Job Description

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Position Title
Project Lead, Global Travel & Expense
Function/Group
Global Shared Services (GSS)
Location
Mumbai
Shift Timing
1.30 pm to 10.30 pm
Role Reports to
Travel & Expense Manager
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 Hxc3xa4agen-Dazs, wexe2x80x99ve 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
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
The Global Travel and Expense Team is part of our Global Shared Service Organization, which provides global business and employees services to employees. We give General Mills a competitive advantage by providing world class travel, expense, and credit card service and technology solutions that allow our employees to focus on their core jobs driving to our company purpose of xe2x80x9cWe Make Food the World Loves.xe2x80x9d We are driven to be the premiere internal service organization and are looking for a business travel professional who is ready to be a part of something special.
The Project Lead, Global Travel will lead and manage key projects/initiatives within the GSS Travel & Expense organization to drive and ensure outstanding employee satisfaction, process improvement, and innovation in support of our Travel & Expense strategy xe2x80x93 Simple. Safe. Savvy.
This role will primarily be focused on business travel and as needed, include expense reporting and credit card projects. The Project Lead will also be responsible for the management of the India travel program (potentially other country travel programs) including managing key stakeholders and suppliers. This role will report to the Global Travel & Expense Manager and work closely with the Travel & Expense Operations Specialist, Travel Administrator, Expense Reporting Team as well as our key suppliers (travel mgmt. company, airlines, hotels, car rentals, technology, and credit card suppliers).
This role will involve exposure to and interactions with various global leaders within the Company.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Lead global and/or regional projects
• Execute and lead the India Travel Program (and other countries as assigned)
• Manage Global Hotel Program from annual RFP, execution, and management
• Responsible for the Travel Compliance Dashboard process
• Identify and implement compliance/continuous improvement opportunities
• Own day-to-day supplier management
• Maintain effective stakeholder relationships at the local, regional, and global levels

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelorxe2x80x99s degree equivalent or higher in business, operations management, or related field
• Strong project management skills
• 5+ years of corporate travel management expertise
• Extensive knowledge of and proven results in managing business travel for a multinational company
• Corporate online booking tools knowledge
• Superior supplier management
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Strong analytical skills
• Ability to communicate and influence effectively across the organization, across different levels
• Ability to travel 10% (domestic and international)

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience leading process improvement initiatives in a global, cross-cultural organization
• Expense/Payment Solutions knowledge
• Global/multi-cultural customer service experience
• Experience leading a team xe2x80x93 both direct and indirect

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 xe2x80x94 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 whatxe2x80x99s next. '