Job Description

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. 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 NAR W (Brookshire Tyler & SSI) customer sales teams with accurate creation and completion of selling materials and forms, systems management, and business reporting. You will work closely with our C ALs to provide data and materials to support execution. This role will have responsibility for all of Brookshire Tyler and SSI 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. Job Responsibilities Deliver Outstanding Results & Sales Support . 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 . 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 . Able to build and maintain relationship with customers . Intelligent, achievement oriented, self-motivated, pleasant personality with the desire to learn and grow

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