Sr. Analyst - Deployment

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 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 i s 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

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Job Overview

Function Overview

The GIC Supply Chain team manages end-to-end operations, encompassing planning, sourcing, manufacturing, logistics, and analytics. They strategically plan to meet market demands, optimize sourcing, ensure efficient production, and oversee the seamless movement of goods from production to delivery. The team employs advanced analytics throughout these processes, fostering adaptability and operational excellence. This collaborative approach ensures a well-coordinated supply chain that aligns with both organizational goals and dynamic market conditions.

Purpose of the role

To maintain defined inventory levels of all assigned products at every General Mills location by creating or adjusting replenishment requisitions and STPO's as necessary. Distribution planning of FINI/SEMI products across the DRY and Temp controlled network to achieve service level targets within acceptable cost parameters while leveraging existing ERP solutions like OMP, SAP, Analyzer etc.

Key Accountabilities

Operational responsibilities (60%of Time)

Distribution Planning

• • Create and execute distribution plans at a product-location level for North America GMI operations. Make sure inventory is available in the right quantity at the right place and at the right time.
  • Exception management to protect service
  • Proactive actions to mitigate the risk of product expiration.
  • Maintain all system parameters (TRON) timely and correctly to ensure system output is in line with defined flow strategy and avoid manual intervention while deploying product into network.

Customer Service Facility (CSF) SPOC (Network Management)

• • Act as a Single Point of Contact from Deployment for an assigned Overflow / Plant to execute inventory and IB/OB flow management
  • Assess the site situation with the help of various tools (CRT, Load levelling tool. Seek information from DSRM (Downstream / Upstream calls) and provide inputs in weekly Load levelling huddle. Work with deployers to mitigate the challenge specific to sites.
  • Provide Load prioritization or build loads based on outbound capacity.
  • In the event of CSF Gridlock situations, work with deployers & transportation team to spread / cancel / divert loads.
  • Review initialized requisitions going into assigned CSF to identify SKUs with high DOS, that needs postponement upstream hold or overflow strategy

Co-ordination (20% 0f Time)

• Co-ordinate with GMI distribution resources that include CSF Planners, Plant planners, Transportation Coordinators, Production Schedulers, Demand Planning, and other US-based resources.
• Schedule and participate in meetings with Plants/business teams to align processes and identify opportunities for process improvements.
• Participate in the meetings for Seasonal SKUs, New products, Customer specific promotions, service meetings.
• Actively participate in Staff meetings, Knowledge sharing sessions, Trainings, Collaboration