Supply Project Manager

Job title

Supply Project Manager - Baileys (12 month / FTC)

About the Function

Our Supply Chain and Manufacturing team are problem-solvers, sourcing, producing, and delivering our much-loved brands to delight customers around the globe. Over half of Diageo’s 30,000+ people work in Supply Chain and Manufacturing. It’s an intricate and sophisticated operation that’s the product of logistical, manufacturing, and technical collaborations.

Our teams in 100 sites in over 30 countries cover production facilities, supplier relationships, customer collaborations and third-party agreements. We’re committed to realising our ‘Society 2030: Spirit of Progress’ goals, to protect the environment and support our farmers and suppliers. Whatever your skills and experience, we’ll help you to thrive in our inclusive culture.

About the role

In this role you will work with Baileys Original Irish Cream & Flavours, Sheridan's, Value Brands and Roe & Co Irish Whiskey and range extensions. The team, consisting of Supply Project Managers and Liquid Development experts, deliver approximately 5-10 major innovation projects and 40-50 other projects each year.

To lead cross business teams to deliver Brand Change Projects which satisfy customer briefs in terms of Quality, Cost and Timescale. Examples of these projects include Innovation, Novel Liquids and Packs, Legal compliance changes in market, Flavour variant market roll outs, Identifying and setting up TPOs.

Responsibilities:

• The role is to support the strategic Baileys Category Innovation plan, which includes New Product Commercialisation, Brand Value Engineering and Sustainability projects.

• The following are some of the projects the SPM team reporting to the role holder is expected to manage: New to world liqueurs; Range extensions to current parent brands; COGs reduction of up to €1m p.a and Sustainability projects which support the delivery of the Diageo Society 2030 Goals

About you

• Educated: A 3rd level qualification (or equivalent), ideally in a technical field.

• Empowering Leader: Great at coordinating people and fostering collaboration.

• Project Pro: Strong project management skills with deep knowledge of packaging materials and processes, including: Artwork and reprographics; Design, manufacturing, and handling and transit robustness and risk management.

• Process focused: Quickly grasps Brand Change processes, compliance, and our Accelerate 360 process.

• Business Savvy: Commercial awareness and financial literacy.

• Clear Communicator: Excellent report preparation and presentation skills.

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 offer a highly competitive rewards and benefits package including: 

• Contemporary work life balance policies and wellbeing activities 

• Comprehensive health insurance 

• Annual bonus 

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 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'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. 

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