Analyst- Materials Management

General Mills, Inc.; Mumbai; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Job summary

General Mills, Inc. is seeking an Analyst – Materials Management to apply supply-chain knowledge to improve inbound raw-material flow, availability, and network effectiveness across the assigned Operating Unit.

The role works in a 1:30 pm to 10:30 pm shift and collaborates with Consultants, Assistant Managers, plant planners, and cross-functional stakeholders. You will analyze OU-level metrics, coordinate with plant planners, sourcing, transportation, and suppliers, and track action closures

Qualifications

• Full-time graduation from an accredited university is required.
• Minimum 4 years of related experience in supply chain, materials management, planning, procurement, logistics, or a closely related field.
• Ability to gather, manage, analyze, and translate data into actionable information.
• Basic to intermediate Microsoft Excel skills, including lookups, pivot tables, and charts or graphs.
• Experience working with SAP Materials Management or a comparable enterprise resource-planning system.
• Effective written, verbal, and presentation communication skills, with a proactive and solution-oriented approach.
• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks, meet deadlines, manage commitments, and work effectively in a collaborative environment.
• Effective written, verbal, and presentation communication skills, with a proactive and solution-oriented approach.

Responsibilities

• Support OU-level performance improvement across key metrics.
• Prepare and maintain OU-level analyses and issue summaries for review.
• Coordinate with plant managers, planners, sourcing, transportation, suppliers, buyers, and other stakeholders to validate issues and track actions.
• Support disruption recovery and escalation management by expediting materials and coordinating alternate sources.
• Assist with escalation tracking and process-improvement initiatives, and apply AI-enabled insights to improve decision-making and cost avoidance.
• Support TLC and related supply-chain analyses, including freight cost, safety stock, min–max levels, load efficiency, and less-than-truckload (LTL) optimization, to identify cost and service improvement opportunities.
• Assist with escalation tracking, process-improvement initiatives, and the application of AI-enabled tools and insights to improve decision-making, generate cost improvement opportunities, and deliver measurable cost avoidance.

Skills

Data analysis

Excel skills

Communication skills

Supply chain knowledge

Time management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Tools

SAP Materials Management

Job description

**OVERVIEW**As an Analyst – Materials Management, you will use supply-chain knowledge, data management, and analytical skills to improve inbound raw-material flow, availability, and network effectiveness across the assigned Operating Unit (OU). You will work as an individual contributor with Consultants, Assistant Managers, Plant Associate Managers, plant planners, and cross-functional stakeholders. This role requires you to operate in 1.30 pm to 10.30 pm shift. **KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES*** Support OU-level performance improvement across OTD, DOS, VN, NPW, utilization, MDRs, lead-time compliance, and related supply-chain metrics.* Prepare and maintain OU-level analysis, and issue summaries for review with Consultants and Assistant Managers.* Coordinate with Plant Associate Managers, plant planners, sourcing, transportation, suppliers, buyers, and other stakeholders to validate issues, document root causes, and track action closure.* Support disruption recovery and escalation management by expediting materials, coordinating alternate sources of supply and transportation, reviewing purchase order commitments, and tracking recovery actions through closure. Identify recurring MDR issues, recommend practical corrective actions, and support sustainable solutions to improve supply continuity and reduce repeat disruptions.* Support TLC and related supply-chain analyses, including freight cost, safety stock, min–max levels, load efficiency, and less-than-truckload (LTL) optimization, to identify cost and service improvement opportunities.* Assist with escalation tracking, process-improvement initiatives, and the application of AI-enabled tools and insights to improve decision-making, generate cost improvement opportunities, and deliver measurable cost avoidance. **MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS*** Full-time graduation from an accredited university is required.* Minimum 4 years of related experience in supply chain, materials management, planning, procurement, logistics, or a closely related field.* Working knowledge of supply-chain concepts, material planning, inventory concepts, and inbound-material processes.* Ability to gather, manage, analyze, and translate data into actionable information.* Basic to intermediate Microsoft Excel skills, including lookups, pivot tables, and charts or graphs.* Experience working with SAP Materials Management or a comparable enterprise resource-planning system.* Ability to prioritize multiple tasks, meet deadlines, manage commitments, and work effectively in a collaborative environment.* Effective written, verbal, and presentation communication skills, with a proactive and solution-oriented approach. **PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS*** Full-time master’s degree from an accredited university, preferably in supply chain, operations, logistics, business, engineering, or a related discipline.* Five or more years of relevant experience in supply chain, materials management, planning, procurement, logistics, or analytics.* Experience supporting manufacturing plants or global supply-chain teams.* Experience with supply-chain analytics, inventory recommendations, material-disruption recovery, or continuous-improvement initiatives.* Strong stakeholder-management, critical-thinking, and problem-solving skills, including the ability to work through ambiguity.