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Diageo Strategy Manager in London, United Kingdom
Job Description :
Diageo GB is a thriving business with a culture built around people, purpose and performance. Our 5 year ambition is to grow our business to $2bn, which will require strong category growth and market share growth. Our portfolio enables us to operate across already well developed categories such as Beer and mainstream Spirits, at the same time as shaping the future of more developing areas such as Alcohol Free, Spirits Made Easy and Luxury Spirits. The Strategy Manager will be a crucial part of a small GB Strategy team that will lead the development of the strategy to grow the GB business to $2bn in 5 years, across all channels and categories. Our strategic choices must be fully integrated to form a coherent and effective approach to grow the categories and win in the market, built upon deep insight and understanding of consumers and customers.
Accountabilities
Contribute to the over-arching total market strategy and also own one or more sub-strategies for specific categories or opportunity areas that contribute to the Total GB Strategy.
Build strategies based on deep insight of consumers, shoppers, customers, macro context and Diageo brands, operating model and P&L
Build strategies that identify the ambition, where to play (brands/categories and channels/customers), how to win, capabilities required and critical metrics with which to measure success
Identify approximate costs/investment required to deliver the strategy in order to build a full cost and benefit case
Collaborate strongly with business leaders (e.g. leaders by category or channel) to ensure that their inputs and insights are coordinated into our strategies
Ensure all of our strategies are informed by broad external perspective and insight, using relationships with external partners as required
Secure approval/sign-off of strategies built by agreed decision maker (e.g. market GM etc) to confirm dedication to execution of the strategy
Contribute to an annual strategy conference to deliver and communicate the GB Strategy, embedding this as a crucial input into the planning cycle
Continually work to embed the defined strategy across the GB business and communicate to collaborators in Europe/Group as appropriate
Qualifications & Experience
We are looking for a well-rounded analytical and passionate person with >5 years’ experience within Strategy, Commercial, Marketing and/or Finance within the Consumer Packaged Goods industry. The right individual must bring:
Exceptional analytical and insight development skills to deeply assess the market place and understand dynamics from a customer, consumer, category and financial perspective
Exceptional communication and storytelling skills to be able to bring the strategic choices to life and fully engage business leaders
Extensive experience of collaborating with, influencing and aligning with senior leaders
An infectious passion for crafting integrated strategies and engaging people in the process
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.
Our purpose is to celebrate life, every day, everywhere. And crafting 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 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.
Worker Type :
Regular
Primary Location:
1HQ
Additional Locations :
Job Posting Start Date :
2024-07-03
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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