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Procurement Manager, Risk & Governance and Learning & Development

Job Description :

Diageo is a global leader in alcohol with an outstanding collection of brands including Johnnie Walker, Crown Royal, Bulleit and Buchanan’s whiskies, Smirnoff, Ciroc and Ketel One vodkas, Captain Morgan, Baileys, Don Julio, Tanqueray and Guinness!

Our performance ambition is to be one of the best performing, most trusted and respected consumer products companies in the world. We are proud of the brands we make and the enjoyment they give to millions. We are passionate about alcohol playing a positive role in society as part of a balanced lifestyle. It is central to our purpose to celebrate life, every day, everywhere!

Diageo is listed on both the New York Stock Exchange (Deo) and the London Stock Exchange (DGE). For more information about Diageo, our people, our brands, and performance, visit us at

www.diageo.com

. Visit Diageo’s global responsible drinking resource,

www.DRINKiQ.com

, for information, initiatives, and ways to share standard methodology.

Purpose of the role:

Strong Risk and Governance of the Procurement Function underpins delivery of Diageo’s Purpose - Celebrating Life, Every Day, Everywhere, and its ambition is to create the best performing, most trusted and respected consumer products company in the world.

In addition, there is a heavy focus on driving achievement of our Society of Progress 2030 targets and as such we need to ensure we are all supporting the business in the success of that program.

To deliver on this ambition, the Procurement Manager Risk & Governance and Learning & Development role is to build and maintain trust and protect our reputation in every market through enduring internal customer partnerships and exemplary conduct.

The role is critical to supporting Global Procurement’s vision to “To be the most trusted and respected business partner, fueling growth and value every day, everywhere”, by focusing on exemplary R&G practices and standards which seek to improve trust and respect with business partners, external and internal customers.

This role will drive global embedment of Procurement R&G and Standards and ensure a strong culture of compliance across the function. A significant amount of cross functional working will be required, particularly across Finance, Legal, DBO, the Procurement R&G team and the NAM CARE team.

Top 3 Accountabilities:

Functional Policies & Standards/Global Framework:

NAM SME for the Purchasing Policy, Partnering with Supplier Standard and SOA. Review and collaborate in annual updating for all.
- Develop interventions required to support knowledge of and compliance to the policies and standards.
- Collaborate and support Global R&G Manager with all policy related activities, driving awareness to the CoBC and global policies/standards across Procurement, leading the work of the market team to assess risks, agree plans and implement required functional activity.

Governance Framework:

Responsible for ensuring clarity and alignment of Procurement’s governance requirements in relation to Diageo’s codes, policies and standards, processes, and systems.
NAM Procurement CARM/CAS SME, ensuring risks associated with Procurement processes have been mitigated through effective operation of the Procurement CARM controls.
NAM Procurement / CARM,CAS, CARE and GAR relationship owner, ensuring alignment on Procurement procedures and supporting audit processes
Lead the risk management agenda across the NAM Procurement team ensuring robust Risk Management Committee processes to minimize any risk to Diageo’s reputation.
Lead NAM internal audit plan, scoping, testing and remediation as required

Complexity of the Role:

This role supports Procurement across North America
Ensuring that the function consistently applies the Procurement processes, policies & standards and effectively leads risk and compliance across the function (run activity)
Recommending and referring improve opportunities to the Global R&G Manager to design and implement.
Partner with NAM Procurement team, senior leaders and executives to embed, run and maintain compliance and governance of Procurement’s processes.
Strong engagement and influencing skills required to ensure R&G and compliance is prioritized consistently across the function alongside learning and development of related policies, standards, systems, and processes.
Influence and coach, without direct accountability, NAM Procurement teams to achieve results, requiring excellent relationship management and communication skills.

Key Outputs:

Embed core R&G activities into key Procurement processes
Assure robust adherence of supplier continuity
Support internal and external audit requirements including control designs, process walkthroughs, audit documentation and testing. Facilitate all risk conversations and test finding discussions
Deliver Satisfactory results for Procurement audits: CARM, GAR & PwC
Ensure understanding and compliance by the NAM team to the Purchasing Policy, Statement of Authority, Code of Business Conduct, and other relevant governing documents
Develop the pipeline of L&D needs and implement activities for the NAM team, in collaboration with global
Assure utilization of the Procurement tools

Qualifications & Experience Required:

Ability to work in a cross functional team at global level
Experienced project and change management capabilities including prioritizing a complex and time demanding workload across the R&G agenda
Strong partner engagement and influencing skills
Able to work independently and prioritize effectively
Coach and develop team members
Broad & deep understanding of Source to Pay processes
Excellent working knowledge of Procurement and its’ processes, specifically from the

Procurement Capability framework, this will be strengths in:

Category/Sourcing strategy development
Supplier Performance Management
Contract Management
Risk Management
Business Partner engagement
Communication

5+ yrs. of experience in diverse business roles, some experience with R&G and L&D
Track record of consistent performance and delivery (what & how of performance)
Bachelor’s degree preferred, advanced degree a plus

Top leadership capabilities for this role:

Strong engagement and influencing skills required to ensure risk and compliance is prioritized consistently across the function
Ability to influence and coach without direct accountability, supporting market-based team to achieve results, requires excellent relationship management and communication skills
Display extreme levels of energy and commitment, relentless in the pursuit of goals in an environment of complexity, and ambiguity
Experience working with senior partners and in holding them to account where standards are not being achieved
Ability to drive performance through others, supporting colleagues and ensuring focus on delivery

Barriers to succeed:

Inability to respond to change
Inability to influence team and communicate effectively
Inability to rapidly understand and respond to market changes and dependencies
Inability to influence Senior Leaders, to inspire the team and motivate others
Failure to establish clear priorities

Worker Type :

Regular

Primary Location:

Stamford

Additional Locations :

Plainfield Tech Centre

Job Posting Start Date :

2023-02-22-08:00

Salary Range:

Minimum Salary:

$110040

Maximum Salary:

$183400

At Diageo certain roles are eligible for additional rewards, including annual incentive payment and stock awards. US-based employees are eligible for healthcare benefits, retirement benefits , short-term and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance, wellness benefits and industry leading parental leave, among others. (Benefits/perks listed may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Diageo and the country where you work.) The salary range displayed is the salary range for the role’s primary location.