Decision Support Manager

Strategic Decision Support Manager

Ediburgh, Scotland

Full time role

Diageo was created in 1997 but its business is built on the principles and foundations laid years before by giants of the industry - Arthur Guinness, John Walker, Elizabeth Cumming and many more. Today, Diageo is a world class leader in beverage alcohol, producing an outstanding collection of over 200 brands and owning the top two largest spirit brands in the world, Johnnie Walker and Smirnoff and 20 of the world's top 100 spirit brands. Its portfolio also includes Crown Royal, J&B, Buchanan's and Windsor Whiskies, Cîroc and Ketel One vodkas, Captain Morgan, Baileys, Don Julio, Tanqueray and Guinness.

Diageo's culture is built and maintained by the five values that underpin its business and guide how Diageo works. At Diageo, employees are passionate about its customers and consumers and want to be the best. They give each other the freedom to succeed and value each other. Employees work hard, so they can be proud of what they do and how they do it. While Diageo moves at pace, constantly evolving and improving, its values remain consistent and our performance ambition clearly articulates our commitment to do business in the right way, from grain to glass.

More about Diageo is available at its web site: https://www.diageo.com/

Role Dimensions

The Decision Support Manager will take a lead role in Diageo's Global Supply sourcing projects and will be responsible for leading the analysis, interpretation, and reporting of data to support strategic decision-making processes. This is a global role which involves collaborating with cross-functional teams and using data to provide insights that drive business performance and critical initiatives.

Top accountabilities

• Partner with markets globally to support the development of financial cases and guide teams through the Global Sourcing gate process.
• Collaborate with senior management and partners to understand business objectives and identify data needs.
• Oversee the collection, analysis, and interpretation of complex data sets to inform business decisions. Ensure the accuracy, completeness, and reliability of data used for decision support.

• Use strong commercial lens to lead in the translation of quantitative analysis into key insights for partners and gatekeepers.
• Present insights, forecasts, and recommendations to support strategic planning and operational decision-making.
• Identify opportunities for process improvements and implement data-driven strategies to enhance business operations.

Leadership Capabilities

Win through Execution

• Sets and delivers against stretch goals, demanding high standards of self and others.
• Builds coherent plans and effectively prioritises where to put own and teams' time, energy and resources.
• Seeks out opportunities to simplify and drive efficiencies.

Shape the Future

• Communicates in a clear and credible manner.
• Seeks internal and external insights on consumer, customer, and competition and can apply the insights to add new value.
• Draws meaningful insights from multiple data points and can make clear recommendations, without needing 100% of information.

Inspire through Purpose

• Maintains a positive and optimistic outlook during challenging times.
• Builds meaningful relationships and effectively navigates difficult partner relationships

Invest in Talent

• Is aware of own biases and preferences and how this impacts their approach and actions.
• Is resilient in the face of adversity; flexible and adaptable in the face of new insights.

Ideal experiences / Qualifications / capabilities

• +3-5 years of proven experience in project management, Finance or similar fields
• Consistent track record of influencing and driving functional leadership teams
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret complex data sets.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to convey data-driven insights to a diverse audience.
• Strong organisational and project management skills, with the ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously.
• Strategic problem solver with a proactive approach to identifying business opportunities and challenges.
• Diligent with a commitment to accuracy and quality.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team.
• CIMA/CA qualified preferred

Flexibility is key to success in our business and many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways, including part-time, compressed hours, flexible location. Please talk to us about what flexibility means to you and don't let anything stop you from applying.

Join us and you can also expect a highly competitive and flexible rewards and benefits package.

Celebrating our inclusive and diverse culture is core to Diageo's purpose of "celebrating life every day everywhere". This purpose is, in itself, inclusive in nature, as it values everybody irrespective of background, disability, religion, gender identity, sexuality or ethnicity.

We know that for our business to thrive and for Diageo to realize its ambition, we depend on having diverse talent with a range of backgrounds, skills and capabilities in each of the 180 countries in which we operate and to reflect our broad consumer base. We view diversity as one of the key enablers that helps our business to grow and our values, purpose and standards set the conditions for us to respect the unique contribution each person brings.]]>