Job Opportunities at Diageo

About the role: 

• The role is responsible for shaping the trading strategy and for the delivery of customer performance and growth, through developing and leading the key account and field sales teams.
• Leadership of the customer agenda and developing the team’s capability in the creation of joint value with customers (through interaction, negotiation, selling, and joint planning) are key deliverables.
• Member of Commercial Leadership team accountable for holistic performance of commercial team and creating a world class commercial organization that is playing to win.

Role Responsibilities

• Develop customer and channel strategy to position Diageo to win
• Drive Customer strategy through Diageo’s S&OP process
• Develop truly world class collaborative customer partnerships through world class account plans, joint business plans
• Management of profit and NSV targets – “owning the numbers”
• Deliver (value) market share targets
• Preferred category partner to our Top 5 strategic customers
• End-to-end accountability for managing 3rd Party Merchandising team in support of performance
• Mastery of Net Revenue Management in support of performance
• Support supply chain collaboration to significantly reduce complexity and improve service levels to our customers
• Embed strong culture of accountability for performance throughout Off-Trade Key Account Management Team: KAMs always understand exactly where they are on performance and are leading interventions to underwrite success.
• Grow, develop and motivate the sales organisation behind a clear, simple and powerful customer / channel strategy.
• Effective management of external 3rd parties to deliver commercial targets
• Develop and orchestrate end-to-end relationships via a cross functional network within Diageo and the customer base
• Drive and measure the highest standards of execution for all specified channels.
• Obtain and apply facts and data, driving excellence in planning, decision making and performance measurement and taking corrective action as required.
• Shopper and category insight based decisions, resulting in powerful and breakthrough category strategies
• Establish suitable reporting to ensure sales out interpretation and development of corrective action plans.
• Attract, retain and develop best-in-class commercial talent

Deadline:17th February,2026

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About the role:

• The purpose of this role is to develop and deploy world class marketing business plans that are insight driven, consumer focused and commercially viable. This role is accountable for brand market performance and is expected to lead or support interventions that unlock growth. The role will also be charged with managing advertising and promotion resources as allocated, driving effective and efficient use of media spend and collaboration with the Shopper Marketing team to ensure BTL spend efficiency. The role will link in with the Diageo Global brand teams (GBT’s) to ensure that key platforms are developed to serve our market needs..

Role Responsibilities/Requirments:

• Minimum 5 years + experience in marketing in IPS and/or FMCG/Luxury good categories.  Candidates should have had similar roles in peer companies.
• Proactively Defines and Communicates Growth Opportunities: Takes the lead in understanding consumer and market contexts, identifying opportunities and threats for brands across short and long-term horizons, and effectively communicates these insights.
• Consumer Insight: Actively seeks innovative methods to engage with consumers by delving deeper into their motivations and understanding their evolving needs.
• Strategic Planning: Develops robust plans and briefs grounded in a comprehensive understanding of consumers and market dynamics, focusing on driving sustainable growth.
• Creation and Execution: Leads the development and implementation of brand activities across Above-The-Line (ATL) and Below-The-Line (BTL) channels, ensuring adherence to minimum execution standards for an optimal consumer experience.
• Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E): Guides the business in identifying and prioritizing impactful growth drivers while discontinuing less effective strategies, ensuring resource allocation is aligned with strategic objectives.

Deadline:18th February,2026

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About the Role 

• As a Production Planner within our Materials Planning Africa team, you will play a critical role in managing the end-to-end supply chain network across production sites and third-party partners. Your primary focus will be to develop a reliable, insight-driven production plan that meets consumer and customer service objectives while ensuring optimal production and distribution efficiencies. 
• You will balance market demand with operational capabilities, perform medium- to long-term capacity planning, and recommend solutions to resolve potential imbalances.  
• You will be measured across key KPIs at both country and Africa levels, including Days Forward Cover, Inventory as a Percentage of NSV, Inventory Turns, SLOBS, write-offs, capacity utilisation, and overall production plan stability. 

Key Responsibilities: 

Production Planning 

• Drive the production planning process, ensuring the creation of feasible and robust plans that meet market requirements. 
• Manage the supply network plan (frozen period to planning horizon) for the assigned business area to deliver target OTIFNE service and inventory levels. 
• Translate demand signals into an achievable production plan that meets customer expectations. 
• Produce weekly and monthly reporting, including KPIs, health trackers, risk assessments, and SKU exceptions. 
• Collaborate with Production Site Management and schedulers to ensure seamless execution of plans. 
• Address supply disruptions through consensus-driven solutions or escalation where required. 
• Support innovation by aligning production planning to new product launches and improving speed to market. 
• Identify risks and opportunities across the supply plan and communicate these effectively to stakeholders. 
• Conduct root cause analysis across multiple information streams to support codification and continuous improvement. 

Data Management 

• Maintain and update planning parameters within SAP APO to ensure accurate and reliable planning outputs. 
• Ensure operational capacities, constraints, and resources are accurately reflected in the system. 
• Continuously review demand signals within the planning horizon and adjust planning assumptions accordingly. 
• Evaluate batch sizes, cycle frequencies, MOQs and stock levels to drive optimal market availability. 

S&OP Leadership 

• Represent Supply Planning within the S&OP process, ensuring supply and demand are effectively balanced. 
• Lead the Market Supply Review for your assigned market, providing clear insights and recommendations to support decision-making. 

Capacity Planning 

• Regularly reassess production site capacity and highlight constraints or potential issues to the Supply Planning Manager and local market stakeholders. 
• Recommend solutions to mitigate capacity imbalances and protect service levels. 

Innovation & Inventory Management 

• Monitor innovation inventory levels on an ongoing basis. 
• Partner with Supply and Commercial teams to manage stock-outs, stock breaches, and exceptional scenarios. 
• Identify potential SLOBs, assess risks of write-offs, and input findings into the S&OP cycle. 

About You 

You are a motivated and analytical professional who thrives in a dynamic supply chain environment and enjoys turning complex demand and supply challenges into achievable plans. You bring both experience, curiosity and are eager to contribute to delivering excellence across our Materials Planning Africa team. 

• Supply Network Planning (Production and Distribution) experience in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry preferred 
• Experience with advanced planning software within Supply Planning (SAP APO preferred) 
• Experience working in a centralised planning function preferred 
• Understanding of end-to-end Supply Chain Planning processes, including Supply Planning, Distribution Requirements Planning, Inventory Planning, Conversion, Logistics, Procurement, and Customer Service 
• Demonstrated proficiency in statistics and/or forecasting methodologies, with an understanding of their financial and operational impacts 
• Strong analytical, organisational, and decision-making skills with a growth mindset 
• Good communication skills - verbal, written and presentation 
• Proficient in MS applications, e.g., Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook 

Deadline:19th February,2026