Diageo

Premix Innovation Lead

Diageo is the proud producer of premium drinks enjoyed by millions of people around the world

  • Product

  • Full-time

  • Office | Sydney, NSW, Australia

  • Visa sponsorship · No

  • Senior · A role for someone with advanced knowledge and skills. May involve mentoring, leading others or specialisation. Typically at least 5 years of experience.

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Why Diageo

We have become the industry leader by putting consumers at the heart of our business and by understanding what it means to celebrate life. We create value with and for our customers, and our ambition is to be one of the best performing, most trusted and respected consumer products companies in the world.

About the role

What does this role look like for you? The Premix Innovation Lead owns key facets of the premix innovation plan (for both renovation and innovation) supported by an innovation exec to ensure we have a winning portfolio for now and the future. The role has four main components:

  • Joint ownership of premix strategy development with Head of commercial excellence and premix insights lead
  • Ownership of translating total business strategy & premix strategy into a rolling three year innovation/renovation pipeline for on and off prem that delivers on commercial and consumer targets (leading the one pipeline and resourcing conversations)
  • Leading development of breakthrough innovation ideas for now and the future that deliver category growth (NTW and RTM) including working with local supply and global R&D for long term breakthroughs
  • Owning innovation process to ensure efficient running of projects and pipeline across the team

As a leader in a new function supporting the Head of Premix this role will need to foster a culture of agility and creativity that stretches the boundaries of existing thinking and challenges established processes. Thinking end to end from insight to bundle development to launch strategy in close collaboration with the category, marketing and commercial excellence teams. This role is responsible for delivering thought leadership and inspiration on the future of RTD for both on and off premise. Working with us Flexibility is key to success. From part-time and compressed hours to different locations our people work flexibly in ways to suit them. Talk to us about what flexibility means to you and we’ll work together so that you’re supported from day one. We recognise and value performance, offering our people a highly competitive Rewards and Benefits package. Our purpose is to celebrate life, every day, everywhere. And creating an inclusive culture, where everyone feels valued and that they can belong, is a crucial part of this.

We embrace 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 and champion an inclusive culture that celebrates people of different gender, ethnicity, ability, age, sexual orientation, social class, educational backgrounds, experiences, mindsets, and more.

Our ambition is to create the best performing, most trusted and respected consumer products companies in the world. Join us and help transform our business as we take our brands to the next level and build new ones as part of shaping the next generation of celebrations for consumers around the world. Feel inspired? Then this may be the opportunity for you. 

What you'll be responsible for

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    Problem Identification

    Identify the problems and needs of key stakeholders to guide data analysis

  • Hypothesis Development

    Conduct research and analysis to identify opportunities and develop hypotheses for product growth

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    Execution and Project Management

    Plan and deliver project plans by managing people, resources, budget, and timelines, to support the organization’s goals

Skills you'll need

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    Collaboration

    Works with others by being open, clear in communication and listening to achieve goals

  • Prioritization

    Compares and ranks the relative importance &/or urgency of different tasks to identify the best order of actions

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    Numerical problem solving

    Works with numerical information and performs mathematical calculations to solve problems

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