Premix Senior Innovation Manager

Who are we?

From humble beginnings to extraordinary futures, Diageo is centred on crafting incredible stories of ambitious possibilities. From our iconic global brands such as Johnnie Walker, Smirnoff, Tanqueray and Don Julio, to our local homegrown heroes Bundaberg Rum, UDL and Mr Black, we are a team of pioneers, looking to lead the future of our industry and brands from today. At Diageo, you will be a chosen custodian of our brand portfolio, entrusted with building brands for consumers to celebrate with in the moments that matter. Alongside you will be a group of ambitious, passionate and innovative people, who will help you to achieve extraordinary heights. Together, you will help us create a future worth celebrating.

What will your role be?

Innovation is a critical growth driver for the Australia business, and as a key priority for both Diageo and our Customers, the Premix Category is leading the charge in delivering transformational NSV growth through being first to market with new products within the Premix category against the rapidly evolving consumer landscape. In your role as the Senior Innovation Manager, you will lead the development and execution of the innovation strategy and pipeline, leading innovation from end-to-end, leveraging the extensive cross functional premix team to deliver the next generation of products for Diageo.

Please Note - this is a 12 month Secondment Role

Where will you grow in this role?

• Deliver commercially grounded innovation projects at agreed scale on time and in budget;
• Identification and delivery of incremental and transformational ideas to drive organic growth utilising expert strategic, ideation, concept development and commercialisation skills;
• Lead and influence cross functional project teams (Category, Marketing, Customer Marketing, Supply, Technical, Legal and Financial) agencies and local leadership team;
• Creation of highly differentiated consumer bundles using consumer insight and purposeful creativity; and
• Utilise the A360 process, delivering GATES on agreed timelines.

What will you bring to the table?

• Experience at or above brand manager level;
• Proven ability in:
  • Leveraging consumer, shopper and customer insights;
  • Developing consumer and customer driven strategy;
  • Developing & managing all elements of the marketing mix;
  • Delivering successful projects by leading a cross-functional team; and
  • Influencing peers and executive level in both a local & global context.

What are the benefits?

We are an organisation that creates products that are part of celebrations, and our culture reflects this. At Diageo, you will have the ability to work flexibly to ensure you can unlock your own potential through creating bold plans and executing your vision.

You will also be rewarded through competitive salary and monetary benefits including bonus, flexible leave entitlements and product allowance as well as being supported via non-monetary benefits including an industry leading parental leave policy, volunteering days and workplace giving, and subscriptions to mental health and celebration platforms.

Our commitment to inclusion and diversity:

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.

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. Please talk to us about what flexibility means to you and don't let anything stop you from applying.

Client-provided location(s): Sydney, Australia

Job ID: Diageo-JR1118038

Employment Type: FULL_TIME

Posted: 2025-10-08T19:00:56