Website:
generalmills.co.in
Job details:
Position Title
Product Quality Manager– India
Function/Group
ITQ
Location
Mumbai
Shift Timing
General shift
Role Reports to
Head FSQ, GEMS
Remote/Hybrid/in-Office
Hybrid
About General Mills
We make food the world loves: 100 brands. In 100 countries. Across six continents. With iconic brands like Cheerios, Pillsbury, Betty Crocker, Nature Valley, and Häagen-Dazs, we’ve been serving up food the world loves for 155 years (and counting). Each of our brands has a unique story to tell.
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 http://www.generalmills.com
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 https://www.generalmills.co.in
We advocate for advancing equity and inclusion to create more equitable workplaces and a better tomorrow.
Job Overview
Function Overview
In partnership with our cross-functional partners, ITQ innovates and develops products that meet the ever-changing needs of our consumers and enables long-term business growth. We identify and develop technologies that shape and protect our businesses today and into the future. ITQ operates across three organizations: Global Applications, Capabilities COEs, and Shared Services & Operations
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Purpose of the role
As the Product Manager for Innovation, Technology and Quality, you will be leading the Food Safety and Quality (FSQ) programs as designed and as consumed for brands within the business.
In this position, you will support key business initiatives and functional priorities by partnering with our Business, Supply Chain, and global ITQ teams, along with external partners, to champion quality, safety and regulatory compliance.
You will have the unique opportunity to leverage your knowledge, skills and expertise to impact products from concept to great tasting finished products.
The right candidate for this role will be solution orientated and be able to navigate and influence across our organization while championing food safety and quality to help our business grow.
The projects you manage in this role will provide you with a high level of cross-functional exposure and will accelerate your ability to champion remarkable products and solutions.
In this role you will have the opportunity to develop deep FSQ and platform business knowledge, project management skills, influencing skills, and the ability to advance technical possibilities.
Key Career Experiences Gained
The following experiences are commonly gained in this type of ITQ role. However, each hiring manager will provide an overview of the key functional, leadership and broadening experiences gained when staffing a specific position on their team.
- Functional: Consumer First Design Experimentation, Technology, Total Product Experience, Commercialization, Product Maintenance
- Leadership: Matrix Relationship Management, Global Team Leadership, Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- Broadening: Multi-Functional, Multi-Business, Global Role/Responsibility, Cross-Geography, Corporate, Transformation Initiative, External
In this role, you will have the opportunity to develop the following:
- Create advantaged connections
- Advance technical possibilities
- Influence the business
- Act boldly, move quickly
Responsibilities-
Key Accountabilities
- Lead quality, food safety and regulatory strategies for General Mills businesses
- Champion consumer first product design and quality as manufactured throughout the product life cycle. Ensure plants are capable of consistently delivering products within specification.
- Monitor and identify quality and food safety improvement opportunities leveraging manufacturing, customer and consumer data, determine next actions and influence the change.
- This role provides significant opportunities to:
- Forge advantaged connections across internal and external networks.
- Advance technical possibilities and drive innovation in FSQ.
- Influence critical business decisions and strategic direction.
- Act boldly and move quickly in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Food Science or chemical engineering, or related field
- 10+ years of Food Safety and Quality experience
- Strong understanding of statistical process control and application for product quality.
- Demonstrated ability to develop remarkable solutions and influence stakeholders.
- Ability to work collaboratively with diverse cross-functional teams as well as with external resources including suppliers and external supply chain partners.
Preferred Qualifications
- Strong manufacturing background and a strong knowledge of Quality and Food Safety systems.
- Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to experiment, assess risks and make data-based recommendations and decisions.
- Strong productive discourse and conflict management skills
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