Purchasing Specialist

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. Position Title ITQ Purchasing Specialist Function/Group ITQ/Integrated Ops Location Mumbai Shift Timing 11 am to 8 pm Role Reports to Head of Process & Integrated Operations 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 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 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 In partnership with our cross-functional partners, ITQ innovates and develops products that meet the ever-changing needs of our consumers and enables long-term business growth. We identify and develop technologies that shape and protect our businesses today and into the future. ITQ operates across three organizations: Global Applications, Capabilities COEs, and Shared Services & Operations. For more details about General Mills please visit this Link Purpose of the role The purpose of this role to manage purchase and logistics for ITQ function for GEMs region & NAR. Role requires high level of internal and external collaborations. Key Accountabilities - The primary job will include processing of plant trial requests for JFB/ITQ, and subsequent order confirmation. - Person will process capital and expense requests for JFB pilot plants. - Person will do reorders for JFB. - Person will be responsible for clearing open POs and any blocked or on hold invoices. - Person will be responsible for onboarding new vendors for India/GEMs. - Person will be managing invoices for external testing for India/GEMs - Person will be interacting on regular basis with internal requestors and external vendors/suppliers. - Person needs to work with internal teams to drive process improvements through digital initiatives. - The person should have good communication skills, including writing. - Person should be quick learner on internal processes, e.g., SAP, Maximo, MSP, Doc Routing, mfg.-Pro, QAD, etc. - Person should be well versed with using Microsoft office tools e.g., Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel. - Person is expected to step-in as a backup for other team members when needed. Minimum Qualifications - Education Full Time graduation in commerce from an accredited university (Mandatory). Graduation from technology, engineering or any other field can be considered if you hold knowledge & work experience in logistics and purchase. - The person should have at least 1 year of full-time job experience in managing logistics and purchasing for a center or in a plant. Preferred Qualifications - Full time or part time MBA in supply chain management 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 what's next.