Brand Change & Innovation Project Manager

Diageo; Salford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global responsible drinking company is seeking a Project Manager for its European Spirits Category Brand Change team. This role involves delivering brand change projects across various iconic brands such as Smirnoff and Guinness. The ideal candidate will possess strong project management skills, a deep understanding of packaging materials, and excellent organizational abilities. The position offers significant exposure to various functions within the company, fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment.

Qualifications

• Willingness to undertake training.
• Sound knowledge of liquid development and commercialization.
• Ability to implement risk management practices.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate leadership and technical skills for successful project delivery.
• Support the Brand Change Team Leader in project execution.
• Lead cross-functional teams to meet customer briefs.

Skills

Project management skills

Knowledge of packaging materials

Excellent organization skills

Report preparation skills

Presentation skills

Education

Institute of Packaging Diploma or equivalent

Job description

Overview

This exciting role based out of Menstrie Technical Centre is within the newly formed European Spirits Category, Innovation & Brand Change team which delivers projects across a diverse brand portfolio for Diageo Innovation and Global Brand Teams. European Spirits Category, Innovation & Brand Change is set up to deliver Innovation, Renovation, Limited time offerings & VAP across a range of iconic brands including Smirnoff, Tanqueray, Captain Morgan, Gordons and Ciroc. As a Project Manager in European Spirits Category Brand Change, you'll efficiently deliver Brand Change projects by leading cross‑functional teams to meet customer briefs in terms of quality, cost and time. Support the Brand Change Team Leader in delivering the project pipeline and working to support our key stakeholders (inside and outside of wider Brand Change teams). Ensure the application of required project planning, budgeting, tracking, reporting and stakeholder communications processes to demonstrate required rigour of project management. This role will give the successful candidate great exposure to many of the functions within Diageo, including Marketing, Innovation, Procurement, Manufacturing, Finance, Data and Supply Chain.

Responsibilities

A fantastic platform where you can demonstrate your leadership and technical skills to ensure successful project delivery.

Qualifications

• Institute of Packaging Diploma or equivalent, or a willingness to undertake training.
• Strong project management skills with sound knowledge of a wide range of packaging materials and processes including liquid development, commercialisation, design and development of packaging and materials.
• As well as material manufacturing, handling, transportation and transit robustness.
• An ability to implement risk management practices and techniques and develop sound understanding of Navigate process.
• Excellent organisation, report preparation, and presentation skills.

As the home of iconic brands such as Baileys, Guinness, Smirnoff, and Johnnie Walker, at Diageo we source, produce and deliver 6.5 billion litres of world‑leading products every year across 180 markets globally. Because of this huge undertaking, we rely on highly advanced systems as well as the very best talent to make sure our businesses continue to run smoothly. To give you some idea of the scale of our operation, over half of our 30,000 employees work in our supply chains. We have teams in over 100 sites across more than 30 countries, but what matters is that wherever you work, you're part of a diverse, inclusive team where there are opportunities for everyone.