Sr. D&T Analyst – Supply Chain

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

Supply Chain Sr Analyst – Intl SC Ops

Function/Group

Digital and Technology

Location

Mumbai

Shift Timing

Regular

Role Reports to

Manager – Solution Delivery: Int'l Supply Chain

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 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 Digital and Technology team at General Mills stands as the largest and foremost unit, dedicated to exploring the latest trends and innovations in technology while leading the adoption of cutting-edge technologies across the organization. Collaborating closely with global business teams, the focus is on understanding business models and identifying opportunities to leverage technology for increased efficiency and disruption. The team's expertise spans a wide range of areas, including AI/ML, Data Science, IoT, NLP, Cloud, Infrastructure, RPA and Automation, Digital Transformation, Cyber Security, Blockchain, SAP S4 HANA and Enterprise Architecture. The MillsWorks initiative embodies an delivery model, where business and technology teams operate cohesively in pods with a unified mission to deliver value for the company. Employees working on significant technology projects are recognized as Digital Transformation change agents.

The team places a strong emphasis on service partnerships and employee engagement with a commitment to advancing equity and supporting communities. In fostering an inclusive culture, the team values individuals passionate about learning and growing with technology, exemplified by the "Work with Heart" philosophy, emphasizing results over facetime. Those intrigued by the prospect of contributing to the digital transformation journey of a Fortune 500 company are encouraged to explore more details about the function through the following Link

Purpose of the role

General Mills India Centre is looking for a Techno-functional Analyst who can deliver technical and functional expertise in SAP supply chain areas of Operations and guide the design and development of solutions for Supply Chain projects. This role will develop close partnership with business users to truly understand needs and facilitate connections to ensure end to end solution optimization. The ideal candidate will provide first class service and proactively work to improve overall environment stability and ease of support and use a broad range of continuous improvement tools to provide insights, drive out waste, and improve system performance.

  KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

·       Partner with the key business contacts to understand business issues, identify opportunities and take initiative to implement. 

·       Lead business continuance and small enhancements to drive the business growth.

·       Experience with SAP core modules (Material management, Inventory management, Warehouse management) mandatory.

·       Able to support Day to Day operations & Technical Upgrades.

·       Adhere to the OLA and SLA timelines.

·       Drive systemic improvements in system health through identification of key re-occurring theme and deep understanding of end-to-end system knowledge.

·       Facilitate/Support operational initiatives.

·       Analysis of user requirements; plan and complete approved development projects (using project management principles) in partnership with business users (technical, IT cost and development/testing schedule responsibility).

·       Manage relationships with business, external suppliers of software, technical support and other services to achieve project objectives.

·       Engage cross-functional teams as needed to ensure effective implementation of solutions.

·       Identify and prioritize opportunities with key business.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education – Full time graduation from an accredited university (Mandatory- Note: This is the minimum education criteria which cannot be altered)9+ years of SAP ECC experience with a minimum of 3+ years of configuration experience including project implementations. 1-2 Full-life cycle SAP implementation experience.Knowledge on S4Hana implementation is a plus.Skilled in Materials Management including Inventory Management, Warehouse Management, Purchasing and procure-to-pay function, Batch ManagementAbility to communicate in a clear, understandable manner to multiple levels in the organization.Ability to support projects with executional excellence and strong analytical and process skills.Organizational skills with attention to detail & accuracy.Willingness to learn & adapt to new systems & tools.Deliver outstanding results through task prioritization, time management & Customer service focus.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Expert level

Intermediate Level

Basic Level

·       Sap Material Management Module (MM) (including knowledge on inventory & purchasing and master data)

·       Production Planning (PP)

·       Sap Sales & Distribution (SD)

·       Warehouse Management (WM)

·       Quality management (QM)

·       EDI

·       Stakeholder management

·       SAP S4 HANA

·       Technical Project management

·       Batch management

·       Cross functional knowledge with other sap modules (for eg: Fico, SD)

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.

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