Innovation Commercialisation Manager

Innovation Commercialisation Manager

London, England

Fixed Term Contract - Parental Leave

Closing Date: June 7, 2024

About the role

Global Travel (GT) is one of the most dynamic markets in which Diageo operates with over 1.9B consumers traveling internationally per year from every corner of the Earth. We are a diverse, entrepreneurial, and agile business which has recently redefined our ambition and strategy to ensure we emerge stronger from the pandemic to lead Spirits to become the most dynamic and fastest growing category in the sector.

With our market HQ in London we operate across 19 different countries and have over 29 different nationalities amongst our team. Our unique channels include ‘duty free’ sales in travel retail through airport shops, border shops, on-board airplanes, cruises and international ferries.

Our innovation team plays a central role within our business by translating penetration consumer insights into winning product launches. They combine creative flair with strategic consumer insight, commerciality and strong project management skills to deliver innovations that impact consumers across the World.

We are on a mission to double the size of the Spirits Category in Global Travel, double our luxury business (becoming the biggest in Diageo Globally), transform our Digital and E-Commerce capability and be the leading Diageo channel for retail activations. If you want to grow yourself in this unique international environment and help shape a high growth business read on…

About you

• The ideal candidate will have a broad range of experience and great examples of groundbreaking delivery in roles in sales and customer marketing.
• They will be commercially astute with a passion for driving the total performance of their part of our business.
• They will be competent managing a P&L, have strong analytical skills and strong understanding of the key drivers of a value chain.
• Evidence of thriving in a highly ambiguous environment at pace, balancing multiple project is a major plus.
• Those highly skilled in fostering great effective relationships both internally and externally, in person and remotely will excel in this role.

Key Outcomes:

You will be responsible for leading the Commercialisation of our key Innovations our key brands within Global Travel. The successful candidate will;

• Lead the commercialisation and delivery of Innovation projects including ensuring every project is grounded in strong customer, consumer and shopper insight and has a P&L that supports all these key stakeholders.
• Inspire our commercial teams and our customers with our innovation agenda – the pipeline you build in partnership with the Innovation Managers will be rooted in customer, consumer and market insights. Our customer propositions and brand playbooks will not just secure a listing but thrill customers and shoppers alike.
• Achieve best in class launches – our execution will be the envy of our peers – we are called out as best in class. You will work with a cross-functional team of Brand, Innovation, Customer Marketing, Sales, Finance, Supply to lead excellent launch and nurture plans. You will build the distribution plan in partnership with the marketing and commercial teams to ensure we are present wherever our target consumers are present.
• Own the performance management of the projects once they are launched to maximise their impact on our business, making interventions when needed and ensure we deliver our AOP. You will own the SO&P process to ensure accurate forecasting and supply of the products to deliver optimal availability.

The successful candidate will have the following functional abilities;

• Able to navigate a P&L expertly to drive value creation for Diageo and our customers at the right consumer price point
• Develops strategies and plans (Commercial and Marketing) that beat the competition
• Inspires and engages others to deliver breakthroughs and brilliant execution
• Creative problem solving, finding solutions to problems to ensure we achieve our goals

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
• Annual bonus
• Share options

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, mindsets, 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 talented 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.