Continuous Improvement & Transformation Consultant

General Mills; Maharashtra; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

General Mills in Maharashtra, India seeks a seasoned Continuous Improvement specialist to lead CI initiatives for the Global Shared Services (GSS) team. You will deploy Lean methodologies, drive Value Stream Mapping sessions, and implement Signavio-based process models linked to KPIs and cost savings.

You will train and coach process owners, collaborate with global stakeholders, and help standardize operational metrics across geographies, ensuring sustained improvements and governance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree minimum in a relevant field
• 8+ years of related experience
• 2+ years SAP Signavio experience in CI/Process Excellence
• Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certification required

Responsibilities

• Lead service excellence strategy and framework for the Global Shared Services team
• Identify and prioritize process improvements; ensure clear ownership and delivery
• Collaborate with global stakeholders to implement value-adding initiatives
• Perform deep-dive analysis of current practices to identify opportunities
• Lead VSM sessions and develop current-state and future-state process designs
• Interpret SAP Signavio outputs and baseline current state against KPIs
• Develop end-to-end process models in Signavio and link to KPIs
• Train and coach employees in CI fundamentals and methods
• Coach process owners to read Signavio models independently
• Drive Lean initiatives to eliminate waste and standardize processes
• Track cost savings and governance of Signavio models
• Evidence improvements using Signavio views to compare baseline vs post-implementation

Skills

Lean Six Sigma

Analytical thinking

Communication

Problem-solving mindset

Fast decision making

Time management

Cross-functional collaboration

Gemba walk

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Lean Six Sigma Black Belt

Tools

SAP Signavio Process Manager

Signavio process-mining

MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

SharePoint

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.

Job Overview

This role would lead strategic and tactical initiatives related to continuous improvement and service excellence for the Global Shared services (GSS) team spread across geographies/locations. This role would own the setup of service excellence metrics, driving CI culture using innovative techniques, deployment of Lean methodologies and build process improvement capabilities within the GSS team by conducting training and facilitation sessions.

This role would enable leadership to implement site-wide CI initiatives, setting up and rolling out new frameworks, approaches and providing inputs on thought leadership.

Job Accountabilities

• Support GSS extended leadership team in executing the service excellence strategy and framework
• Assist with prioritization of process improvement opportunities and ensuring clear ownership and delivery of improvements
• Collaborate with global stakeholders for implementing initiatives that drive value
• Deep dive into current business practices and processes to identify improvement opportunities
• Lead/drive improvement initiatives such as facilitating/conducting Value Stream Mapping (VSM) sessions, present and future state process design, improvement of key metrices
• Read and interpret SAP Signavio process-mining outputs like process discovery, variant analysis, bottleneck and rework identification, conformance checks, throughput and cycle-time views to baseline current state, validate VSM findings with system evidence, and size opportunities
• Build, structure and maintain end-to-end process models in SAP Signavio Process Manager (BPMN 2.0), including current-state and future-state models, process hierarchy and levelling, naming and modelling conventions, and linkage of models to KPIs, controls and process owners
• Train employees on CI fundamentals & methods to identify and implement process improvement initiatives
• Coach process owners and teams on reading Signavio process models so they are self-dependant on process mapping and insight is interpreted and acted on without dependence on the CI team
• Work collaboratively with global teams to develop and implement ideas that drive business value
• Lead Lean initiatives to eliminate waste, standardize processes/practices, develop action plans to achieve service excellence and customer satisfaction
• Help teams in setting up and standardize operational, service owner and business outcome metrics
• Ensure improved and standardized processes are reflected as governed, published Signavio models that serve as the single source of truth for the process
• Track, validate & report cost savings post implementation of improvement initiatives, implement site-wide CI initiatives, setting up and rolling out new frameworks
• Use Signavio process-mining views to evidence baseline versus post-implementation performance and confirm improvements are sustained

MINIMUM QUALIFICATION

• Minimum Degree Requirements: Bachelors
• Minimum years of related experience required: 8
• Minimum relevant SAP Signavio experience required: 2 years, gained alongside a core continuous improvement or process excellence role
• Required Professional Certifications: Lean Six Sigma Black Belt from a reputed institute like ASQ, ISI etc.

Preferred Qualification

• Preferred Degree Requirements: Masters
• Preferred Major Area of Study: Shared Service Operations / Quantitative Background
• Preferred Professional Certifications: Lean Practitioner certification, SAP Signavio certification (Process Manager / Process Intelligence)
• Preferred years of related experience: 10

Technical Skills

• Proficiency in MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio and Minitab
• Experience in SharePoint
• Lean & Continuous improvement methodology & tools
• Project management principles
• SAP Signavio Process Manager (expert): demonstrated hands-on process modelling in BPMN 2.0 — building and governing multi-level end-to-end process models, applying modelling standards and conventions, managing dictionary/glossary objects, versioning, review and publishing workflows, and collaboration with process owners on model sign-off

Soft Skills

• Good Verbal & Written Communication
• Analytical thinking
• Interpersonal skills – ability to communicate effectively across all levels & in a multi-culture environment
• Ability to influence
• Problem-solving mindset
• Fast decision making
• Ability to prioritize & manage time

Additional Requirements

• Certified on and hands‑on with continuous improvement tools, including deploying Lean methodology, conducting VSMs for medium to large projects/initiatives, change management, knowledgeable of best‑in‑class industry benchmarks for service performance management
• Demonstrated experience in Project Management (Medium and Large projects)
• Able to connect process‑mining evidence to Lean problem solving — using data to confirm or challenge what a VSM or Gemba walk suggests
• Individual Contributor role

ELIGIBILITY

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