Manager, Supply Optimization

Job Description :

Manager, Supply Optimization

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: 

OUR TEAM:

Within the North American Supply Technical Organization, the Supply Optimization team strives to provide reliable, best-in-class project commercialization expertise and leadership for all change initiatives originated by North America Supply.

To deliver our best performing, most trusted and respected ambition for North America Supply, we author and deliver programs across Planning, Procurement, Conversion, and Logistics that enable agile and efficient supply chain operations, unlock margin expansion and case volume growth, generate intelligence and actionable insights through big data and analytics and drive our corporate sustainability agenda.

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES:

Managers of Supply Commercialization play an integral role in supporting and delivering the run and improve agendas for business areas comprising the Supply organization.  Managers are expected to:

• Lead concurrent projects (Tramlining / Conversion / Procurement Strategy) from Gate 1 (Initiation) through Gate 5 (Implementation), satisfying Key Performance Indicators (critical metric) for timeliness, on budget, case fill, and net savings or benefit.

• Bring creative solutions to commercialization challenges.

• Ability to work cross-functionally and support relationships with Diageo business partners.

• Strong leadership capabilities.

• Navigate ambiguity and leverage collaboration to solve problems.

• Be practitioners and advocates of our Dial Up Behaviors.

• Uses strong project management skills to develop and manage project timelines.

• Addresses technical and resourcing challenges.

• Ensures risk profiles and mitigation plans are developed and implemented for each project.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Credentials (BA or BS degree) in Supply Chain Management, Project Management or a related field.

• Self-motivated, detail-attentive and collaborative.

• Work experience in one or more facets of our Supply Chain, i.e. Planning / Procurement / Manufacturing Conversion / Logistics / Technical is a plus.

• Demonstrated ability to lead, thrive, provide guidance and cut-through in the face of great ambiguity.

• Successful candidates will have strong technical depth and performance management skills, dynamic cross-functional interaction, and highly effective project management, communication, and negotiation skills.

Flexible Working Statement: 

Flexibility is key to our success. Talk to us about what flexibility means to you so that you’re supported to manage your wellbeing and balance your priorities from day one.  

Diversity statement:

Our purpose is to celebrate life, every day, everywhere. And creating an inclusive culture, where everyone feels valued and that they can belong, is a crucial part of this. We embrace 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 and champion an inclusive culture that celebrates people of different gender, ethnicity, ability, age, sexual orientation, social class, educational backgrounds, experiences, and more.

Our ambition is to create the best performing, most trusted and respected consumer products companies in the world. Join us and help transform our business as we take our brands to the next level and build new ones as part of shaping the next generation of celebrations for consumers around the world.

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Worker Type :

Regular

Primary Location:

Plainfield Tech Centre

Additional Locations :

Job Posting Start Date :

2025-02-18

Salary Range:

Minimum Salary:

$106313

Maximum Salary:

$177188

At Diageo certain roles are eligible for additional rewards, including annual incentive payment and stock awards. US-based employees are eligible for healthcare benefits, retirement benefits , short-term and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance, wellness benefits and industry leading parental leave, among others.  (Benefits/perks listed may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Diageo and the country where you work.)  The salary range displayed is the salary range for the role’s primary location.