Diageo Project Manager

TOPPAN Packaging Americas; Hull and East Yorkshire; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Diageo is seeking a Project Manager for a 12-month FTC based in Scotland with a hybrid working pattern (2–3 days at Menstrie and 2–3 days remote). 35 hours per week with flexible core hours, salary £30k-£38k, 34 days holiday including bank holidays.

Responsibilities include managing multiple packaging projects from start to finish, creating and executing project plans, coordinating with cross-functional teams, and guiding artwork processes with external partners to achieve on-time delivery.

Qualifications

• Experience managing multiple projects from start to finish.
• Ability to provide updates to customers around the world.
• Experience launching products in new markets and negotiating with global brand teams.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple projects to deliver on time, within budget and to scope.
• Create detailed project plans and track progress.
• Coordinate artwork packaging with third parties and ensure approvals.
• Provide regular updates on progress, risks and mitigations.
• Lead negotiations with global brand teams and cross-functional partners.

Skills

Communication

Stakeholder management

Project management

Teamwork

Organisational skills

Budget management

Punctuality

Tools

SAP PLM

Planview

Gateway

Mosaic

EQMS

Outlook

Job description

Diageo Project Manager (12 month FTC)

Location: Based at Diageo Menstrie (Scotland) 2/3 days a week – Working from home 2/3 days a week. Hours: 35 hrs per week – Flexible, so long as core hours met. Core hours are Monday to Thursday 9am to 4pm, Friday 9am to 2pm. Choice of 30 mins or 1 hour lunch.

Salary: £30k - £38k annual salary. Paid on 18th of each month.

Holiday Entitlement – 34 days, which includes Bank holidays. Of which 5-7 days are mandatory over Christmas and new year period.

JOB SUMMARY

Multiple Project Manager roles available in an ever expending team, all with flexible working hours/ early finish Fridays within a unique supportive team environment. Role is split office based in Menstrie, Stirling & remote working.

Day to Day tasks include; Managing multiple projects of different scales from start to finish, providing updates to customers around the world, creating a project plan and delivering against it, working with cross functional teams to see project delivery, artwork packaging briefing to 3rd party, facilitating artwork approval processes and unblock issues with creative solutions at pace. Experienced project managers will launch new products in new markets, explore technical packaging solutions & trial & lead negotiations with global brand teams.

The Role

The main role of a Project manager in the Global Packaging team is to execute projects, on time, in full, within budget and to the quality standards expected.

To successfully and effectively manage projects for the GPC team, the following skills are required:

• Communication - Effective communication is required and on all varieties of media. I.e. Email, Zoom etc.
• Ability to present information in a clear and concise manner.
• Stakeholder management and coordinating all different roles using the provided RASCI to ensure that everyone works towards achieving the agreed business goal.
• Communicates negative information in a positive light when possible.
• Regular updates to all, regards project progress, concerns, risk and any mitigation required.
• Teamwork - Working effectively as part of a PM team to assist and support each other to help grow knowledge and experience.
• Helping to contribute to a positive working environment for all.
• Not being afraid to ask for help from others or signal when there is an issue, so that others can assist in a timely manner.
• Creating a productive and effective relationship between project teams.
• Promotes and open and honest, sharing culture.
• Organisational skills
• Follow correct process and ensure all critical controls are met along the way.
• Good level of general housekeeping. Able to juggle tasks and projects.
• Keeping notes of budget required and spend against this.
• Reliability
• Consistently punctual.
• Strives to meet and/ or exceeds deadlines.
• Under promises and over delivers where possible.
• You do what you say you are going to do.
• Development and personal responsibility
• Action Continuous improvement, both in processes and self.
• Open to constructive feedback.
• Able to identify own weaknesses and look to improve.
• Takes responsibility for own person development.
• Attitude and Drive
• Can do attitude.
• Ability to adapt to change
• Looks for solutions to problems and how to move around obstacles.

Systems knowledge

• SAP PLM & DEP
• Planview
• Gateway
• Mosaic
• EQMS
• Outlook
• Various other inhouse systems

Continuous improvement

• Attend workshops and other groups to assist with continuous improvement.
• Strive to continuous improves processes, procedures and working environment for the team.
• When asked assist with training as a Super User for the team on new Apps, systems to help with training and ongoing support.
• Please not that you may be asked from time to time to work on other areas of the business or other duties to meet needs of the business.