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Location
Powai, Mumbai | India
Job description
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.
Job Overview
The fundamental purpose is to drive improvement in forecast accuracy at Item/Week/Location level by optimizing the OMP Forecast, continuously improve the forecasting process and provide insights to Business teams to enhance decision making.
Job Responsibilities
30% of Time Reviewing forecast and managing splits at an Item/Week/Location le vel in OMP for rolling 5 months considering customer promotions management on complex desks with higher volatility, profitability.
Manage seasonality & volatility with complex merch / rotations in Forecast considering business constraints.
25% of Time Analysis, Actions and reporting on key performance metrics such as forecast error, Trends, Bias and Demand sensing and collaborating with Supply Planning teams to help achieve business KPI's.
Leveraging OMP conflicts and alerts as part of exception management.
20% of Time Partner with Cross functional stakeholder to deliver actionable insights the company can use to reduce inventory, lower costs and improve capital asset utilization.
15% of Time Ensure data integrity in OMP at the item/location/week level across defined Customer channels. Leverage existing exception management reporting tools to drive improvement in forecast accuracy.
10%of Time Drive continuous improvement by examining existing OMP forecasting tools and processes and making improvements. Support projects and other efforts focused towards improving forecast accuracy and techniques.
Training & Development of new external/internal hires
Desired Profile
Education
Minimum Degree Requirements: Bachelors
Preferred Degree Requirements: Masters
Preferred Major Area of Study: Operations
Preferred Professional Certifications: CSCMP, APICS
Experience
Minimum years of related experience required: 3 yrs
Preferred years of related experience: 5 yrs
Specific Job Experience or Skills Needed
. Good Understanding of PEAK Demand process
. E2E Supply Chain Planning & Forecasting process
. Basic Understanding of Statistical Models & Analysis
. Basic to Medium working knowledge in MS Excel (SQL / Tableau preferred)
. Basic Operation and Inventory planning
. Process Improvement
. Experience in Planning systems (OMP/APO/JDA)
Competencies/Behaviors required for job
. Critical thinking
. Proactive & Self driven
. Interpersonal effectiveness
. Learning Agility
. Broad perspective
. Negotiations Skills
. Ability to work in ambiguous situation
. Integrity and team player
Additional Information
High level of analytical skills, functional competence in the area of Demand management, Ability to influence without power, Good inter personal skills etc.
Excel , Knowledge in ERP and familiarity with functional package - SAP APO would be an added advantage
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