General Mills

Manufactures and distributes packaged foods

Analyst Deployment

Inventory ManagementUpdated on Nov 12

Full-timeMumbai, Maharashtra, IndiaNo salary listedHybrid

About the Job

Requirements

Full-time graduation from an accredited university is mandatory.
A bachelor's degree holder must have 2+ years of related experience.
Relevant experience or knowledge in supply chain, distribution planning, warehouse and logistics operations, inventory management, and production or demand planning is required.
Understanding of SAP ERP and OMP is required.

Responsibilities

Monitor inventory levels for assigned products at every General Mills location daily and follow replenishment requisitions as needed to deploy products across the network, meeting service-level targets within acceptable cost parameters.
Review daily system-generated service alerts and deploy finished-goods inventory across General Mills customer service facilities and warehouses to achieve case-fill goals while balancing inventory constraints and transportation costs.
Maintain inventory levels at all warehouses within expected tolerances for space, transportation, and inventory.
Create or adjust deployment requisitions to ensure a smooth and steady flow of product to customer service facilities.
Review product obsolescence and age-management reports and proactively redeploy inventory across locations as needed.
Review actual inventory movement against forecasts and react proactively to demand trends.
Coordinate with warehousing, transportation, product life-cycle management, supply and demand planning, and other U.S. stakeholders.
Schedule or participate in meetings with plants and business teams to align processes and identify process-improvement opportunities.
Participate in meetings concerning seasonal stock-keeping units, new products, customer-specific promotions, and service matters.
Analyze and report key performance indicators affecting transportation costs, including case fills, mode mix, and repositioning costs.
Analyze and report key drivers, including demand trends and production, that affect variances in weekly service-level performance.

Desired Qualifications

A master's degree is preferred.
One to three years of related experience is preferred.
A major area of study in Supply Chain is preferred.

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 another and grow together. Because becoming the undisputed leader in food means surrounding ourselves with people who are hungry for what’s next.

OVERVIEW

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. This role requires you to operate in 3.30 pm to 12.30 pm.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

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/inventoryconstraints).
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)
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.
Analyze and report Key Performance Indicator’s (KPI’s- case fills, mode mix, reposition $ etc.) affecting the transportation costs.
Analyze & report key drivers (demand trends/production etc.) impacting variances in weekly service level performance.

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.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

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

ELIGIBILITY

Applicants must meet minimum age qualifications in the country in which the job is located.

About the Company

General Mills

Manufactures and distributes packaged foods

General Mills is a global food company that manufactures and sells a wide range of packaged foods. Its products include cereals (like Cheerios), baking and ready-to-eat mixes (Betty Crocker, Pillsbury), ice cream (Haagen-Dazs), and pet foods (Blue Buffalo). The company distributes these products through grocery stores and online retailers and supports its brands with targeted advertising. Its food lines reach households, families, and pet owners alike. General Mills differentiates itself through a broad, well-known portfolio, a commitment to quality and sustainability, responsible sourcing, and community involvement, which helps build customer trust. Its goal is to provide tasty, nutritious foods while making a positive impact on people, communities, and the environment.

Company size: Not listed
Company stage: IPO
Headquarters: Minneapolis, MN
Founded: 1928

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