With over 200 brands sold in nearly 180 countries, we're the world's leading premium drinks company. Bring your passion and use your curiosity as you explore, collaborate, and innovate to build brands consumers love. Together with passionate people from all over the world, you'll test new ideas, learn and grow, and unlock a brighter, more exciting future.
Join us to create a career worth celebrating.
About the Function:
Our Procurement team are innovators, always seeking new ways to help our business, people and much-loved brands thrive. We're dedicated to maximising that we spend every year, building brands of premium quality, while creating sustainable value and growth. Together, we're shaping the services, partnerships and innovations that meet our future needs.
Our procurement team delivers outstanding end-to-end value across our supply chain and offers innovative supplier solutions. Together, we're driving our 'Society 2030: Spirit of Progress' plan across suppliers and agency partners to create a more sustainable world. Wherever you choose to carve your career, we'll support and encourage you in our inclusive culture.
About the role:
The Logistics specialist is responsible for developing and implementing strategic procurement initiatives that optimize the supply chain, improve supplier relationships to drive value, and ensure efficient with initiative and contract management, drive sustainable logistics solutions, and secure governance to mitigate risk to Diageo. This role requires a strategic problem solver who can balance short-term operational needs with long-term goals, make well-informed decisions that ensure the best value equation for Diageo, and bring industry solutions to solve internal challenges.
Requirements for role
Bachelor's degree in supply chain management, Logistics, Business Administration, industrial engineering or related field; Master's degree preferred.
Minimum of 4 years of experience in procurement/logistics or similar roles within a multinational corporation.
Relevant certifications such as CPSM, CSCP, Lean Six Sigma or PMP are desirable.
Strong understanding of global supply chain dynamics and standard methodologies in logistics management.
Consistent record of successful supplier negotiations and relationship management.
Skills & Competencies
Critical Thinking: Ability to develop long-term strategies that align with organizational goals.
Analytical Skills: Proficiency in data analysis tools, financials analysis, E2E (End-to-End) supply chain management analytics and optimizing inventory levels.
Negotiation Skills: Strong negotiation skills for securing favorable terms with suppliers.
Technological Proficiency: Familiarity with advanced logistics software systems (Coupa CSO/SAP/Salesforce/Llamasoft).
Communication Skills: Excellent verbal/written communication skills for effective interdepartmental collaboration in Portuguese and English.
Category-specific/ Market-specific requirements
Lead Mexico IMC Logistics procurement.
Connect with SCDs, multifunctional top management and key markets interested parties on business priorities, intervention alignments, help needed etc.
Lead subcategory market implementation plans and their markets specifics.
Lead SPM, and key supplier relationship development, contract adherence, performance.
Detailed execution of procurement skills.
Ensure market implementation plans execution and alignment to global strategy.
Be externally curious by bringing the outside in, strength the supplier base in Mexico with new players to replace low performance suppliers.
Expected outcomes.
• Strategic Management:
o Develop and implement advanced procurement and logistics strategies aligned with corporate objectives and global logistics leaders.
o Continuously evaluate the market environment to identify risks and opportunities, adapting strategies as needed.
• Process Optimization:
o Lead initiatives to improve operational efficiency and reduce costs without compromising quality or service.
o Implement innovative technologies to enhance visibility and traceability across the supply chain.
• Strategic Supplier Management
o Evaluate and Select Suppliers by conduct detailed assessments of potential suppliers to ensure they meet Diageo's quality, cost, flexibility, and innovation requirements. Ensure compliance.
o Develop Strategic Relationships, foster long-term partnerships with key suppliers to secure stable supply chains and collaborate on joint initiatives, negotiating favourable contracts that ensure continuous and reliable supply.
• Commercial Relations:
o Conduct robust bidding processes and negotiations with top management, aligning, influencing, making decisions that ensure success across multiple areas and levels within the organization.
o Establish strong relationships with key suppliers,
• Governance and Control:
o Ensure robust controls over all subcategories with updated contracts along with their annexes to guarantee execution according to Diageo guidelines.
o Mitigate risks associated with underperformance through detailed monitoring during implementation processes.
• Regional Leadership:
o Take on a regional leadership role in the customs brokers subcategory, leading the LAC Logistics CEO group.
o Be the business matter guide responsible for defining strategies supporting other buyers in implementing standard methodologies.
• Sustainable Practices Implementation:
o Integrate environmental criteria into purchasing decisions by selecting suppliers committed to sustainability.
o Reduce carbon footprint through logistical optimizations such as efficient routing and eco-friendly transportation methods.
• Contract Adherence Monitoring:
o Lead contract adherence monitoring by supporting the operations team in achieving established critical metrics.
o Act proactively in case of deviations by bringing up them to top management as necessary.
• Transformational Responsibility:
o Adopt responsibility during transformational processes ensuring perfect execution vs contracted terms.
o Communicate identified risks assertively allowing quick decision-making by senior management.
• Risk Management
o Develop contingency plans to mitigate risks associated with supply chain disruptions (natural disasters, geopolitical crises).
o Diversify supply sources to minimize impact from specific supplier failures or delays
• Cost controls and optimization
o Negotiate favorable contract terms to improve value for money spent and continuously monitor logistics-related costs (transportation, storage, handling).
o Economic Analysis of global economic environment (currency fluctuations) and implement appropriate financial strategies such as hedging against exchange rate risks
o Collaborate closely with other departments like sales, marketing, production to align logistics strategies with overall goals.
o Ensure projects are kept within budget.
• Decision making.
o Make strategic, tactical, and operational decisions that ensure not only the successful execution of projects but also contribute to the overall success of Diageo. These decisions should be based on E2E and data analysis, risk evaluation, and a consideration of both short- and long-term impacts.
• Continuous Improvement:
Maintain a constant vision towards continuous improvement by seeking opportunities that guarantee long-term competitive advantage for Diageo.
Flexible Working Statement:
Flexibility is key to our success. Talk to us about what flexibility means to you so that you're
Supported to handle your wellbeing and balance your priorities from day one.
Rewards & Benefits Statement:
We recognize and value performance, offering our people a highly competitive Rewards and Benefits package including:
Diversity statement:
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 new heights and build new ones as part of shaping the next generation of celebrations for consumers around the world.
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