Diageo · 13 hours ago
Global Procurement Category Specialist, Flavors, Sugar, Enzymes
Plainfield, Illinois
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior LevelDiageo is the world’s leading premium drinks company, seeking a Global Procurement Category Specialist to deliver procurement outcomes within specific categories of spend. The role involves developing category strategies, managing supplier relationships, and ensuring effective sourcing and risk management.
Consumer GoodsFood and BeverageManufacturingWine And Spirits
Responsibilities
Build, manage and grow expertise in one or more spend categories, including understanding of supply markets, suppliers, partners and how to negotiate supply and demand
Lead development of best-in-class market intelligence and knowledge, category strategies and sourcing events by applying Diageo standards for category excellence
Develop and grow relationships with stakeholders, partners, and suppliers for deeper insights into needs and capabilities; articulate requirements and deliver insights for greater value from stakeholder collaboration
Support development and evolution of category strategies by capturing, articulating, and confirming business requirements; researching and analysing market dynamics; and assessing opportunities and proposing solutions
Generate insights and opportunities from internal and external benchmarking, develop cost models to consider scenarios with suppliers and partners and build & evolve analytics capabilities that allow regular review and improvement of strategies
Implement sourcing activities for Global and above-market leverage spend categories
Ensure effective planning, preparation, and application of the Negotiation Toolkit for relevant sourcing projects; negotiate and close contracts; enter contracts into the system; manage contracts and contract compliance through contract lifecycles
Identify, record and follow-up risk mitigations in line with category strategies and procedure as part of category strategy execution
Identify corporate, supply, supplier and other risks associated with sourcing activities, put mitigations in place and implement them, engaging all relevant stakeholders, partners, and suppliers to ensure the mitigations are successful
Establish standards, ways of working and trust relationships with Global suppliers in relevant categories; ensure Diageo protocols are applied and that there is a good foundation for strong performance, risk mitigation and rapid resolution of issues
Support Market COE’s with driving consistency across suppliers and markets, improving the value of data generated
Collaborate with suppliers to unlock breakthrough opportunities for the business; stimulate supplier capabilities to generate ideas for the future
Qualification
Required
Significant experience in Procurement with subject-matter expertise in supply markets and spend categories relevant to the role
Demonstrated performance in projects and in cross-market teams, experience developing and implementing category and procurement strategies, managing and negotiating with suppliers
Strong analytical and financial awareness including a strong understanding of AOP requirements and financial goals & value drivers relevant to the categories in scope
Track record of generating insights to influence decision-making; good commercial foresight
Good systems knowledge (esp. SAP, M/S Office, E-collaborate or similar systems & tools)
Strong verbal, written and presentation skills; strong interpersonal skills
Track record of consistent performance and delivery
Benefits
Competitive base salary and bonus scheme
Contemporary work life balance policies and wellbeing activities
Contributary pension scheme
Comprehensive health insurance for you and your family
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Company
Diageo
Diageo is a premium drinks business with an outstanding collection of beverage alcohol brands across spirits, beer, and wine.
Founded in 1886
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$7.04B2025-10-01Post Ipo Debt· $1.18B
2025-04-11Post Ipo Debt· $1.5B
2024-08-27Post Ipo Debt· $2.12B
Leadership Team
Nik Jhangiani
Interim Chief Executive Officer
Benjamin Lickfett
Global VP Breakthrough Innovation - Digital & Ventures
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