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Diageo

Global Category Specialist – Global Marketing

Diageo

. Drive the Global Marketing Procurement strategy for Global Brand Teams (GBTs) .

Posted 10/14/2026full-timeLondon • United KingdomMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in Global Marketing Procurement strategy, managing integrated agency ecosystems, and leading multi-market procurement initiatives. Strong capabilities in stakeholder relationship management, strategic sourcing, and leveraging data for commercial decision-making.

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Global Marketing Procurement StrategyIntegrated Agency Ecosystem ManagementStakeholder Relationship ManagementStrategic Sourcing and NegotiationDigital Procurement and Workflow Technologies

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Hard Skills
Procurement StrategyCategory StrategyPerformance OptimisationInvestment PlanningCross-Market Programme DeliveryData AnalysisCost ModellingSupplier Performance ManagementContractingContinuous Improvement
Soft Skills
Business PartneringInfluencingLeadership PresenceCommunication Skills
Tools & Technologies
SAPCLMSalesforceMicrosoft OfficeAI-Enabled TechnologiesWorkflow Technologies
Industry Keywords
A&PGlobal Brand TeamsRegional ProcurementAgency SelectionCross-Regional Briefing

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Drive the Global Marketing Procurement strategy for Global Brand Teams (GBTs)
  • Manage complex, multi-brand portfolios across markets and time zones
  • Partner with GBTs to extend influence into Regional Marketing teams
  • Connect global and market demand through cross-regional briefing, scoping and consolidated agency workplans
  • Build strategic relationships with GBTs and shape brand and investment decisions
  • Act as a bridge between GBTs and Regional Procurement
  • Lead integrated agency ecosystem development and optimisation
  • Create half-year and full-year agency pipelines and strategic workplans
  • Lead sourcing, negotiations, agency selection, strategic workplans and contracting
  • Identify and activate cross-regional and enterprise value opportunities
  • Co-create and execute category strategies with Global Category teams
  • Lead the Relationship Collaboration Programme across designated brands
  • Coordinate Global and Regional Procurement teams around shared priorities
  • Use AOP and MIP outputs to improve investment visibility and build Procurement delivery pipelines
  • Accelerate adoption of digital procurement, workflow and AI-enabled productivity tools
  • Maintain governance across risk, spend, savings, performance, contracting and benchmarking
  • Use investment, supplier, performance and market data to drive commercial decisions
  • Provide A&P category subject matter leadership and contribute to Global CoE strategies
  • Partner across categories and Procurement teams on enterprise programmes

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • 5–7 years’ global or multi-market experience across A&P
  • Additional experience across Supply, Indirects or related Procurement categories advantageous
  • Expertise managing integrated agency ecosystems end-to-end, including strategy, sourcing, negotiation, performance optimisation and continuous improvement
  • Experience delivering cross-market and multi-regional programmes
  • Experience leading multi-market Procurement workstreams and coordinating Regional Procurement teams
  • Strong strategic and commercial acumen
  • Experience using investment data, benchmarks, cost models and supplier performance data
  • Strong business partnering, influencing and stakeholder relationship skills
  • Ability to lead through influence across global and regional teams
  • Strong procurement and category strategy experience
  • Experience with marketing planning, implementation planning, investment planning and value levers
  • Strong leadership presence and communication skills
  • Strong digital and systems capability, including SAP, CLM, Salesforce, Microsoft Office, Copilot and AI-enabled or workflow technologies

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Flexibility to support wellbeing and balance priorities
  • Highly competitive Rewards and Benefits package
  • Diversity, inclusion and belonging culture
  • Learning and development through collaboration and continuous improvement
  • Reasonable adjustments available during application