Company Overview

Food. Purpose. You. 

We serve the world by making food people love.  As one of the world’s leading food companies, General Mills
believes that food should make us better. Food brings us joy and nourishes our lives, connecting us to each other
and the earth.  General Mills operates in more than 100 countries and markets more than 100 consumer brands,
including Cheerios, Häagen-Dazs, Nature Valley, Betty Crocker, Pillsbury, Annie’s, Lara Bar, Yoplait and more.
Headquartered in Minneapolis, General Mills had global net sales of US$17.6 billion during fiscal 2015.

We seek out the best talent, and then give them development resources, support and the chance to lead
something big. Choosing a career with General Mills means joining a company where you can make a difference in
the lives of millions of people. There is tremendous opportunity here for individuals who want to advance food
through innovation and serve the world.

JD:-

The role will be responsible to partner with the Trade & Strategic Capabilities Teams in US.
The team member will partner with the Trade & finance teams on OU priorities, work on trade key issues, establish
solutions to answer topical business questions related to trade, merchandizing, pricing & promotions through
superior presentations/visuals leveraging various SRM tools & databases. The team member will help the OU team
in enabling trade optimization strategies through actionable analysis which will include descriptive & prescriptive
analysis that showcases depth & breadth of business acumen.
Role would require a good understanding of syndicated data like Nielsen, IRI & SPINS which would be required to
provide solutions to stakeholders on aspects of price & trade promotions. Additionally, team member would also
need to have a good understanding of data modelling & analytical techniques and showcase an analytical mindset
to question the status quo.
As part of the trade analytics team, role would require collaboration on best practices with other OUs and also
mentor the business analysts & interns in the team on the analytical & business concepts and approaches.
 
Responsibilities

Business Analysis & Analytics (65% of time)

•Provide actionable insights & recommendations to stakeholders on the performance of trade promotion activities
conducted at various retailers leveraging SRM tools
•Drive the penetration of various SRM tools through customer & sales teams which can help in better planning &
execution
•Provide prescriptive analytical solutions on ways the teams can optimizing the trade spend for maximum ROI
across retailers through predictive modeling & statistical techniques
•Leverage various promotional & pricing metrices from Syndicated databases like Nielsen & POS data to conduct
descriptive analysis on business questions
•Master and own the deliverables in the form of excel reports, tableau dashboards & PowerPoint presentations
and send quality output in a timely manner
•Work alongside of peers and inculcate best practices and elevate the team’s ability to tackle business questions
with value adds
•Demonstrate an analytical bend of mind in all tasks/projects/collaborations
•Actively builds & proliferates trade management knowledge & principles
•Showcase thought leadership; look for ways to integrate better business solutions
•Anticipate customer needs based on business trends and previous projects

Building Stakeholder Relationships (25% of time)

•Brand themselves as a SME on multiple fronts
•Understand client needs/ customer request and see the larger picture to enable holistic solutions
•Ability to recommend and influence changes to process/procedures
•Explore business development opportunities and transform into tangible results
•Ability to communicate challenges in an assertive manner
•Work through people and processes to accomplish superlative results
•Articulate and comprehensive presentations to the audience

Continuous Improvement mindset to deliver Executional Excellence, and Project Management (10% of time)
•Ensure TAT is upheld via awareness on process requirements, meeting benchmark time estimates and through
articulate expectation settings with the stakeholder
•Guarantee data quality and accuracy through thorough comprehension of request, accurate application of
tools/platforms with an eye for detail and a robust data & logic check
•Eliminate Waste, Contribute to the Functional Productivity Goals
•CI Mindset: develop and drive a lens of continuous improvement for the projects, process & larger team
•Project Management: Juggle multiple projects incld. long range projects and own project scoping, to trouble
shooting, collaborating, to timely communication/iterations with peers and stakeholders to high impact
completion and presentation
•Mentoring & Training new hires and juniors to excel in their roles and outperform expectations