Supply Finance Director, NAM Procurement & Logistics

Job - Supply Finance Director, NAM Procurement & Logistics

The Salary range for the role in Plainfield, Illinois is from $149,625 to $249,375 (Annual)

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. Join us for career defining opportunities that give you the chance to thrive.

About Us:

With over 200 brands sold in nearly 180 countries, we’re the world’s leading premium drinks company.

Join us to build a career worth celebrating.

The Supply Finance Director – Procurement and Logistics is a key member of the North America Supply Finance Organization. Responsible for ~$900M cost annually, this role is critical to ensuring Diageo meets its financial targets and drives incremental savings and value creation needed to fuel business growth.

Purpose:

The role provides month-to-month support of performance management of these cost areas, with a strong focus on cost control, productivity savings, and incremental value creation opportunities.

The role is also responsible for driving North American (NAM) long-term and next-year strategic financials for Procurement and Logistics spend – including support on network modeling and long-range scenario planning.

Reporting to the VP Supply Finance – North America, the role is a key member of the Supply Finance Leadership Team, as well as a strategic advisor to our NAM President of Supply and NAM CFO. The role oversees a direct team of two managers, and various others in support and shared-service roles.

NAM market constitutes approximately 40% of the overall net sales and one half of operating profit for Diageo globally. Procurement and Logistics account for roughly 65% of our NAM cost of goods.

• Responsible for displaying Diageo Leadership Standard and Diageo Values
• Interact effectively with senior stakeholders within the business, as well as external advisors and group auditors
• Maintain integrity and focus on tough situations; be able to constructively challenge cross functional partners
• Demonstrate cross-functional Supply competence, strong analytical skills and sound judgement in managing financial opportunity and risks
• Responsible for developing and coaching others within Supply Finance and across NAM Finance as a whole
• Manage resources and numerous competing priorities

• Partner NAM VPs of Procurement and Logistics to maximize financial performance and long-term value creation
• Support financial controls and compliance in conjunction with our NAM Financial Controls and Risk Management teams
• Partner other members of the NAM Supply and Supply Finance teams on business cases relating to M&A and Value Creation opportunities
• Provide coaching to develop team knowledge and serve as a resource for deep technical and business expertise to members of our Supply and Supply Finance organizations

• Approximately 8+ years corporate finance experience
• Experience in Supply / Supply Chain Finance across Controlling, FP&A, P&L Management is a must
• Spirits/Beverage industry or CPG experience is preferred
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in accounting or finance
• Well-versed in Supply Operations, and able to partner a multitude of cross-functional stakeholders in their language
• Excellent written and oral communication skills with the ability to communicate complex issues and performance topics to senior management
• Excellent interpersonal, business partnering and influencing skills
• Imaginative and solution oriented
• Able to balance a diverse and complex agenda
• Energy and drive to cut through and make things happen

Our purpose is to celebrate life, every day, everywhere. And crafting 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 encouraged 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, mentalities, and more.

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