Job Description :
Context/Scope:
Diageo's performance ambition is to be one of the best performing, most trusted and respected consumer products companies in the world. Within Supply Chain, this translates into goals that aim at delivering world class performance at best cost, driving value through exceptional service, unlocking productivity, ensuring compliance as well as adherence to high performance standards.
The regional Raw Materials Leader is a key role within the LAC region to support procurement strategy implementation with excellence—targeting best efficiency, cash, quality, and productivity. Acting as a bridge to internal stakeholders, this role ensures DIAGEO is prepared for emerging challenges, while prioritizing standardization and scalability that are critical for long-term business success.
This role aggregates strong technical foundations and solid relationships with internal and external stakeholders, enhancing its impact across procurement, supply chain, and innovation pillars.
Purpose of Role
The Raw Materials and Liquids plays a pivotal role in enhancing the margin of the Local Brands/RTD portfolio driving Diageo's growth in the LAC region. This position leverages extensive cross-functional market knowledge, combining technical expertise with strategic insights to deliver margin improvements. A deep understanding of and strong influence with both local and global stakeholders enable the fostering of collaboration and alignment, advancing our RTD strategy as one cohesive team.
By engaging stakeholders across departments such as Technical, Supply, and Governance, this role identifies and captures new opportunities to enhance business performance and enable sustainable growth using Ypióca as a strategic catalyst.
Dimensions
6 Markets
34 skus and 26 Suppliers
Support 5 LAC production sites (Diageo IMC / Ypióca / DiagEo Brazil / Penaflor )
Spend: USD 40 million per year
KPI´s
Single Sourcing mapping – capacity, sizes and formulations.
Contract Coverage
Category Strategy plan, execution, and adherence tracking.
Value Chain Risk Management and Responsible Sourcing
Diversity & Inclusion indicator
SOP 2030 grades and action plans tracking;
Cybervadis adherence;
Top Accountabilities
Develop and execute regional sourcing strategies ensuring cost efficiency and supply continuity.
Assess material availability and minimize reliance on single sourcing suppliers.
Maintain a geographically close and reliable supplier base.
Establish strong supplier relationships to negotiate pricing and foster innovation.
Drive alignment between Ypióca and packaging suppliers for efficient material use.
Monitor supplier capacity and ensure scalability to support growth.
Evaluate lead times and enable agile demand response.
Ensure quality compliance with Diageo’s standards through rigorous collaboration with the Quality team.
Promote and oversee responsible sourcing practices, including CyberVadis adherence.
Align sustainability initiatives with SOP 2030 goals, fostering supplier action plans.
Identify cost optimization through strategic sourcing, engineering, and market intelligence.
Foster D&I by encouraging diverse supplier engagement and visibility at key events.
Qualifications
1. Technical Mastery
Deep understanding of supply chain and procurement processes.
Familiarity with raw material specifications and production standards.
Expertise in safety, quality, and sustainability benchmarks.
2. Risk Management
Ability to identify supply and market risks.
Strong crisis management and mitigation planning.
3. Procurement Process Oversight
Contract negotiation and strategic sourcing execution.
Performance monitoring and governance alignment.
4. Continuous Improvement Mindset
Focus on cost reduction and process optimization.
Encourage innovative, high-impact solutions.
5. Cross-Functional Collaboration
Proven stakeholder engagement with Procurement, Legal, Ops, Quality.
Exceptional communication and leadership.
6. Problem-Solving Skills
Analytical, strategic, and decision-making abilities.
Capability to act under pressure with a forward-looking vision.
Barriers to succeed in Role
1. Standardization
Diverse specs, contracts, and cost models across markets.
Tax, logistics, and legal variances that hinder consistency.
Limited qualified supplier base aligned with Diageo needs.
2. Leadership
Difficulty influencing and executing transformation across multiple regions.
3. Communication
Lack of clarity or alignment can create delays or resistance.
4. Restricted Strategic Vision
Insufficient forward planning limits risk anticipation and scalability.
Flexible Working Statement:
Flexibility is key to our success. Talk to us about what flexibility means to you so that you’re supported to manage your wellbeing and balance your priorities from day one.
Diversity statement:
Our purpose is to celebrate life, every day, everywhere. And creating an inclusive culture, where everyone feels valued and that they can belong, is a crucial part of this.
We embrace diversity in the broadest possible sense. This means that you’ll be welcomed and celebrated for who you are just by being you. You’ll be part of and help build and champion an inclusive culture that celebrates people of different gender, ethnicity, ability, age, sexual orientation, social class, educational backgrounds, experiences, mindsets, and more.
Our ambition is to create the best performing, most trusted and respected consumer products companies in the world. Join us and help transform our business as we take our brands to new heights and build new ones as part of shaping the next generation of celebrations for consumers around the world.
Feel inspired? Then this may be the opportunity for you.
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Worker Type :
RegularPrimary Location:
Sao PauloAdditional Locations :
Job Posting Start Date :
2025-12-05