Swat Demand Planner

**Job Description**:
Position Title

SWAT Planner DP

Function/Group

Logistics

Location

Mumbai

Shift Timing

3.30 PM IST - 12.30 PM IST

Role Reports to

Head - Demand Planning, GIC Supply Chain

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 Demand Planner SWAT (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. This position will facilitate the demand review of the PEAK process (Integrated Business Planning Process) by working cross-functionally to develop and communicate the most accurate, unbiased demand operational demand plan for the supply chain plan. Facilitate dialogue regarding risks and opportunities to cross-functional teams, including operating unit senior leadership. Continuously leverage CI tools to streamline forecasting processes, improve forecast accuracy, and create supply chain efficiencies.

**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**
- Lead the demand review process to develop monthly volume forecasts, driving alignment to the best operational demand plan. Collaborate with marketing, finance, and sales to leverage various consumer movements, merchandising, and customer insights.
- Run the Demand Review process with an end-to-end look by forecasting for multiple channels
- Partner with demand analysts to develop the best item/week/location forecasts to achieve inventory targets while enabling superior customer service.
- Contribute to new product forecasting assumptions and participate in launch meetings.
- Partner with the cross-functional business team to ensure a successful Sales and Operations process that balances supply and demand while minimizing waste.
- Drive continuous improvement by analyzing current processes and implementing new forecasting methodologies, tools, and techniques to reduce effort and improve results.
- Collaborate with the Hub leadership team in contributing to functional OGSM development.
- 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 Demand 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 5+ years of work experience in Demand Planning, Demand Forecasting, S&OP, IBP, Statistical modelling or Supply Planning
- 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 - Demand Planning

**Competencies/Behaviors required