Category Business Manager (White Spirits)

About us

From Arthur Guinness to Johnnie Walker, our business was founded on people of great character, and in 250 years, nothing’s changed. We’re the world’s leading premium alcohol company. Our brands are industry icons. And our success is thanks to the strength of our people, in every role. It’s why we trust them with our legacy. And it’s why we reward them with the career-defining opportunities that they deserve.Our ambition is to create the best performing, most trusted and respected Consumer Products Company in the world. To achieve these, we need the world’s very best people.Feel inspired? Then this may be the opportunity for you.

About the role:

Working on Marketing at Diageo is pretty much as good as a job gets, living in a vibrant and dynamic ecosystem nurtured by the most iconic brands in Spirits.

For the White Spirits Business Category role we are looking for a solid business leader, with growth mindset and strong focus on execution, who will lead category performance, from plan design to tracking.

This person should have high influence and team engagement skills, being able to lead a senior multifunctional group in charge of taking one of the most important and exciting alcohol categories to the next level, scaling up business with focus in both short and long term.

Main Accountabilities:

Lead White Spirits Category Strategy (Vodka, Gin, Cachaça), from 5Y ambition annual business plan Lead annual plan management, from growth drivers, to IBP, share & financial commitments delivery Collaborate with Customer Marketing, Sales, Supply & Market Insights on initiatives deployment at On Trade, OFF Trade, and Events Lead Performance tracking at Board Level

Qualifications and Experience Required:

• Growth mindset and high energy

• Track record in business management, strong leadership and influence skills

• Solid experience in trade marketing, ATL/BTL activities and commercial strategies.

• Organization and best in class with project/execution timelines.

• Strong “can do” attitude, taking risks

• Resilience and flexibility

• Good communications skills and story telling

• Bachelor’s degree is mandatory

Diversity statement

Celebrating our inclusive and diverse culture is core to Diageo’s purpose of “celebrating life every day everywhere”. This purpose is, in itself, inclusive in nature, as it values everybody irrespective of background, disability, religion, gender identity, sexuality or ethnicity.

We know that for our business to thrive and for Diageo to realize its ambition, we depend on having diverse talent with a range of backgrounds, skills and capabilities in each of the 180 countries in which we operate and to reflect our broad consumer base. We view diversity as one of the key enablers that helps our business to grow and our values, purpose and standards set the conditions for us to respect the unique contribution each person brings.

Flexibility is key to success in our business and many of our staff 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.

Character Is Everything!