Job Description :

Join Our APAC Procurement Team!

The Global Procurement function at Diageo plays a key role in fueling growth and value, every day, everywhere.

Our global Marketing Procurement ambition is to be the Gateway to the Agency ecosystem, connecting the Marketing and Commercial teams with the best talent and expertise of the outside world and ensuring seamless integration into the Diageo ways of working. The global Marketing Procurement COE is fundamental to the marketing productivity agenda, driving growth by eliminating inefficient spend and waste from the system, using insights and commercial expertise to deliver value, managing risk and agency performance and championing Diageo’s 2030 goals.

This role forms part of the APAC Marketing Procurement Team and is instrumental in the development and implementation of our Media Category Strategy for APAC. The category is complex with varying stakeholder needs which require building and managing relationships in a matrixed environment that includes the Diageo One Procurement Community, the global marketing function and the APAC in-market marketing leadership teams. The prime accountability for the role is to drive value through ensuring the commercial elements of spend in this category are executed brilliantly with our agency partners.

This role reports to Market Category Director, Marketing & Indirect APAC

Purpose of the role:

The aspirations of Diageo are transformation in the domains of luxury, digital and data.

Media is growing in importance, with data and technology becoming strategically more integrated in our planning and creative decision making. The role will play a key part in developing and driving the Diageo Future Media transformation for APAC, going from media client to media leader, and transitioning to new agency ways of working and development of a strategic agency partnership.

The core activities/deliverables of this role are:

• Develop close partnerships with key stakeholders in the APAC region.

• Connect with global category leaders, keeping them informed about APAC market’s nuances and downloading global view and expertise.

• Manage Agency’s performance though structured governance framework in various levels such as strategy alignment in the top as well as the operational level in each market.

• Drive BAU (business as usual) category management aspects such as such as RFX ( Request for quotation/proposal), contract management, risk management, supplier performance management.

• Deliver financial and non-financial KPI’s which include risk and governance, societal and sustainability targets (Diageo’s Society of Progress 2030 ambition)

• Promote the highest standards of ethics and compliance consistently, displaying the Diageo Leadership Standards

Qualifications & Experience required:

• Marketing/Media Category Procurement Management experience or Media equivalent role from Agency

• Experience in CRM, Content Platform and other AI enabled Digital Marketing Experience would be plus

• Regional or Global experience, working with multiple markets or regions would be highly preferred.

• Must have proven competency working in a matrixed environment in a senior regional / global role.

• Able to effectively work and create visibility with diverse and remote cross-functional teams, and to influence and build relationships with senior internal and external stakeholders virtually.

• Exceptional communication skills: verbal, written and presentation; strong interpersonal skills and the ability to influence a senior audience.

• Resilient and able to work in an agile, fast-moving environment and to keep up with pace of change and prioritize according to business needs.

• Demonstrated performance in leading projects and teams, managing and negotiating with suppliers and experience developing and executing category and procurement strategies.

• Ability to clearly communicate and articulate complex situations in simple terms to enable stakeholder engagement and buy-in

Working with 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 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. We view diversity as one of the key enablers that helps our business to grow and our values, purpose and standards set the conditions for us to respect the unique contribution each person brings.

About Us

From Arthur Guinness to Johnnie Walker, our business was founded on people of great character and in 250 years, nothing’s changed. We’re the world’s leading premium alcohol company. Our brands are industry icons. And our success is thanks to the strength of our people, in every role. It’s why we trust them with our legacy. And it’s why we reward them with the career-defining opportunities that they deserve.

Our ambition is to create the best performing, most trusted and respected Consumer Products Company in the world. To achieve these, we need the world’s very best people.

We're looking for people with creativity, boldness and a sense of purpose to take Diageo and our timeless, pioneering brands to the next level.

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

Worker Type :

Regular

Primary Location:

Shanghai

Additional Locations :

Job Posting Start Date :

2024-03-12

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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