Swat Supply Planner

**Job Description**:

- Position Title

SWAT Supply Planner

Function/Group

Logistics

Location

Mumbai

Shift Timing

1.30 pm to 10.30 pm

Role Reports to

Supply Planning Leader, Global Planning Hub

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 Häagen-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

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.

**Job Overview**

The SWAT Supply Planner (Strategic Work Action Team) role is a unique opportunity to interact cross-functionally across Supply Chain sub-functions, with Org Units, and with a global team. In this role, you will take ownership of supply plans that support business demand, mitigate Supply Chain and business risks, and deliver optimal cost and service. Responsible for Capacity Planning and Inventory management for respective platforms.

**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**

To maintain defined inventory levels of all assigned products at every General Mills location by creating or adjusting replenishment requisitions and STPO's as necessary. Distribution planning of FINI/SEMI products across the DRY and Temp controlled network to achieve service level targets within acceptable cost parameters while leveraging existing ERP solutions like OMP, SAP, Analyzer etc.

**Key Accountabilities**

**100% Of Time**
- Have direct accountabilities for Supply Planning development, execution, and results
- Develop robust production schedules that service demand/business needs via engagement with Business Teams and coordination across Supply Chain partners.
- Lead the execution of platform capacity modeling and provide insights to the business team via Integrated Business Planning
- Lead the mitigation of aging semi-finished and finished product.
- Facilitate the resolution of supply gaps resulting in service issues across Logistics and the entire Supply Chain function.
- Implement holistic process improvements for Supply Planning
- Consult and support on holistic waste reduction.
- Drive a continuous improvement mindset through waste elimination, improving, standardizing, and automating existing processes.
- Mentor & train team members to develop SWAT capability within the HUB Demand planning team.
- Partner with the GPE and OU team to work on crucial SWAT requirements for business acumen & process improvements..
- Influence the Supply planning teams to improve the adoption of analytics.
- Influence, consult, and communicate with stakeholders about project deliverables, future pipeline, and feedback loop.

**Specific Job Experience or Skills Needed**
- Minimum 3+ years of work experience in Supply planning, Capacity planning, inventory management, S&OP, IBP.
- Can prioritize and complete multiple tasks on tight deadlines.
- Experience collaborating with cross-functional business partners at all levels to improve process and drive business results.
- Experience analyzing complex data and making recommendations.
- Experience successfully developing and implementing new ideas and approaches.
- Demonstrated Domain Knowledge - Supply planning/Production Planning

**Competencies/Behaviors required for job**
- Leads Innovation: Identify and recommend opportunities, solutions and need for change. Adapt quickly and respond effectively to change. Explore and share innovative best practices with others.
- Deliver Results: Assume personal initiative and accountability for results, performance and behaviors. Be comfortable with ambiguity. Engage in cross-functional collaboration to identify innovative solutions and optimization.
- Energize and Develop People: Provide ideas and input to help the team achieve greater result. Build foundational skills and expertise in key systems