Supply Chain Network Design Specialist

Job Description : Job Title: Supply Chzain Network Design Specialist About the Role The Supply Chain Network Design Specialist is a strategic technical leader responsible for owning, governing, and evolving complex end‑to‑end supply network models that shape Diageo’s proactive transformation agenda. This role goes beyond technical execution: it requires leadership potential, influence without authority, and the ability to partner with senior stakeholders to shape and recommend business‑critical decisions. You will lead hypothesis‑driven modelling, synthesise insights into compelling recommendations, and play a pivotal role in ensuring the organisation makes informed, strategically aligned choices across the 5C metrics (Cost, Cash, Continuity, Customer, Carbon). Top Accountabilities 1. Data Leadership & Governance Accountable owner of all modelling data, acting as the authority for validation, accuracy, and cross‑functional alignment. Lead the Data Gate process with Business Requestors and Finance, ensuring full traceability, auditability, and formal sign‑off before modelling begins. Challenge assumptions and proactively recommend better inputs where required. 2. Model Ownership & Technical Leadership Act as the primary technical leader for constructing, calibrating, and maintaining baseline and scenario models. Drive continuous improvement of modelling methodology, tools, and process discipline. Coach others in the team in structured modelling techniques and advanced analytics. 3. Strategic Insights & Recommendation‑Making Translate complex model outputs into insightful, business‑relevant recommendations that guide senior decision‑makers. Lead the analytical grounding of the “size of prize”, ensuring clarity of options, trade‑offs, and financial impact. Strengthen and articulate strategic thinking by identifying patterns, risks, and value opportunities across the E2E network. 4. Scenario Creation & Translation of Business Questions Proactively challenge and refine hypotheses from stakeholders to ensure scenarios are strategically sound. Own and lead creation of scenario designs, resilience testing, sensitivity analyses, and trade‑off modelling. Make informed recommendations on scenario prioritisation and viability. 5. Cross‑Functional Influence & Stakeholder Partnership Partner with functional leaders across Logistics, Procurement, Finance, Manufacturing, and Commercial to shape inputs, align assumptions, and secure buy‑in. Demonstrate strong communication and storytelling skills, enabling senior audiences to confidently endorse recommendations. Influence stakeholders to adopt best‑practice data, governance, and modelling behaviours. 6. Process & Governance Leadership Champion adherence to the SND Gated Governance Framework and lead on ensuring gates are met with high‑quality outputs. Actively identify risks and proactively recommend mitigations. Contribute leadership thinking to the continuous evolution of SND processes. 7. Continuous Improvement & Technical Innovation Identify and lead improvement initiatives in modelling, tooling, workflow automation, and data pipelines. Bring forward new methods, analytical techniques, or technologies to enhance team capability. Experience Required/Skills/Capabilities Minimum 5 years in Supply Chain Network Design, S&OP analysis, Logistics Strategy, or related fields in FMCG/CPG multinationals. Proven leadership in owning analytical workstreams or modelling deliveries that inform strategic decisions. Advanced modelling experience using tools such as Coupa Llamasoft. Strong capability in E2E cost reconciliation and bridging operational vs. financial views. Highly advanced data manipulation skills (Expert Excel/VBA/Python/SQL) to cleanse and structure large, complex data sets. Track record of presenting analytical recommendations to senior, non‑technical audiences. Skills/Capabilities Leadership Potential: Demonstrated ability to guide, support, or mentor colleagues; able to step into leadership responsibilities in multi‑workstream environments. Strategic Thinking & Problem‑Solving: Able to form clear recommendations, challenge assumptions, and shape options. Stakeholder Management: Strong communicator who can influence cross‑functional partners and senior leaders. Analytical Excellence: Advanced Excel, VBA, Python or SQL; ability to analyse large datasets and surface insights. Domain Expertise: Strong understanding of supply chain, logistics, manufacturing, and strategic planning concepts. Agility & Adaptability: Able to operate across multiple projects, shifting priorities, and tight governance timelines. Presentation & Storytelling: Capable of synthesising complex modelling outputs into compelling, executive‑level narratives. Diversity Statement Celebrating our inclusive and diverse culture is core to Diageo’s purpose of “celebrating life every day everywhere”. This purpose is inclusive in nature, as it values everybody irrespective of background, disability, religion, gender identity, sexuality or ethnicity. We know that for our business to thrive and for Diageo to realize its ambition, we depend on having diverse talent with a range of backgrounds, skills and capabilities in each of the 180 countries in which we operate and to reflect our broad consumer base. We view diversity as one of the key enablers that helps our business to grow, and our values, purpose and standards set the conditions for us to respect the unique contribution each person brings. Flexibility is key to success in our business and many of our staff 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. Character Is Everything Worker Type :Regular Primary Location:Bangalore Karle Town SEZ Additional Locations : Job Posting Start Date : 2026-03-31 With over 200 brands sold in more than 180 countries, we’re the world’s leading premium drinks company. Every day, over 29,000 talented people come together at Diageo to create the magic behind our much-loved brands. From iconic names to innovative newcomers – the brands we’re building are rooted in culture and local communities. Our ambition is to be one of the best performing, most trusted and most respected consumer products companies in the world. Our founders, such as Arthur Guinness, John Walker, and Charles Tanqueray, were visionary entrepreneurs whose brilliant minds helped shape the alcohol industry. And through our people, their legacy lives on. Join us, and you’ll collaborate with talented people from all corners of the world. Together, you’ll innovate and push boundaries, shaping a more inclusive and sustainable future that we can all be proud of. With diversity at our core, we celebrate our people's unique passions, commitments and specialist skills. Because when varied voices, mindsets, and personalities come together, great ideas are born. In our supportive culture, your voice will be heard and you’ll be empowered to be you. Just bring your ambition, curiosity and ideas, and we’ll celebrate your work and help you reach your fullest potential. DRINKiQ What's your DRINKiQ? Take our quiz to understand how alcohol is made and explore the effects of drinking. You can discover everything you need to know at DRINKiQ