Consultant - Advance Analytics Supply Chain

General Mills; Mumbai; Hybrid; INR 1,500,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

General Mills in Mumbai is seeking a skilled analytics professional to join the Segment analytics team. The role focuses on delivering supply chain insights through descriptive, diagnostic, predictive, and prescriptive modeling, with a shift from 1:30pm to 10:30pm.

You will partner with supply chain stakeholders, design models, deploy results, and mentor analysts while ensuring robust DevOps/MLOps practices.

Qualifications

• At least 4 years of experience in analytics, data science, or ML.
• Proficiency in R, Python, SQL, Excel, and Power BI required.
• Strong understanding of end-to-end supply chain operations.

Responsibilities

• Gather requirements and manage projects with stakeholders.
• Design, develop, and improve analytics models from descriptive to prescriptive.
• Provide actionable insights through presentations and visualizations.
• Mentor team members in data prep and predictive analytics.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Communication

Mentoring

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in relevant field

Master's degree in related field

Tools

R

Python

SQL

Excel

Power BI

Job description

OVERVIEW

Supply chain analytics group is responsible for delivering the solutions and developing the capabilities which enables better decision-making in supply chain This role is in the Segment analytics team that supports the Segment teams by developing advanced analytics solutions to identify and analyze opportunities corresponding to variety of SC Analytics problem statements. The primary responsibilities of this job are to develop innovative solutions by leveraging analytics techniques like descriptive, diagnostic, predictive and prescriptive modeling, statistical analysis and operations research techniques. This is an individual contributor role that includes project lead responsibilities, stakeholder management, project management, coaching and mentoring the analysts in the team. This role requires to operate in 1.30pm to 10.30 pm shift.

Role & responsibilities

Requirement Gathering and Project Management (20% of Time)

• Partner with supply chain stakeholders to understand business decisions, operational context, constraints, and desired outcomes, translating ambiguous questions into clear analytical problems, hypotheses, scope, and success measures.
• Select the right approach statistical analysis, machine learning, forecasting, experimentation, or operations researchwhile assessing data readiness, risks, dependencies, feasibility, priorities, and milestones.

Analytics Models design, development & Improve (40% of Time)

• Ideate and execute improvements that drive efficiency, standardization, and scalable solutions through historical data analysis and machine learning.
• Develop analytical models across descriptive, diagnostic, predictive, and prescriptive analytics, including feature engineering and automated testing.
• Explain and deploy model recommendations to cross-functional stakeholders while supporting enhancements and bug fixes for existing models.

Output (20% of Time)

• Provide actionable insights through effective presentations and visualizations while deploying, documenting, and sustaining models and applications using DevOps/MLOps practices.

Training / Knowledge (20% of Time)

• Mentor and train team members in data preparation, diagnostics, predictive analytics, R, Python, and supply chain analytics.
• Standardization and document processes, working on individual development plans, and contribute to data science processes, frameworks, tools, and standards.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Education: Full-Time graduation from an accredited university (Mandatory).
• Experience: At least 4 years of relevant experience in analytics, data science, machine learning, or a closely related field.
• Technical Skills: Experience in descriptive, diagnostic, predictive, and prescriptive analytics; proficiency in R, Python, intermediate SQL, Excel, and Power BI; and a strong understanding of end-to-end supply chain operations.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Masters degree with 5+ years of relevant experience in Operations Research, Analytics, Mechanical, Industrial or Production Engineering, or Statistics.
• Experience working on DevOps/MLOps, Git & GCP.