Category Specialist
3 weeks ago
Job Description:
Category Specialist (Indirects, Business Services)
Open to multiple locations (Edinburgh, Glasgow, London, Dublin, Madrid & Budapest)
6 Month Secondment
Closing date: 03/03/2023
About this role
Diageo Global Procurement is accountable for the Procurement of Supply, Demand and Indirect categories. The vision of the Procurement function is to “Boldly drive improved operating margin and competitive advantage by leading cost consciousness and best in class procurement through a successful organisation.” This includes delivery of significant savings, great supplier management, taking category strategy planning to the next level, enabling required shifts in approach to maximise the effectiveness of suppliers, and harnessing the full spectrum of opportunities.
As Category Specialist you will:
- Deliver financial and non-financial targets- Deploy European/Global category strategies- Drive excellence benefits through sourcing, demand management, supplier relationship management, supplier development and supplier innovation.- Produce demand management techniques in order to avoid wastage and pursue best in class spend practices to assist Diageo’s Productivity Team & Initiative-
- Key collaboration with business partners ensuring full engagement- Promote the highest standards of compliance consistency- Manage PO Approvals and the Source to Pay Agenda for the categories- Operate as the main point of contact for the Tactical Procurement Team to ensure alignment with driving category strategy
About you
To be successful in role you will have a drive to influence and handle senior partners, budget holders and driving cross-border teams within a complex matrix organisation.
You will have demonstrated commercial competence with a proven track record of consistent performance and delivery as well as the ability to build effective Supplier and internal relationships.
Procurement experience is beneficial, but we really seek an individual with real passion to learn about this exciting part of the business where no day is the same and have limitless exposure to many parts of the business.
Working with Us
Flexibility is key to success in our business and many of our staff 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.
Join us and you can also expect a highly competitive and flexible rewards and benefits package including:
- Competitive base salary and bonus scheme- Contemporary work life balance policies and wellbeing activities- Contributary pension scheme- Comprehensive health insurance for you and your family- Share options
Celebrating our inclusive and diverse culture is core to Diageo’s purpose of “celebrating life every day everywhere”. This purpose is 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.
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:
1HQ
Additional Locations:
Dundas House, Edinburgh Park, Madrid, St James Gate
Job Posting Start Date:
2023-02-07-08:00
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