Project Manager, Brand Change & Innovation

Project Manager, Brand Change & Innovation, European Spirits

Location: Menstrie, near Alloa, Central Scotland

Closing date 21st March

About the Role 

Have you ever wanted to walk into a bar or a shop see a product and say:  "I did that! I saw that through from concept to commercialization, into production, and onto the shelf."  Yes? Then this could be the role for you.

This exciting role based out of Menstrie Technical Centre is within the newly formed European Spirits Category, Innovation & Brand Change team which delivers projects across a diverse brand portfolio for Diageo Innovation and Global Brand Teams. European Spirits Category, Innovation & Brand Change is set up to deliver Innovation, Renovation, Limited time offerings & VAP across a range of iconic brands including Smirnoff, Tanqueray, Captain Morgan, Gordons and Ciroc.

As a Project Manager in European Spirits Category Brand Change, you’ll efficiently deliver Brand Change projects by leading cross-functional teams to meet customer briefs in terms of quality, cost and time.

Support the Brand Change Team Leader in delivering the project pipeline and working to support our key stakeholders (inside and outside of wider Brand Change teams).

Ensure the application of required project planning, budgeting, tracking, reporting and stakeholder communications processes to demonstrate required rigour of project management.

This role will give the successful candidate great exposure to many of the functions within Diageo, including Marketing, Innovation, Procurement, Manufacturing, Finance, Data and Supply Chain. A fantastic platform where you can demonstrate your leadership and technical skills to ensure successful project delivery.

About you

We’re looking for people with character: motivated, resilient, and open-minded. You’ll be commercially astute; target driven and thrive in a fast-paced environment. You’ll also be ready to build strong relationships with customers, and everyone you work with.

Skills, Capabilities & Experience required

• Institute of Packaging Diploma or equivalent, or a willingness to undertake training.

• Strong project management skills with sound knowledge of a wide range of packaging materials and processes including, liquid development, commercialisation, design and development of packaging and materials.

• As well as material manufacturing, handling, transportation and transit robustness.

• An ability to implement risk management practices and techniques and develop sound understanding of Navigate process.

• Excellent organisation, report preparation, and presentation skills.

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 offer a highly competitive rewards and benefits package including:

• Contemporary work life balance policies and wellbeing activities

• Contributary pension scheme

• Comprehensive health benefits

• Annual bonus

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 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 d