General Mills Looking for Consultant – Manufacturing & Quality Information Systems at Mumbai, Maharashtra Full Time

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 Description:
Shift Time: 11 AM to 8 PM

Job Overview

• Role is Techno-functional System Analyst. Person should be proficient in .Net and Database such as Oracle /SQL.
• Develop technical and functional expertise in Supply chain areas of Manufacturing and Engineering
• Guide the design and development of solutions for Supply Chain projects, including MQIS, Manufacturing Analytics, and other technologies/solutions.
• 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 ensure end to end solution optimization.
• Provide training and mentoring of support community across the field.
• Rotational off-hour support.
• Keep up to date on current trends across the Plant Engineering and Manufacturing environments.

Desired Profile

Education

Minimum Degree Requirements: Bachelors

Preferred Degree Requirements: Masters

Experience

Minimum years of experience required: 7 + years

Preferred years of related experience: 7 + years

Specific Job Experience or Skills Needed

• Person should be proficient in .Net technologies, Databases such as Oracle/SQL
• Experience with Supply Chain Manufacturing and Manufacturing Execution Systems preferred
• Experience with Data Visualization Tools preferred
• Able to support Day to Day operations & Technical Upgrades
• Lead business continuance and small enhancements to drive the business growth
• Partner with the key business contacts to understand business issues, identify opportunities and take initiative to implement.

Required Skills:

• Proficient in databases skills (Oracle/SQL) and .NET technologies.
• Must have excellent written and verbal skills, including technical writing.
• Must be able to develop technical solutions to business problems and act as a bridge between business and technical team.
• Strong analytical skills
• Ability to take ownership and drive to successful outcomes.
• Drive meetings to understand stakeholder requirements

Competencies/Behaviors required for job

• Demonstrated ability to quickly learn and apply new technologies.
• Track record as a strong team player with effective teamwork and communication skills.
• Good interpersonal skills – can deal and communicate effectively in English (both in writing and verbally) with systems colleagues and business users
• An analytical, methodical, logical approach to problem solving, employing innovative approaches to business and technical challenges
• Structured and self-disciplined approach to working – can work on own initiative
• Able to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
• Time management skills and the ability to prioritize multiple conflicting activities
• Sound business judgment
• Willingness to continue learning to expand and build on skill sets

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 surrounding ourselves with people who are hungry for what’s next.