Job Description
Job Title: Head of Commercial Finance, Off Trade IOI Contract terms: Fixed-term, 6 months, full-time Location: Dublin About us From pioneers like Arthur Guinness, John Walker and Elizabeth Cumming, to the digital disrupters already crafting our future, at Diageo, we've never stopped looking forward. We're continuing to build on our heritage and, with eCommerce at the heart of everything we do, we're creating our legacy for tomorrow. Join us and explore new ways ahead with digital sales channels, consumer insight and data. As you help us to keep shaking up the market with industry-leading solutions, you'll transform your career too. Diageo is the world's leading premium drinks company with an outstanding collection of brands, such as Johnnie Walker, Smirnoff, Baileys, Captain Morgan, Tanqueray and Guinness. With over 200 brands in 180 countries and a global network of entrepreneurial individuals, our teams blend a diverse range of experience, knowledge and skills. We connect customers and consumers to our iconic products and create innovative experiences that bring people together to celebrate life. Purpose of role The Head of Commercial Finance for the Take Home Trade is the Finance leader for the channel, partnering with the Commercial Director, Take Home Trade leadership team and Diageo IOI executive team to deliver and execute an ambitious strategy for growth and superior business performance in Ireland's largest beer and spirits supplier. Key Deliverables Strategic leadership and business partnering with the Commercial Director for Take-Home Trade. Ownership of P&L, balance sheet and working capital delivery for the channel, including the management of risks and opportunities Analyse business performance using market and internal data to identify actionable insights and drive business performance Lead and develop programme of long-term margin expansion activity for the channel, creating opportunities for Diageo and our customers through a combination of new product development, net revenue management and portfolio optimisation Drive a culture of continuous improvement in the finance function through collaboration with the wider Ireland finance community and our global shared services business partners Decision support for customer commercial negotiations, strategic projects and operational matters including S&OP processes Ideal experiences / Qualifications / capabilities Qualified Accountant or MBA with a strong academic record and 8 years PQE Successful management of senior stakeholders Strong business partnering experience, ideally in a commercial environment Exceptional ability to build and maintain genuine relationships based on mutual trust & respect Deep personal accountability for great performance Strong end to end commercial FMCG understanding Ability to manage change and process improvement Flexibility This is key to success in our business and many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways, including part-time and compressed hours. Please talk to us about what flexibility means to you and don't let anything stop you from applying. Diversity statement 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. To be considered for this role you will be redirected to and must complete the application process on our careers page. To start the process click the Continue to Application below.