Sr Analyst – Raw Material Forecast Planner

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

Sr Analyst – Raw Material Forecast Planner

Function/Group

Supply Planning Hub

Location

Mumbai

Shift Timing

1:30 PM to 10:30 PM

Role Reports to

Assistant Manager – SARM

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 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

This is a new role in the Raw Material Forecast space. The Raw Material Forecast Planner will be accountable for driving and maintaining accurate forecasts for raw materials, ensuring sufficient supply to support production while optimizing inventory and costs. This role requires strong analytical skills, a deep understanding of supply chain dynamics, and the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams. The successful candidate will leverage data analysis, statistical modeling to optimize the raw material forecast, inventory levels, minimize supply disruptions, and ensure the timely availability of raw materials to support production targets and requirements to our suppliers.

Purpose of the role

The purpose of the job is to support the Supply Planning function by providing innovative solutions and help to implement them to optimize/standardize processes, which will bring improvement to the overall forecasting approach, resulting in better accuracy. Explore and take up opportunities supporting demand planning efforts by creating and executing industry-standard approaches.

Key Accountabilities

Raw Material Forecast Planning (70% of the time)

• Responsible for owning the raw material forecast for the business unit.
• Analyze forecast accuracy, validity and identify areas for improvement, and implement corrective actions to enhance reliability.
• Partner with region planning teams to provide statistical forecasting and demand analytics expertise.
• Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) related to Raw Material forecast accuracy, inventory levels, and supply chain performance. Report on key findings and recommend improvements and mitigation strategies. 
• Collaborate with Plan team to ensure enough on hand and minimize waste and obsolescence through forecast insights.
• Perform descriptive & diagnostics analysis on historical demand & shipment data to identify, analyze and interpret patterns and trends for diagnosis and prediction.
• Understand different forecasting models, analyze forecasting outputs, and prepare final analysis reports for the Raw Material Planning Leads to understand the data analysis steps, enabling them to take important decisions based on various facts and trends.
• Constantly engage with stakeholders to ensure alignment in forecast numbers.
• Coordinate with technical/data science teams to identify process improvement opportunities, validate outputs, propose modification if required.
• Must have good understanding of statistical forecasting and raw material planning. 

Business Results (10% of the Time)

Drive optimal raw material forecast accuracy to minimize forecast volatility and bias, directly impacting supply chain efficiency and cost management. Analyze forecast performance, identify key insights, and translate them into actionable recommendations for the business.

Continue Professional Career Development (10% of Time)

• Participate in formal training.
• Participate in Supply Chain Competencies Training
• Develop Goals and Objectives for the Fiscal Year

Organizational Effectiveness (10% of Time)

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Support junior team members in meetings with stakeholders.
• Develop soft skills: Written & Verbal communication, Presentation & Interpersonal Effectiveness
• Participate and lead in knowledge sharing sessions.
• Lead any team initiatives that you may be asked to
• Participate in Corporate Social Responsibility activities.
• Identify collaboration opportunities within the sub team and team.
• Impart functional / domain training to other team members and new members.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's Degree Business, Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Planning
• 5+ years of experience in Supply Chain relevant experience in planning, forecasting process, basic operations, inventory planning, and statistical analysis
• Knowledge of end-to-end supply chain planning processes
• Deep business knowledge and industry experience
• Ability to comprehend and articulate supply chain and business needs and impacts

Workplace and Leadership competencies

• Accountability and responsibility
• Technical Leadership
• Leads Innovation
• Teamwork
• Customer focus (internal & external)
• Deliver Outstanding results

Academic competencies

• Supply Chain relevant experience in planning, forecasting process, basic operations, inventory planning, and statistical analysis
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Commitment to results/execution
• Self-managing, results oriented and capable of leading multiple initiatives simultaneously

Personal effectiveness competencies

• Integrity
• Continuous learning
• Effective communication
• People skills
• Creativity

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree
• 6+ years of related experience with forecasting, demand planning, or inventory management is preferred
• Major Area of Study in Operations / Supply Chain

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.