• Job Description

  Req#: 27391

  India is among the top ten priority markets for General Mills, and hosts our Global Shared Services Centre. This is the Global Shared Services arm of General Mills Inc., which supports its operations worldwide. With over 1,300 employees in Mumbai, the center has capabilities in the areas of Supply Chain, Finance, HR, Digital and Technology, Sales Capabilities, Consumer Insights, ITQ (R&D & Quality), and Enterprise Business Services. Learning and capacity-building is a key ingredient of our success.

  Position Title: Data Associate
  Function/Group: Sales Strategy & Intelligence
  Country:India
  Location:Mumbai
  Recommended Level: SS 40
  Job Type: Full time
  Role Reports to: Assistant Manager/Manager
  Geographical Scope of the Role - Location: US
  % of travel required: US Travel-Once in a year
  Shift Timings: 1.30 PM to 10.30 PM
  

  Job Overview
  As a Field Selling Assistant (FSA) you will be key in enabling the Sales team to deliver outstanding results. In this role you will support customer sales teams with accurate creation and completion of selling materials and forms, systems management, and business reporting. You will work closely with our CALs to provide data and materials to support execution. This role will have responsibility for specific customers so the desire to learn deep customer expertise is preferred.

  FSAs will work closely with their field sales team, centralized Planning and Category Management teammates, trade systems, OU PSPs (Product Sales Planners) and occasionally customer contacts.

  Competitive candidates will demonstrate the ability to work independently, strong organizational/prioritization skills, and technical (excel) skills, and have a good analytical background.

  
  

  Job Responsibilities

  
  Analyze Sales Support through data & reporting

  • Create selling materials for customer sales and retail teams

  • Assist team with special pack creation and order management (APOs)

  • Provide customer forms and deal entry as needed for promotions, eCommerce, new items, logistical changes, etc.

  Process Creation & Improvement

  • Work collaboratively with peers to identify, improve and develop efficient processes.

  • Help create (and own) commit process for in & out and seasonal items for customer team

  • Problem Solving/Analytics

  • Provide customer-specific data for scorecarding and frequent ad-hoc customer needs (Nielsen, E2 Open, and AFO reporting).

  • Assist with Region trade and sales reporting as needed

  Engaging Leader

  • Model Engaging Leader behaviors to foster an inclusive environment and embrace a learning mindset while demonstrating personal accountability.

  Other duties as assigned. For example:

  • Assist with internal system maintenance to ensure accurate tracking of volume and spending.

  
  
  

  Education & Experience

  Education

  Minimum Degree Requirements:Bachelors
  Preferred Degree Requirements: Bachelors/Masters
  Preferred Major Area of Study: Any Stream

  Experience

  Minimum years of related experience required: 2+ years
  Preferred years of related experience: 2+ years of experience in any of the following: account management, trade funding, analytics, finance, sales, marketing, and/or category management, retail

  
  
  Competencies/Behaviors required for job
  • Analytical skills and experience

  • Excellence communication & Interpersonal skills

  • Project management experience/skills (attention to detail, follow through, communication, independent worker)

  • Proficiency in Microsoft applications (Excel, PPT)

  • Key leadership characteristics: integrity, operate with a growth mindset, collaborative, strong communicator & learning agility

  • Attention to detail

  • Strong communication skills

  • Problem Solving skills

  • Able to build and maintain relationship with customers

  • Intelligent, achievement oriented, self-motivated, pleasant personality with the desire to learn and grow

  
  

  
  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 other and grow together. Because becoming the undisputed leader in food means surrounding ourselves with people who are hungry for what’s next.

• About the company

  General Mills, Inc., is an American multinational manufacturer and marketer of branded consumer foods sold through retail stores.

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