Consultant-Global Sourcing Solutions

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. Position Tilte :Consultant- Global Sourcing Solutions Geographical Scope of the Role - Location: US/UK/Other International Location: Mumbai Job Type: Full time Job Overview: In this role, the team member will be responsible for managing a variety of sub-categories within Indirect Sourcing such as Corporate Services, Marketing & Supply Chain space as well as supporting projects and bids. You are responsible for partnering with stakeholders and with the Global Sourcing Center (GSC) to drive sourcing strategies and deliver value while effectively managing supply relationship responsibilities, ensuring consistency of performance, and driving key Improve initiatives as part of the BPM process. This team member will leverage a consultative framework to deliver actionable insights to indirect sourcing operations leaders and on tail spend consolidation opportunities and root causes of non-compliance and tail creep in their categories as well. Together, these reports will expose opportunities to drive incremental spend under management, deliver incremental Total Value, prevent leakage of pre-committed Total Value, expose operational cost avoidance opportunities and mitigate business risk. Insights delivered will be leveraged to build category operational execution plans (or playbooks) that will tie GSOC buyer support capabilities (and teams) to lagging metrics or non-compliance/tail creep root causes for continuous improvement initiatives. This role provides exposure to global Indirect Sourcing, specifically the Supply Chain, Marketing & Corporate Services categories. This consultant will work directly with associated business stakeholders, buyers, IT support, 3rd party support and internal sourcing operations team members to ensure the information provided is driving true business value. Job Responsibilities (Describe the responsibilities of the role) (Consider listing the primary duties/responsibilities of the role and the approximate percentage of time spent on overreach area during the course of a year. Percentages should add up to 100%. Do not list any duties or responsibilities that require less than 5% of the role’s time.) Please use the following rows to clarify the responsibilities. 20 % of time:Preparing and maintaining reports and underlying data-source connections; analyzing data to tease out critical insights and recommendations for regional category buyers and sourcing operations leaders Own roadmap and maintenance of Tail and Compliance Reports Maintain KPI/Metric definitions for clear understanding of data sources and benchmarks Update, design and develop models/dashboards/scorecards in Spotfire / Tableau/Excel Monitor performance of the business-critical dashboards / models Review and ensure clean data from different systems/ Data sources (SAP,SAP BW,Coupa,Maximo,MFG Pro,SMART by GEP,Data Lake) Format Data– Structuring/ Mapping different data sets into Master views for dashboards Leverage data from above platforms and work towards Automation/Streamlining Reports/Dashboards Innovate and build predictive models Drive innovation and Tail and Compliance Reporting process improvements Innovate & provide expertise /insights in developing/ implementing the new capabilities Work closely with the COE Leads, Buyers ,Project Managers, Sr. Managers, Directors to understand their needs and ensure continued value delivery Use the business problems to build innovative proof of concepts Scale the proof of concepts to production ready models with help of IT teams 60% of time : Within this role, you will be focused on the Indirect Sourcing categories such as Corporate Service, Marketing & Supply chain and their sub-categories. In addition, you will be responsible for leading certain RFP efforts and participating on project teams. This role will include traditional sourcing expectations of driving Total Value, engaging with suppliers and project teams, and advancing the S2P model adoption with stakeholders. You will be responsible for: Achieving Total Value goals and other Run metrics. Expanding our understanding of the industry and suppliers to develop a robust commercial strategy to drive competition and performance with our preferred vendors. Partnering with assigned project teams as the sourcing lead overseeing all commercial activities in partnership with the buying team. Creating, executing, and maintaining Holistic Category Strategy in collaboration with the Global Sourcing Center for the primary category needs. Ensure underlying data sets and report views are adjusted for regional category nuances prior to conducting a consultation or read-out Be a storyteller to explain the ‘why & how’ of your data driven recommendations to cross-functional teams around… New Total Value Opportunities Missed Opportunities/Total Value Leakage Operational Cost Avoidance Opportunities Risk Launch tenders within the General Mills sourcing policy and compare rate cards, quotations and conduct negotiations with suppliers with continuous alignment with stakeholders. Improve payment terms, working capital, Total Value Build pipeline and conduct Tail and Compliance Consultations with COE lead/Ops Lead/Buyers to build consensus on category buying strategies and resulting operational execution plans/initiatives and playbook documentation to prioritize in FY. Recommend suppliers to be added in the preferred list in order to consolidate the tail spend Build understanding of Source and MakE pillar needs as input into buying team priorities and strategies Develop skills in stakeholder engagement, supplier management, and other key sourcing or supply chain skills 20% of time: Process leadership and team mentorship Operate with high level of collaboration,engagement with partner teams both internal & external that enables identification and proposal of potential standard process improvements. Ethics and integrity in dealing with suppliers. Opportunity assessment leveraging data & analysis to provide recommendations to the sourcing organization Develop & Provide Compliance reporting on transactional Data on tail spend , non-compliance and root cause engagement and buying behaviors. Develop standard operating procedures/OPL’s /Templates/Standard Reports Understanding of key sourcing processes that aid in decision making Lead the execution of training, dashboard and tool training for various needs within organization Attending Webinars/Conference & share the new technologies / industry practices with the team Ability to operate with a Continuous Improvement Mindset and drive innovative solutions Ability to manage multiple priorities Financial Analysis / Spend Analytics and Project Management Desired Profile: Education Minimum Degree Requirements: Masters Preferred Degree Requirements: Masters Preferred Major Area of Study: BE, Information Technology (IT), Computer Science, Statistics, Operations Research, Supply Chain Management Experience Minimum years of related experience required: 5+ Years Preferred years of related experience: 5-7Years Specific Job Experience or Skills Needed Strong interpersonal and communication skills; ability to boil complex metrics and underlying sourcing operations processes down into digestible insights for leaders ; ability to tease out and understand customer needs to ensure you are delivering solutions and insights in alignment with business needs Broad Perspective – “connect the dots” and utilize strategic thinking; demonstrates curiosity Decision Making - learns where and how to get information and make decisions. Asks for help when needed. Thrives in ambiguity and times of significant change. Proven track record of strong collaboration skills across distance and difference. Learning agility - Learns quickly and can apply skills to new projects or situations. Demonstrates curiosity and passion for learning and continuous improvement Exemplary organizational skills with attention to detail and accuracy; clear communication on timelines and pipeline prioritization/timing so impacted teams can align schedules/priorities Entrepreneurial mindset; recruiting business and selling services, marketing GSOC capabilities/solutions Self-starter; bias for action with ability to deliver outstanding results through task prioritization and time management Experience with data visualization tools like Tableau Number sense, ability to identify questionable data, dig in & address it Mathematical & statistical background a plus Competencies/Behaviors required for job: A.Communication - Ability to effectively communicate ideas (via written & verbal communication) with stakeholders from different functions within the organization. Engages in cross functional collaboration to identify innovative solutions B. Problem Solving / Analytical skills – Ability to understand the business requirement and convert into solution development needs. Incumbent should have experience in working on large data sets. Can identify issues and provide ideas/solutions for resolution Creative Thinking/Leads change – Ability and confidence to identify and recommend creative solutions. Identifies both opportunities and needs for change. Adapts quickly and responds effectively to change. Identifies issues or problems and provides a respective solution. Explores and shares innovative best practices with other. Ability to deliver outstanding results – Completes tasks, activities and projects in a timely and effective manner. Communicates progress on projects with others to ensure overall alignment. Provides ideas and input to help team achieve greater result. May lead a defined portion of a project. Assumes personal initiative and accountability for results, performance and behaviors.