Analyst – Demand Forecasting

General Mills; Mumbai; On-site; INR 500,000 - 700,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Job summary

General Mills India in Mumbai seeks a Demand Planning Analyst to support forecasting by delivering innovative solutions and standardizing processes to improve accuracy. 1–2 years of data analysis experience and skills in Tableau/Power BI and SQL are required.

A Bachelor’s degree in Operational research, Statistics or Supply Chain is required, with knowledge of Time Series (ARIMA) and basic ML concepts. Shift: 1:30 PM–10:30 PM.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in operational research, statistics, supply chain or related field.
• 1-2 years of data analysis experience.
• Experience with Tableau/Power BI/Looker for data visualization.
• Knowledge of forecasting techniques (time series, ARIMA) and ML basics.
• SQL/PLSQL and basic cloud knowledge (GCP/AWS/Azure).

Responsibilities

• Analyze forecasting outputs and prepare change reports.
• Identify patterns and trends through descriptive analysis.
• Assess performance metrics and drive improvements via RCA.
• Use tools like Tableau and SQL/PLSQL to extract data.
• Coordinate with stakeholders to align demand forecasts.
• Lead collaboration with data/technical teams to improve processes.

Skills

Forecasting models

Descriptive analysis

Data visualization

SQL/PLSQL

Stakeholder management

Time series

ARIMA

GCP

Tableau

Power BI

Looker

Python

R

Excel

Education

Bachelor's degree in Operational research/Statistics/Supply Chain

Tools

Tableau

Power BI

Looker

SQL

Python

R

Excel

GCP

AWS

Azure

Job description

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.

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
The purpose of the job is to support Demand planning function by providing Innovative solutions and help implementing it to optimize/Standardize processes which will bring improvement to overall forecasting approach resulting in better accuracy. Explore and take up opportunities which supports the demand planning efforts by creating and executing industry standard approaches. This role requires you to operate in 1.30 pm to 10.30 pm shift.
Key Accountabilities

• Thorough understanding different forecasting models (time series and causal modal), analyze forecasting outputs, and prepare final analysis of change reports for the stakeholders to understand the data analysis steps, enabling them to take important decisions based on various facts and insights
• Proficiency to Identify, analyze and interpret patterns and trends through descriptive analysis in complex data sets that could be helpful for diagnosis and prediction
• Analyzing the different performance metrics (e.g. Accuracy, Bias etc.) and identifying improvement opportunities through RCA to achieve business targets
• Use automated tools (like Tableau Dashboards, GCP etc.) to extract data from primary and secondary sources using SQL/PLSQL
• Constantly engage with stakeholders to ensure alignment in demand forecast
• Lead and Coordinate with technical/data science teams to identify process improvement opportunities, validate outputs, propose modification if required
  

Minimum Qualifications

• Education: Minimum of a bachelor's degree in Operational research, statistics, supply chain and any other relevant field
• Experience: 1-2 years of experience in data analysis
• Technical Skills: Working knowledge of data visualization software like Tableau/Power BI/Looker. Familiar with forecasting techniques like Time series models (Exponential smoothing/ARIMA) and other ML techniques. Basic knowledge of supply chain/CPG/Retail
• Proficiency in statistics and statistical tools like R/ Python/Excel/SQL to be used for data set analysis. Basic knowledge of cloud environment like GCP/AWS/AZURE
• Soft Skills: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a systematic and logical approach, strong stakeholder management, communication and presentation skills, and sound business acumen.
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree is preferred, with a major in Applied Mathematics, Statistics, Industrial Engineering, or Supply Chain.
• Preferred Professional Certifications: Data Analytics, Supply Chain 101 etc.
  

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