Project Manager - Rare

Job Description : Luxury Project Manager Permanent Location – London Closing date: 25/05/2023 About us With over 200 brands sold in more than 180 countries, we’re the world’s leading premium drinks company. Join us, and you’ll collaborate with people from all corners of the world. You’ll innovate and push boundaries, shaping a sustainable and more inclusive future that we can all be proud of. Diageo Supply Chain and Procurement is at the core of Diageo’s Premium Drinks business, as it is the division responsible for production of the brands sold all around the world. The operations have broad geographic and cultural spread, requiring significant sensitivity and the ability to influence across Diageo group boundaries. In July 2022 we established a dedicated end-to-end Global Business Unit with its own leadership and unique skills and capability, known as our Rare Luxury business. We will target HNW consumers globally, through private sales and differentiated platforms that highlight the exclusivity of our products (priced at USD330+ and above, per bottle) showcasing permanent High-End variants and fame-driving innovations. The role sits within our Rare Innovation & Brand Change team. Our team is accountable for the delivery of the Rare I&BC agenda and will provide a large NSV contribution to Diageo. The specific role of the Project Manager – Rare is to successfully deliver projects from concept to commercialisation within the Rare product portfolio. What you’ll be doing: The individual will need to operate in a complex and demanding environment, across a broad range of stakeholders including Rare, Global Brand Teams, Innovation Teams, Markets, Planning, Regulatory, Quality, Procurement, Make, Move, Finance, Suppliers, and design agencies. The role of the Project Manager - Rare is to successfully deliver Rare Innovation to meet the high expectations of some of our most demanding customers and consumers. This role operates across a Global Markets and an ever-evolving environment. Your responsibilities will be:

• Main point of contact for the customer to scope and deliver the project.
• Lead the cross functional supply team to deliver projects in line with customer expectations agreed through Gate process, measured against time, cost and quality.
• Reporting your performance and progress of activity.
• Build strong relationships across all stakeholder groups.
• Engage and support development of new and improved ways of working.

Diageo’s Leadership Capabilities: Win Through Execution

• Lead bold execution in a fast-moving world.
• Demand brilliant execution to ensure we always win at the point of purchase.

Shape the Future

• Create focus and ownership for shaping Diageo’s future ambition.
• Enable others to imagine the future and be brave and act boldly now.

Inspire through Purpose

• Amplify our purpose internally and externally.
• Build trust and respect in Diageo through open and honest relationships.

Invest in Talent

• Harness the full extent of Diageo’s talent and diversity.
• Build and coach diverse teams to unlock performance and growth.

What you’ll have:

• Ability to inspire and lead your cross functional project team to consistently deliver projects, as part of a high performing team that is delivering Diageo’s ambition.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and influencing skills, being capable of developing strong working relationships.
• Strong project management skills with sound knowledge of a wide range of packaging materials and processes including:
• Design and development of packaging and materials to meet desired quality standards.
• Material handling, transportation, and transit robustness
• Artwork specification and management and reprographics process
• Risk management practices and techniques
• Experienced or ability to develop sound understanding of Luxury products and packaging.
• Enthusiasm for transforming our ways of working and processes.
• Understanding of Planview system and Navigate stage and gate process requirements.
• Excellent organisation, report preparation, and presentation skills.

About us 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 realise 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 help our business to grow, and our values, purpose and standards set the conditions for us to respect the outstanding contribution each person brings. Flexibility is key to success in our business and many of our staff work flexibly in many 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. Worker Type : Regular Primary Location: International Supply Technical Centre – Menstrie Additional Locations : Job Posting Start Date : 2023-05-15