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 another and grow together. Because becoming the undisputed leader in food means surrounding ourselves with people who are hungry for what’s next.
This enterprise-facing role is responsible for leading portfolio performance diagnostics for the North America Retail (NAR) business, identifying the drivers of share, growth, and margin performance across categories, brands, and operating units (OU). You will synthesize syndicated market data (Circana/NielsenIQ), financial performance metrics, retailer signals, competitive intelligence, and macroeconomic and consumer trends to diagnose the underlying drivers of business performance across the enterprise portfolio.
This position plays a critical role in elevating enterprise conversations from reporting to diagnosis—helping leadership understand the category, competitive, and portfolio dynamics shaping performance across the business. You will develop fact-based enterprise performance narratives that translate complex datasets into clear strategic implications for leadership: clarifying what is happening in the industry and business, what’s driving change, and where risks and opportunities exist, along with actions to improve outcomes.
You will partner closely with Insights & Analytics leaders, Corporate Finance, Investor Relations, Corporate Strategy, and Operating Unit leadership to ensure enterprise decisions are grounded in credible market intelligence and objective performance diagnostics.
We are seeking a results-oriented leader with proven success in building objective, data-driven stories and weaving insights into executive-level communications.
Key Leadership Capabilities
Enterprise portfolio mindset: Understands portfolio dynamics across categories, brands, and operating units.
Structured diagnostic thinking: Isolates the underlying drivers of share, growth, and margin performance.
Executive communication: Translates complex data into clear, concise, decision-ready narratives.
Business acumen: Connects analytics to real business outcomes, investment priorities, and strategy.
Collaborative influence: Works effectively across Business Performance Analytics (BPA), Finance, Insights & Analytics, and Operating Units.
Key Accountabilities
Enterprise Portfolio Performance Diagnostics
Lead cross-category enterprise performance diagnostics to identify drivers of volume movement, share, and competitiveness across NAR. Analyze and integrate multiple enterprise data sources including:
Syndicated market data (Circana, NielsenIQ, Numerator, etc.)
Retailer and customer performance data
Internal financial and business performance metrics
Competitive intelligence and ecommerce signals
Develop enterprise points of view on category dynamics, competitive landscape shifts, and portfolio trends. Use these insights to diagnose key drivers of performance and translate analyses into clear, decision-oriented recommendations that inform enterprise priorities, portfolio strategy, and investment decisions.
Finance + Executive Readiness Partner (BPA / Corporate Finance / IR / Corporate Strategy)
Serve as a core partner for Board of Directors materials, Investor Relations (IR) briefings, CAGNY and investor conference preparation, and executive leadership presentations as needed. Develop fact-based enterprise performance narratives grounded in verified syndicated market data, financial performance metrics, and competitive benchmarking.
Operating Unit Support & Alignment
Conduct targeted Operating Unit (OU) business diagnostics to surface category, brand, and competitive gaps, white space, and priority choices. Partner with OU Presidents, Business Unit (BU) Directors, and OU Insights & Analytics Directors to:
Align enterprise points of view with OU strategies
Elevate analytical rigor
Drive consistent performance evaluation across the enterprise
Be a Leader, Mentor, and High-Performance Team Builder
Partner with the broader BPA team to develop and lead a whole-brained analytics training program to fuel the next generation of analytics leaders.
Minimum Qualifications
10+ years of experience in business-facing analytics roles (e.g., business performance, category, or syndicated market analytics) within CPG, retail, or related industries, supporting functions such as Sales, Marketing, or Insights & Analytics
Deep expertise analyzing syndicated market data (Circana / NielsenIQ) to diagnose category and brand performance across multiple levers
Strong understanding of category dynamics, competitive performance, and portfolio analytics
Experience integrating multiple enterprise data sources including household panel, retailer data, and financial performance metrics
Proven ability to translate complex datasets into clear enterprise performance diagnostics and executive-ready narratives, with strong deductive reasoning, problem solving, and critical thinking skills
Experience supporting enterprise leadership forums, investor communications, or board-level analytics
Natural curiosity, personal motivation, and the ability to work independently as well as collaboratively across multiple functions
Excellent communication and stakeholder influence skills
Preferred Qualifications
MBA or Master’s degree in Marketing, Market Research, Statistics, Data Analytics, or related field
Experience analyzing multi-category portfolios within large CPG organizations
Experience leading or mentoring high-performing analytics professional teams
Experience managing globally dispersed teams
Additional Considerations
This role is based in Minneapolis, MN. Relocation assistance will be provided.
International relocation or international remote working arrangements (outside of the US) will not be considered.
Applicants for this position must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. General Mills will not sponsor applicants for this position for work visa.
SALARY RANGE
The salary range for this position is:
$128,900 - $214,900 Annual
At General Mills we strive for each employee's pay at any point in their career to reflect their experiences performance and skills for their current role. The salary range for this role represents the numerous factors considered in the hiring decisions including, but not limited to, educations, skills, work experience, certifications, etc. As such, pay for the successful candidate(s) could fall anywhere within the stated range.
Beyond base salary, General Mills offers a competitive Total Rewards package focusing on your overall well-being. We are proud to offer a foundation of health benefits, retirement and financial wellbeing, time off programs, wellbeing support and perks. Benefits may vary by role, country, region, union status, and other employment status factors. You may also be eligible to participate in an annual incentive program. An incentive award, if any, depends on various factors, including, individual and organizational performance.
ELIGIBILITY
Applicants must meet a minimum 18-year age qualification.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER (EOE)
General Mills is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital or familial status, status regarding public assistance, or membership or activity in a local human rights commission.
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