Market Category Specialist, Indirects

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Market Category Specialist, Indirects – Europe

Location: London, Amsterdam, Madrid, Edinburgh, Glasgow or Dublin

6 Month Fixed Term Contract

Closing date: 02/08/2024

Join our Procurement Team
As the custodians of iconic brands such as Baileys, Guinness, Smirnoff, and Johnnie Walker, at Diageo, we source, produce and deliver 6.5 billion litres of world-leading products every year, across 180 markets globally. The commercial challenges here are large, diverse and endlessly fascinating. Never more so than in Procurement.

As an organisation, we spend over £5 billion per year. And as the driving force in this expenditure, our Procurement teams make a far-reaching contribution to our business, productivity and growth goals – right across the globe. Premium quality and end-to-end, sustainable value are how we measure our success – across services, partnerships and products. We always want to be the best and, along with engaging the best talent to work with the best products, this is how we attempt to do it. Ultimately, this is about people as much as numbers. We build great relationships internally and externally – so we understand our needs and how to meet them. Every time. Join us in Procurement and, if you’re driven, resilient and share our pioneering spirit, there’s a world of opportunity here for you.
 

About the team
As part of our Europe Procurement team you'll play a pivotal role in not only contributing to performance but also building and protecting Diageo's reputation across our supply base. This involves delivering outstanding end-to-end value across our supply chain through our commercial leadership, offering innovative supplier solutions, and driving our sustainability agenda across our partners and suppliers.

There’s a rich variety of commercial challenges for you to immerse yourself in as part of the procurement team. We want services, partnerships and products that meet our needs today and tomorrow. We have high benchmarks for sustainability. And we want to be the best, in terms of the partnerships we foster and the results we deliver.

Diageo Europe includes the market clusters of Great Britain, Ireland, Northern Europe, Southern Europe, Eastern Europe and MENA (Middle East North Africa) as well as our Corporate and GBS Indirects spend within geographical Europe.

About the Role
The Europe Indirects procurement team is responsible for the management of circa $400m spend across the categories of Real Estate & Facilities Management, HR Services, Professional Services and Route-To-Consumer. This particular role will be responsible for leading the HR Services category including fleet, recruitment, temporary labour, learning & development, domestic mobility and benefits.

This role is about people as much as numbers. Building relationships internally, so you know what we need; and externally, so you know what can be achieved. Then, you’ll find the right matches for our requirements – and see those deals through.

Responsibilities:

Deliver financial and non-financial targets.

Deploy Europe/Global category strategies.

Deliver excellence through sourcing, demand management, supplier relationship management, supplier development and supplier innovation.

Lead and implement ongoing supplier performance through the setting of rigorous performance KPI’s and SLA’s and through the application of a robust supplier review mechanism.

Key collaboration with stakeholders ensuring full engagement.

Promote the highest standards of compliance consistency.
 

Qualifications and Skills Required :

Degree educated or equivalent relevant work experience.

Fluent in English. Fluent in other European language is a benefit.

Procurement and or Business experience in key skills including, negotiations, forecasting and benchmarking.

Strong analytical skills including data interpretation to enable development and implementation of category strategies.

Ability to find opportunities, identify and balance risks and benefits and take action to deliver the most beneficial outcome for the business.

Forensic understanding of the cost drivers to target and influence costs through end-to-end value.

Ability to identify and problem solve independently. 

Commercial competence, understanding of the business and judgment.

Ability to work in an agile, fast moving environment and ability to keep up with pace of change and prioritise according to business needs.

Strong communication and influencing skills with stakeholders.

Objectively challenge established practice to stimulate alternative thinking.

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 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 can also expect a highly competitive and flexible rewards and benefits package including:

Contemporary work life balance policies and wellbeing activities

Contributary pension scheme

Comprehensive health insurance

Annual bonus

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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 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 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.
 

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.

About Us

With over 200 brands sold in nearly 180 countries, we’re the world’s leading premium drinks company. Every day, over 30,000 dedicated people come together at Diageo to create the magic behind our much-loved brands. 

Join us and you’ll collaborate, explore, and innovate. Challenge and be challenged. Together with passionate people from all over the world, you’ll build brands consumers love.
 

We value each other and celebrate different perspectives. In our inclusive culture, you’ll have the backing you need to test new ideas and learn from them. Harness your passion and desire to grow as you make your mark. Let’s unlock a brighter, more exciting future together.
 

Our ambition is to create the best performing, most trusted and respected consumer products companies in the world. To achieve this, we need the world’s very best people. We're looking for people with curiosity, 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:

1HQ

Additional Locations :

Amsterdam, Edinburgh Park, Madrid, Onyx, Glasgow, St James Gate

Job Posting Start Date :

2024-07-19

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