Job Description :

Global Category Specialist Global Travel

Location – Edinburgh, Glasgow, London or Dublin

Permanent

Join our Procurement Team

As the custodians of iconic brands such as Baileys, Guinness, Smirnoff, and Johnnie Walker, at Diageo, we source, produce and deliver 6.5 billion litres of world-leading products every year, across 180 markets globally. The commercial challenges here are large, diverse and endlessly fascinating. Never more so than in Procurement.

As an organisation, we spend over £5 billion per year. And as the driving force in this expenditure, our Procurement teams make a far-reaching contribution to our business, productivity and growth goals – right across the globe. Premium quality and end-to-end, sustainable value are how we measure our success – across services, partnerships and products. We always want to be the best and, along with engaging the best talent to work with the best products, this is how we attempt to do it. Ultimately, this is about people as much as numbers. We build great relationships internally and externally – so we understand our needs and how to meet them. Every time. Join us in Procurement and, if you’re driven, resilient and share our pioneering spirit, there’s a world of opportunity here for you.

Purpose of the Role

This role is a very exciting one that will see you deliver against our Global Marketing Procurement strategic objectives, as well as enable our Global Travel team to grow our GT business across our many geographies through brilliant business partnering.

This role will see you deliver Procurement outcomes for Diageo across all areas of A&P Marketing spend through effective business partnering, project management and collaboration across Procurement and GT teams. This includes (but is not limited to):

• Applying project management and operational support excellence, through creation of detailed work plans and project management oversight built on Diageo’s best methods, standards and tools, to deliver procurement value.

• Leading or supporting Project and Sourcing activities for specific categories of spend procured in Market, this includes negotiations with suppliers and agency partners and contracting.

• Supporting end-to-end execution of category strategies and GT’s implementation plan, working with global and other market category professionals in line with strategy.

• Developing subject-matter expertise across all areas of Advertising and Promotion spend and lead across the implementation of projects related to these spend areas.

• Designing and maintaining regular market/procurement performance reporting and communications including Salesforce and Contract reporting.

• Leading on all core requirements across Procurement Governance, including spend monitoring, segmentation, risk management, savings tracking and contract governance.

The Procurement Category Specialist is accountable for active participation in a global community of procurement professionals in one or more spend categories, including joining regular meetings, supporting alignment around strategy, supporting development of own and others’ capabilities & expertise and sharing of standard processes.

This role may require the candidate to lean into the wider Marketing Procurement Global team to provide delivery against our strategic objectives so agility and adaptability are critical.

Skills and Experience

• Graduate or equivalent qualification.

• Minimum 4 – 6 years’ experience in Project Management, Procurement, Finance, FMCG Commercial or other relevant role, with subject-matter expertise in markets and spend categories relevant to the role.

• Demonstrated performance in projects and in cross-market teams, experience developing and implementing category and procurement strategies, managing and negotiating with suppliers and inspiring change initiatives to further business performance.

• Strong analytical and financial awareness including a strong understanding of AOP requirements and financial goals & value drivers relevant to the categories in scope.

• Track record of generating insights to influence decision-making, good commercial foresight.

• Good systems knowledge (esp. SAP, CLM, Salesforce, M/S Office, or similar systems & tools).

• Strong verbal, written and presentation; strong interpersonal skills.

• Proven track record of consistent performance and delivery.

• Prince 2, Six Sigma or equivalent qualification (Desirable).

• Clear track record of effectively managing large-scale and complex projects with multiple team member groups including effective prioritisation and value delivery.

• Experience working within KPI-led performance management structures and rigorous tiered reporting and performance review structures.

• Proactively uses the learning curriculums and materials on Learning Hub and other sources to continuously grow and develop in role.

• Able to communicate effectively and adjust style to suit multiple audience types, levels of seniority or customer groups.

• Ability to take complex data and simplify to ensure others are able to fully grasp and understand the ‘story’, data or objectives.

Category-specific/ Market-specific Requirements

• Design and oversight of category work plan and priorities and provide project management expertise to strategic improvement plans for the market.

• Build credible, sustainable relationships with partners and suppliers, establishing Procurement as a long-term business partner across Global Travel.

• Ensure due diligence in management of spend through benchmarking, cost modelling, sourcing and bidding practices including application of Production methodology to support 2030 ambitions around Diversity and Inclusion and Sustainability.

• Establish improved ways of working, tools, data and insight to embed a cost consciousness culture that support the cost out / productivity ambitions.

• Implement and maintain a periodical robust reporting mechanism for Global Travel including efficiency reporting via Salesforce.

• Supplier Performance Management - Track and monitor critical metric priorities and progress to drive consistency across Global Travel suppliers improving the value of data output and reporting through leading our Relationship Collaboration Programme.

• Support delivery of local market strategy/implementation plan aligned to business strategy. Ensure robust performance management, agency collaboration and use of global network and CoE communities to drive standard processes.

Accountabilities

General

• Project Management. Lead and manage several projects across Global Travel to contribute to the delivery of our Procurement and business objectives.

• Category excellence. Lead development of best in class market data and knowledge, implementation plans and sourcing events including improvement of existing and development of new tools & techniques.

• Savings Reporting. Manage all Salesforce reporting flowing into Qlik for monthly Tier meetings.

• Procurement Strategy Execution.

• Business partnering. In close alignment with Global Category Managers, develop and grow relationships with partners and suppliers for deeper insights into needs and capabilities; articulate requirements and deliver insights for greater value from customer collaboration.

• Best in class capabilities. Generate insights and opportunities from internal and external benchmarking, develop cost models to consider scenarios with suppliers and partners and build & evolve analytics capabilities that allow regular review and improvement of strategies.

• Strategy execution. Support end to end execution of category strategies across geographical and organisational boundaries. Track and monitor progress against performance goals, providing detailed, monthly critical metric data (including reconciliation to category team tracking projects, savings, supplier performance, etc.). Work in close collaboration with other Market colleagues aligned behind relevant strategies and facilitate critical issues.

• Support to Global CoEs. Support Global CoEs with strategy development as required. Especially, ensure that Market and local market data and requirements are addressed fully and GT’s Market nuances are considered as part of this process.

Sourcing

• Complete sourcing activities for relevant Marketing spend categories.

• Engage community members as required, apply Diageo Procurement best practice standard. Support GT throughout sourcing and bidding practices (e.g., Pitches & Chemistry Sessions).

• For relevant sourcing projects, support effective planning and apply expert negotiation tactics.

• Support category managers in negotiating and closing contracts.

• Complete contracts into the system. Manage contracts and contract compliance (Diageo partner compliance and Supplier compliance) through contract lifecycles.

Risk management

• Mitigate strategic risks. As part of category strategy and implementation execution, identify, record and follow-up risk mitigations in line with strategies and standard processes.

• Mitigate sourcing risks. Identify risks associated with sourcing activities, put mitigations in place and implement them, engaging all relevant collaborators, partners and suppliers to ensure the mitigations are successful. This may include SEDEX compliance and reporting.

• Apply and improve tools & techniques. Apply Diageo best practice standards, ensuring the most recent and relevant approaches are always applied; use formal governance and peer review to ensure the quality and efficiency of risk management; contribute to development of standards.

• Supplier relationship management.

• Supplier relationship. Establish standards, ways of working and trust relationships with agencies/suppliers in relevant categories; ensure Diageo standard methodologies are applied and that there is a good foundation for strong performance, risk mitigation and rapid resolution of issues. Drive RCP where applicable.

• Supplier performance. Set critical metrics, driving consistency across suppliers and agencies improving the value of data generated and liaise with Global Travel proactively for resolution of raised issues.

• Supplier development. In line with Procurement strategic supplier strategies, collaborate with suppliers to unlock breakthrough opportunities for the business; stimulate supplier capabilities to generate ideas for the future and unlock opportunities for growth across Global Travel.

Working with Us

Flexibility is key to success in our business and many of our people work flexibly in many different ways, including part-time, compressed hours, flexible location. Please talk to us about what flexibility means to you and don’t let anything stop you from applying.

We believe the most diverse and inclusive culture makes for a better business and a better world.

We know that for our business to thrive and for Diageo to realise its ambition, we depend on having diverse talent with a range of backgrounds, skills and capabilities in each of the countries in which we operate and to reflect our broad consumer base.

Around the world we have a number of inclusive Business and Employee Resource Groups known as BRGs and ERGs. These influential groups, made up of our people, represent various viewpoints, experiences and communities who generate thought-provoking work to enhance our business and workplace, creating a sense of belonging and opportunities for all.

Join us and you can also expect a highly competitive and flexible rewards and benefits package including:

• Contemporary work life balance policies and wellbeing activities

• Contributary pension scheme

• Comprehensive health insurance

• Annual bonus

• Share options

Our purpose is to celebrate life, every day, everywhere. And creating an inclusive culture, where everyone feels valued and listened to, is a crucial part of this. We believe the most inclusive and diverse culture makes for a better business and a better world. We know that for our business to thrive and for Diageo to realise its ambition, we depend on having diverse talent with a range of backgrounds, skills and capabilities in each of the countries in which we operate and to reflect our broad consumer base.

Join us, and you'll be part of an organisation that embraces diversity in the broadest possible sense. This means that you'll be welcomed and celebrated for who you are just by being you. You'll be part of — and help build — an inclusive culture that celebrates people of different gender, ethnicity, ability, age, sexual orientation, social class, educational backgrounds, experiences, approaches, and more. And you'll help us champion inclusion and diversity across our entire business: with our employees, our suppliers, across our brands, and within the communities in which we operate.

About Us

With over 200 brands sold in nearly 180 countries, we’re the world’s leading premium drinks company. Every day, over 30,000 dedicated people come together at Diageo to create the magic behind our much-loved brands.

Join us and you’ll collaborate, explore, and innovate. Challenge and be challenged. Together with passionate people from all over the world, you’ll build brands consumers love.

We value each other and celebrate different perspectives. In our inclusive culture, you’ll have the backing you need to test new ideas and learn from them. Harness your passion and desire to grow as you make your mark. Let’s unlock a brighter, more exciting future together.

Our ambition is to create the best performing, most trusted and respected consumer products companies in the world. To achieve this, we need the world’s very best people. We're looking for people with curiosity, creativity, boldness and a sense of purpose to take Diageo and our timeless, pioneering brands to the next level.

Feel inspired? Then this may be the opportunity for you.

Worker Type :

Regular

Primary Location:

Edinburgh Park

Additional Locations :

1HQ, Onyx, Glasgow, St James Gate

Job Posting Start Date :

2024-04-24

With over 200 brands sold in more than 180 countries, we’re the world’s leading premium drinks company. Every day, over 30,000 talented people come together at Diageo to create the magic behind our much-loved brands. From iconic names to innovative newcomers – the brands we’re building are rooted in culture and local communities. Our ambition is to be one of the best performing, most trusted and most respected consumer products companies in the world.

Our founders, such as Arthur Guinness, John Walker, and Charles Tanqueray, were visionary entrepreneurs whose brilliant minds helped shape the alcohol industry. And through our people, their legacy lives on. Join us, and you’ll collaborate with talented people from all corners of the world. Together, you’ll innovate and push boundaries, shaping a more inclusive and sustainable future that we can all be proud of.

With diversity at our core, we celebrate our people's unique passions, commitments and specialist skills. Because when varied voices, mindsets, and personalities come together, great ideas are born. In our supportive culture, your voice will be heard and you’ll be empowered to be you. Just bring your ambition, curiosity and ideas, and we’ll celebrate your work and help you reach your fullest potential.

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