10 General Mills procurement directors
Senior Director - Global Indirect & International Sourcing (Direct & Indirect), Head of Sourcing - AMEA and Procurement Director are among the roles held today by these General Mills procurement directors, who also cover commodities and animal protein. A reader can learn how procurement directors work at General Mills from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Aaron Riippa
LinkedInExperience: Global Sourcing Director - Digital & Technology, and Marketing · General Mills
Aaron Riippa has been Global Sourcing Director - Digital & Technology, and Marketing at General Mills since June 2025, based in Minneapolis, and the profile also lists Global Sourcing Director - Logistics as current from 2023. At General Mills, Aaron Riippa was also Sourcing Business Leader from 2021 to 2023 and Senior Sourcing Manager - Sweet Commodities from 2019 to 2021.
Alex Halverson
LinkedInExperience: Sourcing Director - Indirect Supply Chain · General Mills
Alex Halverson has been Sourcing Director - Indirect Supply Chain at General Mills since April 2026, based in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area. At General Mills, Alex Halverson was also Supply Chain Director - Customer Fulfillment from 2024 to 2026, Senior Supply Chain Manager - Head of Inbound Supply Management from 2021 to 2023 and Global Sourcing Manager from 2018 to 2021.
Alli Jones
LinkedInExperience: Director, Global Animal Protein · General Mills
Alli Jones has been Director, Global Animal Protein at General Mills since November 2024, based in Minneapolis, and the profile says the role leads global procurement groups spanning the Human Food and Pet Food businesses. At General Mills, Alli Jones was also Senior Manager, Pet Sourcing & Transformation Leader from 2023 to 2024 and Global Sourcing Marketing Manager from 2018 to 2020.
Himanshu Sharma
LinkedInExperience: Head of Sourcing - AMEA · General Mills
Himanshu Sharma has been Head of Sourcing - AMEA at General Mills since February 2024, based in Mumbai. Himanshu Sharma was Head of Procurement - Contract Manufacturing at Reliance Consumer Products from 2023 to 2024, and at Kellogg Company held Associate Director Procurement (Directs- Energy - CoMan) from 2021 to 2023 and Associate Director- Direct Procurement (APAC and Africa) from 2020 to 2022.
Jean Sebastien Fornes
LinkedInExperience: Former Sr Group Procurement Director, International · General Mills
Jean Sebastien Fornes is a former Sr Group Procurement Director, International at General Mills, a role held from July 2021 to November 2023, and has been Head of Global Procurement Centre of Excellence / Procurement Sr Director at Mohawk Industries since May 2024. At General Mills, Jean Sebastien Fornes was also Global Sourcing Director, Indirect from 2020 to 2021 and Regional Procurement Director Europe & Australasia from 2016 to 2020.
Li Wei Ang
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director - Global Indirect & International Sourcing (Direct & Indirect) · General Mills
Li Wei Ang has been Senior Director - Global Indirect & International Sourcing (Direct & Indirect) at General Mills since June 2025, based in Nyon, Switzerland. At General Mills, Li Wei Ang was also Senior Director - International Sourcing ( Europe, Australia, China, Asia, Latin America ) from 2023 to 2025, Director Global Sourcing from 2021 to 2023 and Sourcing Director - Europe & Australasia from 2020 to 2021.
Mark McCullough
LinkedInExperience: Senior Sourcing Director, Global Commodities · General Mills
Mark McCullough has been Senior Sourcing Director, Global Commodities at General Mills since August 2023, based in Minneapolis. At General Mills, Mark McCullough was also Director, Global Impact (Sustainability) - Operations Integration from 2021 to 2023, Director, Global Sourcing - Dairy, Ag Ingredients, and Economic Insights from 2020 to 2021 and Director, Global Dairy Sourcing and Global Economic Insights from 2019 to 2020.
Richard Trower
LinkedInExperience: Procurement Director · General Mills
Richard Trower has been Procurement Director at General Mills since January 2022, based in the United Kingdom. Richard Trower was Group Procurement Director at Samworth Brothers from 2019 to 2022, Group Procurement Director at Coveris Group from 2016 to 2018 and Head of Emerging Markets Procurement at GSK from 2014 to 2016.
Sebastian Pinho
LinkedInExperience: Former North America Procurement Director · General Mills
Sebastian Pinho is a former North America Procurement Director at General Mills, a role held from July 2023 to July 2024, and has been Chief Procurement Officer at Corporación Multi Inversiones since July 2024. At General Mills, Sebastian Pinho was also Global Sourcing Director - Commodities and Ingredients from 2019 to 2023 and Procurement Director LATAM from 2017 to 2019.
Victor Cruz
LinkedInExperience: Procurement Director · General Mills
Victor Cruz has been Procurement Director at General Mills since January 2025, based in Campinas, Brazil. Victor Cruz was Procurement Director at Mars Pet Nutrition Brazil at Mars from 2024 to 2025, LATAM Sourcing Director at Mars from 2020 to 2024 and Head of Procurement - Brazil at JDE Peet's from 2016 to 2018.
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Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do you set a sourcing strategy for an ingredient or commodity category you own?
- 02What changes in your work when you move between direct and indirect sourcing?
- 03How do you work with supply chain and plant leaders when a supplier falls short?
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