to others & demonstrates an understanding of their point of view. Clearly articulates views in written & verbal discussions.
• Problem Solving / Analytical skills - Ability to collect and analyze data quickly and efficiently. Can identify issues and provide ideas/solutions for resolution.
• Leads Innovation - Ability and confidence to identify and recommend creative solutions. Identifies both opportunities and needs for change. Adapts quickly and responds effectively to change. Identifies issues or problems and provides a respective solution. Explores and shares innovative best practices with others.

Minimum Qualifications • Minimum Degree Requirements : Bachelors
• Preferred Degree Requirements : Masters (M. Tech/MBA/MSC)
• Preferred Major Area of Study : Supply Chain / Operations Research / Industrial Engineering / Statistics / Mathematics / Mechanical Engineering / Computer Engineering / Electronics Engineering / Instrumentation Engineering/ Production Engineering
• Required Professional Certifications : APICS, CSCP, CPIM Analytics, Six Sigma, SC Macro Masters or similar accreditation
• Preferred Institute - IITs/NITs/ Tier 1 or 2 MBA Colleges/reputed University

Preferred Qualifications

• Minimum years of related experience required: 2 to 3 Years
• Preferred years of related experience: 4+ years of experience in core Supply Chain