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. Shift Timings: Regular 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 H agen-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. The Awards And Recognition We\'ve Received Showcase Our Commitment To Be a Force For Good 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. World\'s Most Admired Companies, Fortune 2022 America\'s Most Responsible Companies, Newsweek 2022 100 Best Corporate Citizens, 3BL 2021 Best Places to Work for LGBTQ Equality, Human Rights Campaign 2022 100 Best Companies, Seramount 2021 Diversity Best Practices Leading Inclusion Index, Seramount 2021 Best Companies for Dads, Seramount 2021 Best Companies for Multicultural Women, Seramount 2021 Top 10 Companies for Executive Women, Seramount 2021 Military Friendly Employer Bronze, VIQTORY 2021 Best Place to Work, Canada, Greater Toronto, 2021 Top 50 - India\'s Best Workplaces for Women, 2021 Top Workplaces in Brazil, 2021 Asia\'s Best Workplaces, 2021 Hungry for What\'s Next We exist to make food the world loves, and it shows. Our passion for people, doing good and creating delicious food has energized us for over 150 years. Breaking away from the pack is how we win, so we need your unique perspectives: your quirks, \'crazy\' ideas, rigor and insatiable curiosity to make it happen. We want people who constantly experiment, embracing the new and bold, who keep pushing to turn ideas into reality, no matter how big or small. We\'ve learned becoming the undisputed leader in food means continuously reshaping, reimagining and rebuilding- that only happens when you surround yourself with those who are hungry for what\'s next. For more details check out www.generalmills.com General Mills India Centre General Mills India Center (GIC) operates out of Mumbai and supports the global operations of General Mills. The center was established in 2005 and has grown in strength. Today, we are a vibrant and diverse team of over 1500 employees that come together to champion business services for the various global entities of General Mills in the areas of Business Operations, Analytics Consulting, Logistics, Finance, IT Development & Technology Consulting, Consumer & Market Intelligence, Sales Capabilities, Research & Development. Digital and Technology team Digital and Technology is the largest team in GIC, which focuses on understanding the latest and innovative trends in technology and leading the adoption of cutting-edge technologies at General Mills. The team closely collaborates with global business teams to understand business models and assess where technology can be leveraged to bring efficiency and disruption. Be it AI/ML, Data Science, IoT, NLP, Cloud, Infrastructure, RPA and Automation, Digital Transformation, Cyber Security, Blockchain or Enterprise Architecture, GIC Digital and Technology has something for every technology enthusiast who wants to work here. Our MillsWorks initiative is where we bring agile@scale delivery model to life. Here, business and technology teams work cohesively in pods as ONE team, driven by a singular mission and focused on delivering value for the Company. Our employees, who work on large technology projects of strategic importance, are the Digital Transformation change agents. Our service partnerships and employee engagement are centered on advancing equity and strengthening communities. We believe in an inclusive culture and trust in the power of people who have a passion for learning and growing with technology. We believe in \'Work with Heart\'. Work with Heart is focused on results, not facetime. If you are passionate about the latest in technology and want to make an impact on the digital transformation journey of a Fortune 500 company, we\'re waiting for you. Job Overview Role: Data Scientist II Location: Mumbai The Digital and Technology team of General Mills India Centre is looking for a Data Scientist to join a new data science team that is tasked with collaborating with and enabling existing functional data science and analytics teams. This team also provides data science expertise and services to advance initiatives around demand forecasting, text classification, operational analytics, and machine learning to name just a few. It is also responsible for curating a community of practice to determine the best standards and practices around data science at General Mills. Role Responsibilities Develop novel ways to help business partners achieve objectives through analysis & modelling Think outside the box to identify & test new sources of information that unlock new business value Curate and connect external data sets for broad enterprise-wide analytic usage Be a storyteller to explain the \'why & how\' of your data driven recommendations to cross-functional teams Engineer features by using your business acumen to bin, aggregate, pivot or encode data for optimal results Utilize machine learning to create repeatable, dynamic & scalable models Have passion to advocate and educate on the value and importance of data driven decision making & analytical methods Identify and develop long-term data science processes, frameworks, tools, and standards Be a part of the team, collaborate, ask questions, engage and solicit feedback from other Data Scientists Consultation Collaborates with technical teams like development and infrastructure. Able to explore, troubleshoot on niche technologies and provide automation solutions Must - Have Technical Skills And Experience Bachelor\'s degree (full time) in Computer Science/ Information technology/ Mathematics/ Statistics. Total analytics experience required 7-9 Years. 4+ years of relevant experience of working as a data scientist on desired skills. Experience in predictive forecasting, market mix modelling, linear optimization, network optimization in marketing analytics or supply chain analytics Technical understanding of cloud and ability to utilize data from a variety of data sources like big query, flat files, cloud storage. Understanding of data warehousing & databases is critical. Number sense, ability to identify questionable data, dig in & address it Understanding / experience of CPG industry is desirable. Experience with Hadoop, Hive, and/or Spark a plus Bias for action with ability to deliver outstanding results through task prioritization & time management. Exemplary organizational skills with attention to detail & accuracy Experience with machine learning Experience with data visualization tools Experience writing complex SQL queries. Excellent communication skills- verbal and written. Excellent stakeholder management skills Ability to understand business use case and convert into data science problem. Ability to explain model output to business and why should they trust in the model. Good To Have Skills And Experience GCP certification Mathematical or Statistical background required Skill proficiency expectations Expert level Intermediate Level Basic Level Python Exploratory Data Analysis Any two Predictive Forecasting Market Mix Modelling Linear Optimization Network Optimization SQL, Oracle, Any RDBMS PL/SQL R Inferential Statistics Machine Learning Algorithms (Any One) GCP cloud architecture Tableau, Looker Deep Learning 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.

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