Technical Innovations Specialist at Diageo

Job description

External Job Description

Leadership and Functional

• Approaches issues from a range of perspectives to develop commercially viable insights.
• Operates in a determined and purposeful manner and is tenacious at achieving goals.
• Demonstrates exemplary stakeholder engagement capability.
• Constantly promotes and builds upon the expertise and professionalism of the GBTC.
• Prepared to make objective decisions and stand behind them.
• Is resilient in periods of pressure.
• Engages others in new projects and initiatives.
• Responds to change in a positive and flexible manner.
• Is a strong advocate of and proficient in the use of the Concept to consumer (C2C) ways of working.
• Builds the right team to achieve clearly defined and communicated project goals.
• Creates a supportive and challenging team climate, understands how to get the best from others.
• Has sound understanding of own impact and modifies actions accordingly, works hard to understand what is important to others.

Purpose of Role

Responsible and accountable for Supply Chain brand change activities.

Top accountabilities

• Delivery of “True to Concept” packaging solutions to agreed cost, quality and time commitments.
• Develop packs for innovation and brand change and translate a prototype concept into a fully commercialised package, working closely with suppliers.
• Application of required project planning, budgeting, tracking, reporting and stakeholder communications processes to demonstrate required rigour of project management.
• Application of necessary packaging development skills to ensure “Design for Quality” packaging designed which performs well at all stages in the Supply Chain

Qualifications and Experience Required

• Degree level qualification or equivalent.
• 6 years Technical innovations experience
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and influencing skills, being capable of developing sound working relationships.
• Strong project management skills with sound knowledge of a wide range of packaging materials and processes including:
• Artwork specification and management
• Reprographics process
• Design and development of packaging and materials
• Materials manufacturing and due diligence
• Materials handling, transportation and transit robustness
• Risk Management practices and techniques
• Ability to develop sound understanding of GBTC and Brand Change processes and Ways of Working.
• Ability to develop sound understanding of Navigate process.
• Commercial awareness and financially literate.
• Excellent organisation, report preparation, and presentation skills.

Essential Attributes for Success

• Ability to operate independently on own initiative, including being unable to engage and impact on senior managers
• Ability to fully engage with customer base to define and deliver projects successfully
• Ownership and accountability for own actions.
• Project management experience,
• Ability to work in cross functional teams and influence in that scale

As part of our journey to being the most trusted and respected organisation, we are committed to being an inclusive organisation by advancing the equity and diversity agenda. We therefore encourage South African equity candidates to apply.