Category Manager, Innovation

Job Description :

About the Function Procurement shapes how we build and grow our brands through the partnerships, services and materials that support our business.

Managing over 12bn of spend, this team works across our global supply chain to create value, drive efficiency and support sustainable growth. From supplier partnerships to innovation, their work has a direct impact on the quality and success of our brands.

You’ll collaborate with teams and partners around the world, helping deliver solutions that meet today’s needs while shaping what comes next.

Procurement Our Procurement team are innovators, always seeking new ways to help our business, people and much-loved brands thrive. We're dedicated to maximizing the 12 billion+ 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.

Job Level5 Level 5

Job Title:

Procurement Category Manager, Innovation About this role Diageo's Procurement structure combines above-market resources, who develop world-class category strategies, with in-market Procurement resources, who focus on excellence in execution and supplier performance management.

The Procurement Category Manager, Innovation connects Diageo's brand and innovation ambition to supplier capability. This role embeds Procurement early in the innovation lifecycle, anticipates the packaging and liquid capabilities the pipeline will need, and turns business strategy into scalable supplier solutions across North America. The role shapes what Diageo sources and with whom for the next generation of launches, rather than administering purchasing transactions.

Day-to-day execution is delivered through the Innovation Project Managers, Supply Category Procurement and in-market teams, working to the frameworks, governance and standards this role designs.

Reports to the Supply Procurement Director, Raw Materials, Logstics and Supply Innovation.

Supports all locations and innovation programs in North America.

Owns the Supplier Performance Management (SPM) framework for innovation, setting the standards, KPIs and governance. Routine execution is carried out by in-market and category teams.

Identifies and leads Way of Working (WOW) improvements that continuously drive value back to the business, evaluating the end-to-end innovation value chain for efficiency, speed and cost.

Market complexity

Operates across North America, influencing outcomes in multiple markets and across several innovation programs ates the right environment for success against a backdrop of diverse and often conflicting business needs, making trade-offs on speed, cost, risk and capability, and aligning stakeholders behind them.

Influences a broad set of cross-functional stakeholders, inside and outside the supply organization, including senior leaders in Brand, R&D, Innovation, Finance, Supply and Commercial.

Role responsibilities:

Strategy and leadership

Own the creation and delivery of the Sourcing Innovation strategy for North America, linking the innovation pipeline to a clear sourcing plan, supplier capability roadmap and value agenda.

Own the strategic graphics supplier relationship across the North America portfolio, supporting both innovation and renovation commercialization projects including, the joint business plan, business reviews,…