Commercial Deployment Lead at Diageo

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for working with the pilot market and GPO colleagues to deliver the design, development and implementation of all critical workstreams within the pilot; from planning to execution.
• Key point of contact with external providers on overall project plan / workstream plans ensure internal / external teams working at maximum efficiency & effectiveness.
• Set performance metrics / standards for delivery, provide regular updates including course correction recommendations where appropriate.
• Encourage & Lead a team of project managers (direct/indirect reporting line) on the various workstreams to ensure individual initiatives delivered on time & in budget
• Provide customer first / commercial leadership as project gets underway
• Work with pilot steering committee to ensure regular drumbeat of performance updates / comms to wider collaborators
• Key contact from Global Commercial to pilot team members. Will need to work in close collaboration with GPO, technology teams, service delivery and markets across all levels of Diageo, as well as partners and third-party suppliers.

Key competencies

Technical

• Experience on Orchestrating Ground-breaking Projects.
• Strong Drive and ability to influence. With a strong commercial understanding with a passion for excellent customer outcomes. And a ‘one office’  approach.
• Proven program/ project planning and execution skills in handling sophisticated change and transformation programs/projects
• Proven project and modelling skills, to represent information in forms that improve decision making and communications.

Leadership

• Excellent communication, documentation skills as well as negotiation/conflict resolution skills
• Stakeholder management
• Self-driven and can empower other towards project goals

Required qualifications

• Proven understanding of CPG industry, Commercial / customer management, Revenue Growth management, Trade Promotions Management and Order to Cash Value Stream desired.
• Minimum Bachelor’s degree (BA, BS) or equivalent in Business Administration, Business Management, Engineering, Human Resources Management, Public Relations & Communications.
• Minimum 10+  years experience in an interpersonal with a hands-on experience in Commercial / Project &  Organisational change/transformation roles, including 4-6  years of experience in people & team management
• Excellent understanding of Global Change delivery and program lifecycle
• Experience of using a variety of project and business organisational change methodologies
• Fluent in MS Office.
• Understanding of Continuous Improvement techniques