D&T Analyst II - ITQ

ABOUT GENERAL MILLS

We make foodthe world loves: 100 brands. In 100 countries. Across six continents.

How we make our food is as important as the food we make. Our values are baked into our legacy and continue to accelerate

us into the future as an innovative force for good. General Mills was founded in 1866 when Cadwallader Washburn boldly bought the largest flour mill west of the Mississippi. That pioneering spirit lives on today through our leadership team who upholds a vision of relentless innovation while being a force for good. For more details check out

General Mills India Center (GIC) is our global capability center in Mumbai that works as an extension of our global organization delivering business value, service excellence and growth, while standing for good for our planet and people.

With our team of 1800+ professionals, we deliver superior value across the areas of Supply chain (SC) , Digital & Technology (D&T) Innovation, Technology & Quality (ITQ), Consumer and Market Intelligence (CMI), Sales Strategy & Intelligence (SSI) , Global Shared Services (GSS) , Finance Shared Services (FSS) and Human Resources Shared Services (HRSS).For more details check out

We advocate for advancing equity and inclusion to create more equitable workplaces and a better tomorrow.

JOB OVERVIEW

Function Overview

The Digital and Technology team at General Mills stands as the largest and foremost unit, dedicated to exploring the latest trends and innovations in technology while leading the adoption of cutting-edge technologies across the organization. Collaborating closely with global business teams, the focus is on understanding business models and identifying opportunities to leverage technology for increased efficiency and disruptio n. The team's expertise spans a wide range of areas, including AI/ML, Data Science, IoT, NLP, Cloud, Infrastructure, RPA and Automation, Digital Transformation, Cyber Security, Blockchain, SAP S4 HANA and Enterprise Architecture. The MillsWorks initiative embodies an agile@scale delivery model, where business and technology teams operate cohesively in pods with a unified mission to deliver value for the company. Employees working on significant technology projects are recognized as Digital Transformation change agents.

The team places a strong emphasis on service partnerships and employee engagement with a commitment to advancing equity and supporting communities. In fostering an inclusive culture, the team values individuals passionate about learning and growing with technology, exemplified by the Work with Heart philosophy, emphasizing results over facetime. Those intrigued by the prospect of contributing to the digital transformation journey of a Fortune 500 company are encouraged to explore more details about the function through the provided

Purpose of the role

Rolele is Techno-functional System Analyst who can lead the business to solutions and provides an opportunity to develop technical and functional expertise in ITQ (Innovation Technology & Quality). This role has an ask to work on PLM solution support and implementation in Pet food.

Key Accountabilities include:

• Guide the design and development of solutions for ITQ Product Lifecycle Management technology projects, by partnering with Product Owners, Architects, and delivery teams to understand business requirements and develop technical roadmaps.
• Partner with business to define functional requirements including data, configuration, integration, and portal needs across the solutions.
• Translate functional specifications to technical specifications and work with developers & vendors to ensure delivered products / services meet requirements.
• Responsible for quality assurance, test script creation and testing, and ensuring compliance with both stabilization requirements and user acceptance of system solutions.
• System consultant to business - identify and articulate process impacts or potential constraints on technology/data.
• Communicate the system or process changes to business and end users with varying technical knowledge.
• Subject matter expert and consultant supporting a wide variety of applications.
• Use a broad range of continuous improvement tools to provide insights, drive out waste, and improve system performance

Skills Required for this job

• Partner with the key business contacts to understand business issues, identify opportunities and drive solutions to implementation.
• Lead business continuance and enhancements to drive the business growth.
• Able to support day-to-day operations and technical upgrades.
• Drive systemic improvements in system health through identification of key re-occurring themesand deep understanding of end-to-end system knowledge.
• Facilitate & support operational initiatives.
• PLM Optiva hands-on experience in Configuration, Reports, Data migrations, integrations (Optional).
• Understanding ADO Fundamentals
• Proficient in database skills (GCP/Oracle/SQL) and .NET technologies.
• Must have excellent written and verbal skills, including technical writing. Ability to define, prioritize & clearly communicate short- and long-term goals with multiple global stakeholders.
• Must be able to develop technical solutions to business problems and act as a bridge between business and technical team.
• Strong analytical skills
• Ability to take ownership and drive to successful outcomes.
• Drive meetings to understand stakeholder requirements

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Demonstrated ability to quickly learn and apply modern technologies.
• Record of accomplishment as a strong team player with effective teamwork and communication skills
• Good interpersonal skills - can deal and communicate effectively in English (both in writing and verbally) with systems colleagues and business users.
• An analytical, methodical, logical approach to problem solving, employing innovative approaches to business and technical challenges.
• Structured and self-disciplined approach to working - can work on own initiative.
• < span>Able to work under pressure and to tight deadlines.