Commercial Systems Manager

Job title: Commercial Systems Manager

Location: Hamburg

Contract: Permanent

About Us

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

At Diageo, character is everything. So, if you share our sense of adventure, you'll have the chance to learn a huge range of skills and fields and build an exceptional career with us.

About the Role

In this role you will be the key partner in the new DACH organization ensuring alignment of local market needs to global tech strategy, vision and best practice. You will closely collaborate with commercial teams in DACH as well as Global Sales and Digital & Technology functions.

Although no direct P&L responsibility the role is there to influence growth opportunities across the full market P&L through efficiency, effectiveness & capability improvement of our commercial platforms and systems.

Top Accountabilities

• Close collaboration with Global Product Owners to champion the execution roadmap for DACH based on local business needs
• Develop the DACH market strategy & deployment plan, key deliverables, engagement model and identify all functionality required with local commercial teams
• Collaborate closely with the commercial leads to ensure all dependencies are understood and planned in line with delivery timelines
• Decision Maker on market prioritization for deployment and accountable for making the case for requirements
• Decision Maker on market functionality requirements and priorities that inform Global Product sprints
• Local budget owner for all technology solutions and developments
• Play a key role in change management of the business, providing insight, communications and training required to launch new product and updates successfully
• Work closely with the Commercial Data Manager to identify gaps and opportunities to improve products and tech solutions
• Identifying test users and pilot group who will form a key part of the deployment of the new capability
• Organize in market User acceptance testing in a time frame that allows bugs to be fixed without delaying full deployment.

About You

• A leader who has a proven ability to deliver results and drive transformation through the organization.
• Commercially experienced with robust knowledge of customers/outlets and their business requirements.
• Strong projects management skills
• Ability to lead change, challenge and deliver under tight and ambitious timescales.
• Well organized with a good network or understanding of commercial and support functions within the business.
• A problem solver; restless & agile - lives and breathes implementation
• Tech-savvy with CRM expertise
• Fluent in English, German a plus

Our Offer

• An inclusive company culture that puts employees and their development first
• A competitive salary with bonus and many benefits that suit your lifestyle
• An industry leading parental leave policy
• ...and of course, THE best colleagues!

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 Diageo to thrive and 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.

Flexibility is key to success in our business and many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways, including part-time, compressed hours, flexible location.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions.

Don't let anything stop you from applying!

Client-provided location(s): Hamburg, Germany

Job ID: Diageo-JR1116432

Employment Type: FULL_TIME

Posted: 2025-08-08T19:40:03