Sr Manager – Deployment, Service and Replenishment

General Mills, Inc.; Mumbai; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

General Mills, Inc. in India seeks a senior supply chain leader to drive deployment, service, and replenishment planning across plants, warehouses, and business teams. You will lead, coach, and optimize distribution planning, balancing cost and service while mitigating network risks.

This role partners with demand planning, replenishment, and system governance teams, and requires working knowledge of SAP, OMP, O9, and Tableau. The role operates on a 3:30 PM to 12:30 AM shift.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 12+ years of relevant experience, or Master’s degree with 10+ years of relevant experience.
• Strong supply chain experience in distribution planning, logistics, or replenishment.
• Working knowledge of planning and ERP tools such as SAP, OMP, O9, Inventory Analyst, and Tableau.
• Strong analytical, project management, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Experience coaching, developing, and leading teams.
• Ability to manage ambiguity, prioritize effectively, and deliver under tight timelines.

Responsibilities

• Cross-functional leadership: provide logistics operations leadership and coaching across stakeholders to influence outcomes.
• Distribution planning & KPIs: own supply chain distribution planning for finished goods, hit case fill and service KPIs while optimizing costs.
• Tactical deployment & regional support: accountable for deployment decision-making and process governance for assigned OU/DCs; support US replenishment managers on execution.
• Systems & reporting: build expertise in planning systems (SAP R/3, OMP) and provide regular updates on fill rates, service, inventory, and capacity constraints.
• Process execution: improve product/information flow and ensure standard-process compliance with Run-Improve-Transform approach.
• Strategic projects: lead cross-functional initiatives to drive efficiencies and cost savings.
• Continuous improvement & innovation: design automated, standardized, scalable solutions and benchmark externally.
• People management: set fiscal-year goals, coach and develop managers, run performance cycles, hire/retain talent.

Skills

Distribution planning

Logistics

People leadership

Stakeholder management

Strategic thinking

Analytical skills

Project management

Change management

Education

Bachelor’s degree +12 years

Master’s degree +10 years

APICS CSCP

PMP

Six Sigma

Tools

SAP

OMP

O9

Inventory Analyst

Tableau

Job description

회사 개요

회사 개요 우리는 전 세계가 사랑하는 식품을 만들기 위해 존재합니다. 하지만 우리는 그 이상을 합니다. 우리 회사는 선한 영향력을 발휘하는 것을 최우선으로 하는 곳이며, 매일매일 배움을 확장하고 새로운 시각을 탐구하며 새로운 가능성을 재창조하는 공간입니다. 우리는 서로에게 도전하고 성장할 수 있는 대담한 사고를 가진 인재, 즉 최선을 다할 수 있는 인재를 찾습니다. 식품 분야의 확고한 리더가 되기 위해, 우리는 끊임없이 다음을 향해 도전하는 사람들과 함께합니다.

Overview

You will lead deployment, service, and replenishment planning for General Mills India’s network supporting plants, warehouses, and business teams in the US. This role combines people leadership, service management, and network planning to improve case-fill performance, balance cost and service trade-offs, and manage supply risks. You will work closely with distribution, supply, demand planning, replenishment, and system governance teams to deliver reliable execution and continuous improvement. The role requires you to operate in 3:30 PM to 12:30 AM.

Key Accountabilities

• Cross-functional leadership: Provide logistics operations leadership and coaching, building strong partnerships across Deliver, Plan, and Operating Unit stakeholders to influence outcomes.
• Distribution planning & KPIs: Own supply chain distribution planning of finished goods for assigned OUs/DCs, hitting case fill and service KPIs while optimizing transportation and inventory costs.
• Tactical deployment & regional support: Accountable for deployment decision-making and process governance for assigned OU/DCs; act as Regional Replenishment lead supporting US Replenishment Managers on short-term network execution, and help resolve transportation, warehouse, and network constraints.
• Systems & reporting: Build expertise in planning systems (SAP R/3, OMP etc) and provide regular stakeholder updates on fill rates, service, inventory, and capacity constraints.
• Process execution: Collaborate across supply chain pillars to improve product/information flow, ensure standard-process compliance, and apply continuous improvement tools under a Run-Improve-Transform approach.
• Strategic projects: Partner with cross-functional teams on key planning cycles and improve/transform initiatives, leading org/function-level efforts to drive efficiencies and cost savings.
• Continuous improvement & innovation: Design automated, standardized, lean, and scalable solutions; benchmark externally; lead cost-saving ideation through implementation; build sustainable capability tools.
• Professional development: Engage in soft-skills training and Future Skills platforms to build emerging-tech and SC capabilities.
• People management: Set fiscal-year goals, coach and develop managers/team members, run performance management cycles (goal setting, reviews, development plans), and hire/retain talent for uninterrupted execution.
• Organizational effectiveness: Lead/support rollout of new distribution planning capabilities and develop a best-in-class training framework for Deployment.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 12+ years of relevant experience, or Master’s degree with 10+ years of relevant experience.
• Strong supply chain experience, especially in distribution planning, logistics, or replenishment.
• Working knowledge of planning and ERP tools such as SAP, OMP, O9, Inventory Analyst, and Tableau.
• Strong analytical, project management, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Experience coaching, developing, and leading teams.
• Ability to manage ambiguity, prioritize effectively, and deliver under tight timelines.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in supply chain or a related field.
• APICS CSCP, PMP, or Six Sigma certification.
• Experience leading automation, benchmarking, or transformation initiatives.
• Experience driving cost savings and scalable process improvements.

Candidate Profile

• Strategic and business-minded.
• Collaborative and solution-oriented.
• Comfortable balancing service, cost, and operational priorities.
• Motivated to build team capability and improve ways of working.

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새로운 가능성. 대담한 사고. 진실된 마음. 탁월한 사람들과 함께 탁월한 브랜드를 만듭니다. General Mills는 전 세계가 사랑하는 식품을 만듭니다. 100여 개 시장에 걸쳐서 우리는 힘을 합쳐 새로운 제품을 개발하고, 혁신을 주도하며, 함께 성장해 나갑니다. 이곳에서 여러분은 선의를 추구하는 기업에서 의미 있는 일을 하며 식품 산업의 미래를 이끌어 나갈 수 있습니다.