General Mills Work Values

Daily Duties at General Mills:

I was promoted twice during my tenure at General Mills, each of my three jobs are listed below. Customer Account Manager I - Unified South • Developed relationships with 11 Buyers, identified opportunities for distribution, and presented solutions to their challenges during weekly meetings with the accounts ($12.9MM in volume) • Leveraged promotions, menu budget, and customer relationships to deliver 3,142 Cereal Special Packs (106% of Goal and +42% vs. previous year) • Utilized sales materials to present new items and key distribution voids in order to gain acceptance of 25+ items between 5 Hispanic Retail accounts – Vallarta, Northgate, Jons, Super A, and Super King • Managed financial tracking – maintained $80K annual menu budget and requested timely invoice payments • Drove 20+ Corporate and Multicultural Events at 5 key Hispanic Retailers with bundled/themed ads and orders Business Category Associate - Walmart • Managed Flour and Batter modular relay process from start to finish – reviewed 40+ manufacturer item recommendations, recommended best items to Buyers, and created 50+ modulars by utilizing ProSpace • Analyzed Retail Link, AC Nielsen, and MicroStrategy Vision Chain sales data and made category recommendations to optimize distribution • Communicated and collaborated with Buyers on a weekly basis to influence category decisions and provided insights regarding transferability and market share fluctuations Business Management Associate - Club Channel • Developed in-depth item level Sam’s Club Box Tops for Education Event sales tracker, provided daily recaps to Sam’s Club leadership during/post the Event, performed detailed post-analysis of the Event, and presented findings to leadership team • Created 7 item sales trackers between Dry and Frozen businesses to monitor daily/weekly sales, determined item performance, and shared key insights with Sam’s Club Buyers • Managed the Soup, Meals, and Dry new item set-up process and ensured all necessary paperwork, Click ‘N Pull, and pricing was submitted to Sam’s Club on a timely basis

What they like about General Mills:

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Tags

Sales, Analyst, Shopper Insights, Customer Marketing, Insights, Account Manager, Marketing, Category Management, Forecasting, Strategy, Key Account Manager, Regional Sales Manager, National Account Manager

Skills

Analysis, Building Collaborative Relationships, Insights, Communication

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