Paayal J.
About Paayal J.
Paayal J. is the Customer Account Lead at General Mills, supporting the Albertson’s Safeway Snacks Team and working on brands like Nature Valley, Totino’s, and Larabar.
Current Position and Responsibilities
Paayal J. is currently working as a Customer Account Lead at General Mills. In this role, she supports the Albertson’s Safeway Snacks Team, responsible for overseeing several prominent brands including Nature Valley, Totino's, and Larabar. She manages all snack business operations within the NorCal, Southwest, and Southern Divisions of Albertsons Safeway.
Previous Roles at General Mills
Prior to her current role, Paayal J. held several positions at General Mills. From 2022 to 2023, she worked as a Trade Planning Lead. She served as a Trade Planning Associate from 2020 to 2021 and was a Business Management Associate from 2019 to 2020. She initially joined General Mills in 2018 as a Business Management Associate Intern for 2 months in the Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area.
Early Career and Internships
Before her tenure at General Mills, Paayal J. gained diverse industry experience through various internships. She worked as a Teaching Intern at the Priscilla Pond Flawn Child and Family Laboratory in 2018 and as a Marketing Intern at APPSPIRE.me in 2017. Additionally, she served as an Undergraduate Research Assistant at The University of Texas at Austin for 3 months in 2017. Earlier in her career, she worked as a Tutor at Joan Slater Tutoring from 2014 to 2015 and briefly interned at Color D Earth Terracotta Studio in 2014.
Educational Background
Paayal J. earned her Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Marketing from the Texas McCombs School of Business, studying from 2015 to 2019. She also attended the CUHK Business School, focusing on Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management. Her earlier education took place at Plano West Senior High School, where she studied from 2013 to 2015.
Interests and Hobbies
Outside of her professional life, Paayal J. enjoys dancing, event planning, cooking, and watching Formula One. She also loves to travel with friends or family, exploring new places and cultures.