Analyst-Deployment

Position Title

Deployment Analyst

Function/Group

Logistics

Location

Mumbai

Shift Timing

3.30 PM to 12.30 AM

Role Reports to

Manager – Supply Chain

Operations

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  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

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

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

To monitor inventory levels of all assigned products at every General Mills location every day; follow replenishment requisitions as necessary deploying General Mills products across the network to achieve service level targets within acceptable cost parameters.

Key Accountabilities

60% of Time - Operational responsibilities - Distribution Planning

• Review system generated service alerts daily. Deploy FG (Finished Goods) inventory across the network (General Mills CSF/warehouses) to achieve service level case-fill goals while balancing the inventory constraints with transportation costs.
• Maintain inventory levels at all Warehouses (CSFs) within expected tolerances (space/transportation/inventory constraints).
• Create/Adjust deployment requisitions to ensure smooth and steady flow of product to the CSFs
• Review product obsolescence/age management reports to proactively re-deploy inventory across locations as needed
• Review actual inventory movement vs. forecast to proactively react to demand trends (High/Low)

20% of Time - Co-ordination 

• Co-ordinate with cross functional teams that include Warehousing, Transportation, Product Life Cycle Management, Supply and Demand planning and other US Stakeholders
• Schedule / participate in meetings with Plants / business team to align on processes and identify opportunities for process improvements.
• Participate in the meetings for Seasonal SKUs, New products, Customer specific promotions, service meetings.
• Actively participate in Staff meetings, Knowledge sharing sessions, and Trainings

10% of Time - Analysis & Reporting 

• Identify the reasons for shortfalls in customer orders.
• Investigate Off- Strategy Distribution movements.
• Analyze and report Key Performance Indicator's (KPI's- case fills, mode mix, reposition $ etc.) affecting the transportation costs.
• Provide Service risk projections for short term.
• Analyze & report key drivers (demand trends/production etc.) impacting variances in weekly service level performance.

10% of Time - Additional Responsibilities

• Identify opportunities for process improvements.

• Perform System updates/maintenance as necessary.

• Co-ordinate process documentation- Desk Manuals, Job Task Analysis.

• Work on Special Projects as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

Full Time graduation from an accredited university (Mandatory).

• Related experience required: Bachelors (2 plus years)

• Supply chain, Distribution Planning, Warehouse & Logistics Operation, Inventory management, Production/demand planning

• SAP - ERP and OMP understanding.

• Decision making & Analytical Skills

• Strong communication and storytelling skills

• Broad Perspective

• Decision making

• Interpersonal effectiveness

• Learning Agility

• Energize and Develop people.

• Technical and Process Leadership

Prefeered Qualifications

• Master's degree
  
  • 1 to 3 years of related experience
  
  • Major Area of Study in Supply Chain