Job Description :
About us
As the home 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. Because of this huge undertaking, we rely on highly advanced systems as well as the very best talent to make sure our businesses continue to run smoothly.
To give you some idea of the scale of our operation, over half of our 30,000 employees work in our supply chains.
We have teams in over 100 sites across more than 30 countries, but what matters is that wherever you work, you’re part of a diverse, inclusive team where there are opportunities for everyone.
Whether you work in planning, logistics, technical teams or manufacturing, you’ll be part of an innovative, dynamic organization. We set ourselves the highest standards, and our practices have earned us international recognition.
And it’s people with energy, dedication and problem-solving skills who’ll help us get even better. In return, we offer a world of opportunities for you to explore, to shape and progress your career.
About the role:
Responsible for managing KBL Supply Chain Programmers from initial set up, progress influencing and monitoring through to successful delivery. In addition, responsible in driving Supply Chain performance management to deliver on strategic outcomes.
Role Responsibilities:
Programme Management
- Support the Operations Director and Supply Heads of Departments in strategy formulation
- Support teams to plan and design programmes to support delivery of strategic plans, confirming the outputs and outcomes to be delivered.
- Prioritize resource allocations; support the teams in managing the implementation of strategic plans.
- Define governance frameworks, including approaches to effective planning, monitoring and delivery of the programme’s outcomes.
- Support supply teams in planning, delivery and monitoring of projects.
- Manage and resolve any risks and issues that arise to programme delivery, initiating corrective action as appropriate.
- Effective co-ordination of all projects and their interdependencies, both within and external to the programme.
- Manage third party contributions to the programme (partners, other agencies, consultants etc).
- Report progress of the programme status at regular intervals to various stakeholder, including tracking the delivery of outputs and outcomes.
- Ensure proactive, day-to-day stakeholder engagement, building on positive feedback and identifying any barriers/resistance to change.
- Ensure regular reviews of strategic priorities to ensure the programmes are fit for purpose and delivering required outcomes.
Productivity
- Support design and implementation of the production costs savings plans and provide oversight/ guidance supply team.
- Ensure delivery of the cost savings initiatives in line with commitments
- Performance management and reporting of savings benefits, in line with the organization’s performance framework
- Conduct analysis of large variances on spend against plan, developing mitigation actions and tracking delivery
- Lead Ad hoc projects related to savings plans
Communications
- Develop Exec level communications/presentations to provide relevant information and data to senior teams to enable insightful business decisions to be made
- Prepare regular reports on business performance, taking raw data and translating into meaningful reports
- Monitor reporting compliance, track deviations and run data quality processes
- Look for process improvements, drive simplification and standardization.
- Co-ordinate preparation of various communication through diverse media e.g. newsletters, booklets, brochures etc to communicate supply performance to internal and external teams
COE Partnering
- Facilitate seamless integrated operations through bringing together planning, procurement and distribution activities to align to production operations
- Facilitate integrated end to end planning that deliver shared strategies and outcomes
- Facilitate shared operations reviews to streamline activities and address arsing challenges
- Co-ordinate briefings, sensitisations and awareness on continuous improvements activities taking place across different functions
Experience / skills required
- Proven ability to persuade, influence, build credibility, work autonomously and engage cross functionally.
- Self-driven, self-motivated individual able to work independently and take personal ownership of business tasks
- Strong, proactive, task driven individual with a passion to ‘make a difference’
- Ability to move between the big picture and detail and willingness to make recommendations
- Ability to go extra miles when needed to deliver on plans.
- Excellent Powerpoint, Microsoft Excel and Financial Modelling skills
- Degree level with strong academic record preferably Business/ BBIT
- 2 – 4 years commercial or general business experience
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, social class, educational backgrounds, experiences, mindsets, 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.
Feel inspired? Then this may be the opportunity for you.
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