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Careers Matthew Ganey, Indiana University 1991. General Mills Company of Champions.
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Recent Awards: Information Information SystemsSystems
“The 100 Best Places to work in IT”
–Computerworld (2002, 2001, 2000)
“25 Most Influential Executives”
–Consumer Goods Technology (2002)
HP Bravo Award - 2001
“Information Week 500”
–Information Week
“100 Best Companies to Work For”
–Fortune Magazine (2004)
SAP Careers at General Mills
Agenda
•SAP - Mainstream Leading Edge Technology
•SAP – Key Technology for all major business operations at General Mills
•Our SAP staff - Key to our success in implementing SAP
• 3rd largest software vendor in the world
• 12 Million Users
• 19,600 Customers in 120 countries
• 60,100 Installations
• 28,900 employees in more than 50 countries
• 7.341 € billion in revenue 2001
• 910.0 € million – R&D
• 8,000 Developers
SAP Market Leader in inter-enterprise software
SAP is GMI’s Key Technology for
Business Process Integration
Business Process Integration Using SAP Solutions
Information Systems Careers
•We think long term about our brands and our business ~ and we think long term about our people.
•Large % of IT professionals with company 20+ years
•So why think about joining us?
– Guiding Principles: clear objectives
– Career Development: rotational growth
– Exceptional Architecture: leading edge
Career Development
•Clear Career Path
– 2-3 experiences in first 5 years through Individual Development Planning and rotational assignments
– Desktop Support Analyst and Programmer Analyst entry tracks
– Technical and Management Ladders
•Excellent Skill Development
– Work with “team of experts”(our annual retention rate is 98%)
– Access to training & certification options
General Mills Leaders in the Use of SAP Software for Business
Integration
• One of the worlds most successful, largest & fullest global implementations of SAP
– Early adopter of SAP in North America
– Project implementations managed by GMI vs. Implementation partner
– Full Functionality (ERP, HR, BW, New Dimension Products)
– Latest Software Release
– 10,000 + Finished Products
– 200 + Locations
– 6,000 + Users
• Award Winning SAP Practice
– 4 Eagle Awards
– 9 Champions Awards
SAP Positions at General MillsOur SAP Staff – the key to our success in SAP
implementations• Functional
– IS Analyst
– BW Analyst (Business Warehouse)
– Master Data Analyst
– Training & Documentation Specialist
• Management
– Directors
– Managers
• Technical
– Basis (Technical Infrastructure)
– Developer (ABAP Programmer / Analyst)
– Security Analyst
SAP Careers At General Mills
• IS Analyst
– Skillset
– Role
– Advantages
– Type of Person
– What to Look for in a Company
SAP Careers At General Mills
• IS Analyst
– Skillset
• Understand SAP software data flow in great detail
• Interpret business processes at General Mills
• Ability to bridge gap between users and technology, while understanding both – Communication skills
SAP Careers At General Mills
• IS Analyst
– Role
• Support daily processes in SAP
• Answer questions from users
• Investigate and resolve complex system issues
• Identify, develop and test system enhancements
SAP Careers At General Mills
• IS Analyst
– Advantages
• Understanding of business processes AND systems
• Springboard for positions in various other areas of company
• Freedom to be creative with solutions and enhancements
SAP Careers At General Mills
• IS Analyst
– Type of Person
• Enjoys complex problem solving
• Self starter – needs little direction
• Creative – find a solution where none appears to exist