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Job Description :

Innovation and Brand Change Planning Project Lead

Location: Amsterdam but open to UK and Italy

6-8 month Fixed Term Cover

Join Our Supply Team

As the home 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. Because of this huge undertaking, we rely on highly advanced systems as well as the very best talent to make sure our businesses continue to run smoothly. To give you some idea of the scale of our operation, over half of our 30,000 employees work in our supply chains. We have teams in over 100 sites across more than 30 countries, but what matters is that wherever you work, you’re part of a diverse, inclusive team where there are opportunities for everyone. Whether you work in planning, logistics, technical teams or manufacturing, you’ll be part of an innovative, dynamic organisation. We set ourselves the highest standards, and our practices have earned us international recognition. And it’s people with energy, dedication and problem-solving skills who’ll help us get even better. In return, we offer a world of opportunities for you to explore, to shape and progress your career.

Context

Do you thrive on creating innovative planning solutions? We are looking for a dynamic individual with a comprehensive understanding of planning who can innovate effective solutions that will deliver exceptional projects across our business, all while collaborating seamlessly with internal and external partners.

Join our European Spirits Brand Change Planning Team

We are excited to welcome a European Spirits Brand Change Planning Lead to our versatile team.

In this role, you will play a key part in driving and coordinating the planning aspects of complex global Renovation, Innovation, and Limited-Edition projects to successfully deliver service, cost, and inventory targets for both finished goods and dry goods.

Our globally recognized practices reflect the high standards we set for ourselves. With a team full of energy, commitment, and problem-solving expertise, we’re always improving—and we want you to be a part of that journey. In return, we offer a world of opportunities for you to explore, grow, and advance your career.

About the role:

This is an exciting opportunity to make an impact by ensuring service through timely project delivery for exciting Innovation launches. As an agent of change you will be looking at phase in/out, handling demand validation and allocation processes, while focusing on partner management, minimizing impact on inventory and remain within agreed budget for cased and dry goods write-off.

You will be collaborating with Regional/Local Customer & Consumer Marketing Teams, Technical Centre, Global Brand Teams, external suppliers, Finance, Material & Supply planning teams, Diageo’s markets and 3rd party re-workers.

About You

You will be responsible for:

• collaborating with a wide range of internal and external customers.

• managing relationships and project expectations by regularly prioritizing deliverables.

• driving our continuous improvement agenda – optimizing and simplifying processes.

To be successful in this role, you will need:

• You will have a flexible and creative approach, with a positive outlook that channels their energy into seeing opportunities and solutions, even in complex or uncertain situations.

• Forward-thinking, with the ability to anticipate challenges, generate innovative ideas, and see them through to execution.

• Planning experience, excellent communication, relationship-building, and partner management skills, along with strong prioritization, analytical abilities, and attention to detail.

• A passion for delivering top quality service.

• Experience with SAP and Power BI is an advantage, along with proficiency in Excel.

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 hard-working 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 :

Fixed Term Contract (Fixed Term)

Primary Location:

Amsterdam

Additional Locations :

Job Posting Start Date :

2024-09-16

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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