Job Description :

A bout Us

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 all overall the world: Johnnie Walker Blonde& Black, Don Julio, DJ 194, Guinness...

Our purpose – Celebrating life, every day, everywhere – has an important role in our company, for our people, our diversity, our brands, in how we perform and how we create shared value.

About this role

Reporting to Managing Director Korea, the purpose of the role is to bring our sales & commercial capability in Korea to a world class standard, and to deliver breakthrough business performance through effective customer management and cross functional ways of working.

You will be responsible for:

• Obtain and apply facts and data to drive excellence in planning, decision making and performance measure for Diageo Korea to guide the organization ahead.

• Translate the business strategy into implementation plan and drive the highest standards of execution throughout the business and own the functional unit.

• Motivate the sales organization with a clear and powerful trade strategy, building strong and supportive trade relationships at senior and industry level.

• Establish and maintain excellence in the areas of customer, shopper and category insight, to inspire the breakthrough activations that motivate the oranisation to exceed goals.

• Lead the commercial team by example and act as role model, to keep developing and upskill the commercial team to ensure both commercial and talents prospect.

• Foster outstanding collaboration and build relationships internally and externally, to position our best brands in front of every customer and consumer.

To be successful in this role, you will need:

• Strong track record as commercial leadership in consumer industry, and ideally exposed to spirits and luxury category (although not a prerequisite for the ideal candidate).

• Exposure across different channels and different levels of customer sophistication (eg. Key Accounts, On Premise, Wholesaler), the vision into E-commerce is appreciated.

• Willingness to stay close with business and team in the front, to capture the opportunity& trends, enhance customer engagement and set the role mode to team.

• Consummate know-how of channel, pricing, consumer& customer, and the masterful negotiation skills to navigate the commercial success with customer.

• Self-motivating and positive character to engage the customer and inspire the team to challenge the status quo and achieve beyond.

Working with Us

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.

Feel inspired? Then this may be the opportunity for you.

Worker Type :

Regular

Primary Location:

Seoul Office

Additional Locations :

Job Posting Start Date :

2023-12-28

With over 200 brands sold in more than 180 countries, we’re the world’s leading premium drinks company. Every day, over 30,000 talented people come together at Diageo to create the magic behind our much-loved brands. From iconic names to innovative newcomers – the brands we’re building are rooted in culture and local communities. Our ambition is to be one of the best performing, most trusted and most respected consumer products companies in the world.

Our founders, such as Arthur Guinness, John Walker, and Charles Tanqueray, were visionary entrepreneurs whose brilliant minds helped shape the alcohol industry. And through our people, their legacy lives on. Join us, and you’ll collaborate with talented people from all corners of the world. Together, you’ll innovate and push boundaries, shaping a more inclusive and sustainable future that we can all be proud of.

With diversity at our core, we celebrate our people's unique passions, commitments and specialist skills. Because when varied voices, mindsets, and personalities come together, great ideas are born. In our supportive culture, your voice will be heard and you’ll be empowered to be you. Just bring your ambition, curiosity and ideas, and we’ll celebrate your work and help you reach your fullest potential.

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