What are the responsibilities and job description for the Innovation Commercialization Specialist position at Diageo?
Job Description
Title: Project Manager, Innovation Commercialization Specialist (L6)
Reports to: Manager, Innovation and Brand Change (L5)
Diageo is a global leader in beverage alcohol with an outstanding collection of brands including Johnnie Walker, Crown Royal, Bulleit and Buchanan's whiskies, Smirnoff, Cîroc and Ketel One vodkas, Captain Morgan, Baileys, Don Julio, Tanqueray and Guinness!
Our performance ambition is to be one of the best performing, most trusted and respected consumer products companies in the world. We are proud of the brands we make and the enjoyment they give to millions. We are passionate about alcohol playing a positive role in society as part of a balanced lifestyle. It is central to our purpose to celebrate life, every day, everywhere!
Diageo is listed on both the New York Stock Exchange (DEO) and the London Stock Exchange (DGE). For more information about Diageo, our people, our brands, and performance, visit us at www.diageo.com. Visit Diageo's global responsible drinking resource, www.DRINKiQ.com, for information, initiatives, and ways to share standard methodology.
About The Role
The North American I&BC agenda continues to grow, yielding several hundred programs each year. With Innovation pressing for groundbreaking packs and liquids, existing Brands aspiring to maintain relevancy, and global partners attempting to pull more and more products from North America, it is an exciting time to be part of the IB&C team. The purpose of this role is to deliver portfolio management, capability analysis/development and continuous improvement in support of the delivery of North American I&BC agenda. In addition, this role is recognized as the voice of Supply within the Innovation team. These programs can range in value and complexity, cutting across Innovation, global brand renovations and cost optimization projects.
Job Summary
Provides project management leadership to support the delivery of North American Innovation projects.
Leads Projects That Deliver Against The Following Critical Metrics
Flexibility is key to our success. Talk to us about what flexibility means to you so that you’re supported to manage your wellbeing and balance your priorities from day one.
Rewards & Benefits Statement
We recognise 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, 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.
Worker Type
Regular
Primary Location:
Plainfield Tech Centre
Additional Locations :
Job Posting Start Date
2025-11-03
Salary Range
Minimum Salary:
$67725
Maximum Salary
$112875
At Diageo certain roles are eligible for additional rewards, including annual incentive payment and stock awards. US-based employees are eligible for healthcare benefits, retirement benefits , short-term and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance, wellness benefits and industry leading parental leave, among others. (Benefits/perks listed may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Diageo and the country where you work.) The salary range displayed is the salary range for the role’s primary location.
Title: Project Manager, Innovation Commercialization Specialist (L6)
Reports to: Manager, Innovation and Brand Change (L5)
Diageo is a global leader in beverage alcohol with an outstanding collection of brands including Johnnie Walker, Crown Royal, Bulleit and Buchanan's whiskies, Smirnoff, Cîroc and Ketel One vodkas, Captain Morgan, Baileys, Don Julio, Tanqueray and Guinness!
Our performance ambition is to be one of the best performing, most trusted and respected consumer products companies in the world. We are proud of the brands we make and the enjoyment they give to millions. We are passionate about alcohol playing a positive role in society as part of a balanced lifestyle. It is central to our purpose to celebrate life, every day, everywhere!
Diageo is listed on both the New York Stock Exchange (DEO) and the London Stock Exchange (DGE). For more information about Diageo, our people, our brands, and performance, visit us at www.diageo.com. Visit Diageo's global responsible drinking resource, www.DRINKiQ.com, for information, initiatives, and ways to share standard methodology.
About The Role
The North American I&BC agenda continues to grow, yielding several hundred programs each year. With Innovation pressing for groundbreaking packs and liquids, existing Brands aspiring to maintain relevancy, and global partners attempting to pull more and more products from North America, it is an exciting time to be part of the IB&C team. The purpose of this role is to deliver portfolio management, capability analysis/development and continuous improvement in support of the delivery of North American I&BC agenda. In addition, this role is recognized as the voice of Supply within the Innovation team. These programs can range in value and complexity, cutting across Innovation, global brand renovations and cost optimization projects.
Job Summary
Provides project management leadership to support the delivery of North American Innovation projects.
Leads Projects That Deliver Against The Following Critical Metrics
- On time (measured by Gate 5 Material Availability Date ‘MAD’ commitment)
- In full (measured by line fill)
- On budget (as agreed to at Gate 5)
- Achieve COGs targets (Gate 5 costs)
- Quality (meet Diageo’s Global Finished Products Standard)
- Bring creative solutions to commercialization challenges.
- Provides individual oversight and delivery of low to high-complexity programs
- Ensure new product development programs apply accurate Diageo methodologies (World Class Commercialization, Change Control and Technical Readiness)
- Leads delivery of programs from Gate 1 through to 90 days post-launch against critical metrics.
- Provides Supply input and commercial grounding during project development phases, driving resolution of commercialization hurdles that may arise and managing regular project communications to Supply and Demand project sponsors, Technical Operations and the broader Supply community.
- Builds great relationships with partners in NA Demand and throughout the Supply organization.
- Applies strong project management skills to develop and manage project timelines, addresses technical and resourcing challenges and ensures risk profiles and mitigation plans are developed and completed for each project.
- Consistently demonstrates pride and dedication to Diageo, behaves authentically, focuses on finding viable, sustainable supply chain solutions, and develops trusting relationships across the organization.
- 3-5 years of Technical and Professional development experience in consumer package technology.
- BS in Engineering, Supply Chain, or related technical field, with demonstrated knowledge of product commercialization.
- Strong business acumen, communication, interpersonal, influencing and relationship-building skills
- Solid theoretical knowledge of primary package design, liquid development, and manufacturing processes and procedures.
- Role requires 10% domestic travel.
Flexibility is key to our success. Talk to us about what flexibility means to you so that you’re supported to manage your wellbeing and balance your priorities from day one.
Rewards & Benefits Statement
We recognise 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, 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.
Worker Type
Regular
Primary Location:
Plainfield Tech Centre
Additional Locations :
Job Posting Start Date
2025-11-03
Salary Range
Minimum Salary:
$67725
Maximum Salary
$112875
At Diageo certain roles are eligible for additional rewards, including annual incentive payment and stock awards. US-based employees are eligible for healthcare benefits, retirement benefits , short-term and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance, wellness benefits and industry leading parental leave, among others. (Benefits/perks listed may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Diageo and the country where you work.) The salary range displayed is the salary range for the role’s primary location.
Salary : $67,725 - $112,875
