Description
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Europe Project Manager
Our goal is to be a world-class recruiting function focused on engaging, attracting and hiring the very best and most diverse talent for Diageo. We value the potential of exceptional talent, understanding that they may not always be actively pursuing new roles.
At Diageo, we strive to ensure that no talent goes unnoticed, even if they are exploring their options casually. By engaging with our talent community, we can connect you with opportunities that resonate with out commitment to diversity, inclusion and excellence, empowering you to pursue your career aspirations in alignment with our values.
Join Our Supply Team
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 organisation. 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.
Context
The Project manager will be responsible for managing a set of projects, ensuring cost, quality and time expectations are achieved within each individual project. They will be responsible for leading a cross functional project team, coordinating tasks, timelines and managing project risks and budget.
Key Accountabilities
1. Accountable for delivering against parameters and success criteria
2. Providing options and avenues for the decision makers within the project
3. Strong Leadership values - Bringing together and leading the team by ensuring you have the necessary roles.
4. Have a clear ability to influence.
5. Organisation – capable of managing a set of projects; managing cost, quality, timelines, project risks and project budget.
6. Leading a cross functional project team
7. Excellent Stakeholder Management
Qualifications and Experience
8. You will be a natural leader with a consistent track record in seeing opportunities, developing these through to business case and then successfully delivering and embedding change using effective Project Management techniques.
9. Experience working in a process environment with evidence to demonstrate ability to develop effective working relationships with customers and cross functional teams to deliver organisational effectiveness and improved business performance.
10. Experience in utilising Manufacturing Excellence, Change Management tools and techniques.
11. Ability to interpret and analyse extensive data sources to identify loss and waste, cost saving opportunities and trends.
12. Basic financial awareness, understanding of business drivers, budgeting processes.
13. Proficient in use of standard business (MS Office) and Diageo packages and relevant external portals (SAP, Planview, Power BI etc).
14. Extensive project management skills including Green and Black Belt Six Sigma.
15. Experience of working in a challenging quality & customer focused environment.
16. Knowledge of industry – brewing and distilling or food and FMCG.
17. Organisation skills are essential, managing multiple projects at once.
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, Onyx, Glasgow, St James Gate
Job Posting Start Date :
2024-07-15