Lead Consultant - Planning

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.
About General Mills
We make foodthe world loves: 100 brands. In 100 countries. Across six continents. With iconic brands like Cheerios, Pillsbury, Betty Crocker, Nature Valley, and Hagen-Dazs, weve 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. The awards and recognition weve received showcase our commitment to be a force for good:

Worlds Most Admired Companies, Fortune 2022 Americas Most Responsible Companies, Newsweek 2022 100 Best Corporate Citizens, 3BL 2021 Best Places to Work for LGBTQ Equality, Human Rights Campaign 2022 100 Best Companies, Seramount 2021 Diversity Best Practices Leading Inclusion Index, Seramount 2021 Best Companies for Dads, Seramount 2021 Best Companies for Multicultural Women, Seramount 2021 Top 10 Companies for Executive Women, Seramount 2021 Military Friendly Employer Bronze, VIQTORY 2021 Best Place to Work, Canada, Greater Toronto, 2021 Top 50 Indias Best Workplaces for Women, 2021 Top Workplaces in Brazil, 2021 Asias Best Workplaces, 2021

Hungry for Whats NextWe exist to make food the world loves, and it shows. Our passion for people, doing good and creating delicious food has energized us for over 150 years. Breaking away from the pack is how we win, so we need your unique perspectives: your quirks, crazy ideas, rigor and insatiable curiosity to make it happen. We want people who constantly experiment, embracing the new and bold, who keep pushing to turn ideas into reality, no matter how big or small. Weve learned becoming the undisputed leader in food means continuously reshaping, reimagining and rebuilding that only happens when you surround yourself with those who are hungry for whats next.

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General Mills India CentreGeneral Mills India Center (GIC) operates out of Mumbai and supports the global operations of General Mills. The center was established in 2005 and has grown in strength. Today, we are a vibrant and diverse team of over 1500 employees that come together to champion business services for the various global entities of General Mills in the areas of Business Operations, Analytics Consulting, Logistics, Finance, IT Development & Technology Consulting, Consumer & Market Intelligence, Sales Capabilities, Research & Development.

Digital and Technology teamDigital and Technology is the largest team in GIC, which focuses on understanding the latest and innovative trends in technology and leading the adoption of cutting-edge technologies at General Mills. The team closely collaborates with global business teams to understand business models and assess where technology can leveraged to bring efficiency and disruption. Be it AI/ML, Data Science, IoT, NLP, Cloud, Infrastructure, RPA and Automation, Digital Transformation, Cyber Security, Blockchain or Enterprise Architecture, GIC Digital and Technology has something for every technology enthusiast who wants to work here. Our MillsWorks initiative is where we bring (e-mail removed) delivery model to life. Here, business and technology teams work cohesively in pods as ONE team, driven by a singular mission and focused on delivering value for the Company. Our employees, who work on large technology projects of strategic importance, are the Digital Transformation change agents.

Our service partnerships and employee engagement are centered on advancing equity and strengthening communities. We believe in an inclusive culture and trust in the power of people who have a passion for learning and growing with technology. We believe in Work with Heart. Work with Heart is focused on results, not facetime. If you are passionate about the latest in technology and want to make an impact on the digital transformation journey of a Fortune 500 company, we're waiting for you.

Job OverviewRole: Lead Consultant- PlanningLocation: Mumbai

The Digital and Technology team of General Mills India Centre is looking for a passionate and enthusiastic individual to contribute to the Global Digital Transformation initiative at General Mills in capacity of Lead Consultant- Planning. This role will report into Senior Manager- Supply Chain & ITQ in India and functionally collaborate with global planning team.

Role Responsibilities - Has a good experience and knowledge on one or more modules Demand Planning, Supply Planning & Deployment, Finite Scheduling, Production planning of APO/OMP/IBP/O9 planning tool - Preferably worked with supply chain business/domain- Able to resolve and address critical APO/OMP planning related issues- Provide first class service and proactively work to improve overall environment stability and ease of support. - Develop close partnership with business users to truly understand needs and facilitate connections to solutioning team to ensure end to end solution optimization.- Use a broad range of continuous improvement tools to provide insights, drive out waste, and improve system performance. - Provide training and mentoring of support community across the field
Must - have technical skills and experience Broad GMI Business and Technology expertise Excellent planning and organizational skills Hands on Knowledge of Planning Processes (Demand Planning, Demand Sensing, Supply Network Planning, Production Planning & Finite Scheduling) and Supply chain domain and business processes. Hands On knowledge of APO/IBP or OMP/O9 or both as a planning tool Sound knowledge of various modules within SAP ECC or SAP S/4 or both Understanding the interface between SAP and planning tool (APO/OMP) and map the data set of the system accordingly Expertise on leading discussion with business for requirement gathering, understanding AS-IS planning processes, identifying the gap and fill those gaps with the help of APO or OMP as planning tool Excellent stakeholder management skill and excellent collaboration skills Strong ability to build and sustain relationship on senior management level Strong negotiation, facilitation, influencing and decision-driving skills Flexibility, persistence, accompanied by quality and results orientation Ability to work in a global, multicultural work environment and leverage virtual teams Excellent communication skills ability to communicate with the team and various stakeholders Excellent analytical skills Excellent stakeholder management skills Excellent academics Bachelors/Masters Degree in from Tier 1 institute
Good to have skills
Strong relationship management skills Strong communication and collaboration skills Results-oriented, high energy, self-motivated Very strong analytical skills SAP PP or any other manufacturing system hands on experience Understanding of GCP Cloud architecture
Skill proficiency expectations

Expert level
Intermediate Level
Basic Level
APO or IBP or OMP or O9, Demand planning, Supply planning, Production scheduling,
SAP PP, SAP MM, SAP 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 surroundingourselves with peoplewho are hungry for whats next.