Assistant Manager, Procurement Operations

Diageo España SA; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Diageo España SA in Bengaluru, India, seeks an Assistant Manager-Source to Pay within Global Business Operations. You will partner with global category procurement teams, manage supplier interactions, and drive value through effective sourcing processes, including SOX controls and procurement operations.

The role emphasizes cross‑functional collaboration, cost insight, and scalable processes. Join a truly global environment with opportunities across time zones and markets, contributing to

Job description

Job Title

Assistant Manager, Procurement Operations

About Us

With over 200 brands sold in nearly 180 countries, we’re the world’s leading premium drinks company. Bring your passion and use your curiosity as you explore, collaborate, and innovate to build brands consumers love. Together with passionate people from all over the world, you’ll test new ideas, learn and grow, and unlock a brighter, more exciting future. Join us to create a career worth celebrating.

About the Function

Global Business Operations keeps our business moving, connecting markets, streamlining processes and keeping everything running smoothly at scale. With teams across Bangalore, Budapest, Bogota, Gurugram, and Manila, GBO delivers the essential services that support our day-to-day performance, from finance to operations and beyond. It’s a truly global environment, where collaboration across time zones and cultures is part of everyday life. You’ll gain exposure to different markets, build skills for the future and develop a broad understanding of how a business operates at scale. It’s a great place to learn, grow and see the bigger picture.

About the Team

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About the Role: ROLE PROFILE

Job Title: Assistant Manager-Source to Pay - Procurement Operations Level: L5B Reports To: Sourcing Manager_ P-ops Location Bangalore Context/Scope: The Supplier Experience Team is responsible to ensure that Source To Pay processes (including Purchase to Pay and Procurement Operations) are working effectively & efficiently, are well controlled and drive value for Diageo, also ensuring control agenda (SOX compliance) across all areas as well. This role is part of the Supplier Experience Team and reports to the Sourcing Manager- Procurement Operations. This role acts as the interface between GBO & Procurement community (accountable for the purchasing strategy) ensuring Diageo buys the right goods and services from the right supplier at the right price. This is an Assistant Manager-Source to Pay role which will directly support the Global and Regional Category Procurement teams, STP systems support and suppliers. Advanced prior experience and understanding of sourcing and contracting processes and practices is essential.

Dimensions

• Financial: The role will support the overall Sourcing process, both for spend owned by GBO end-to-end and spend managed by regional procurement. The role will be responsible to deliver productivity savings (both hard savings and soft savings/mitigation) through efficient and effective sourcing processes.
• Market Complexity: This role will work with the global Procurement Category leaders, regional sourcing functions and Specialists and suppliers and will interface with business users and senior Stakeholders who purchase goods and services across the different global locations and market for which users have defined responsibility. These relationships may encompass people based in a variety of locations and across multiple cultures, languages, seniority levels and time-zones. Advanced prior experience and understanding of Indirect category sourcing and contracting processes and practices is essential.
• Leadership Responsibilities: This role has no line management responsibilities, but the role will be expected to lead and manage GBO Sourcing activities that will need the candidate to show strong leadership qualities. We are looking for a sourcing lead to analyse costs, negotiate contract details, and offer strategies and solutions to help Diageo Global Category & regional Functions better manage costs on supplies and vendor services. The incumbent will manage, direct, negotiate, and guide on awarding complex high-value and unique acquisitions for goods and services. The Sourcing lead will act as a partner to various Diageo functions and market teams and instructs internal and external personnel on Procurement policies, procedures, Standard in Controls, digital sourcing opportunities & transformation.

Responsibilities

The Sourcing Expert would be expected to be responsible for:

Purpose of Role

The Sourcing lead will be expected to

Top 3-5 Accountabilities

Qualifications and Experience Required

Barriers to Success in Role

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Flexible Working options / Travel requirements

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Diversity statement

Our purpose is to celebrate life, every day, everywhere. And creating an inclusive culture, where everyone feels valued and that they can belong, is a crucial part of this. We accept diversity in the broadest possible sense. This means that you’ll be welcomed 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, approaches, and more. Our ambition is to create the best performing, most trusted and respected consumer products companies in the world. Join us and help transform our business as we take our brands to the next level and build new ones as part of shaping the next generation of celebrations for consumers around the world.

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