Quality and Compliance Manager

About Diageo Dali Eryuan Distillery

Diageo is a global leader in beverage alcohol with an outstanding collection of brands across spirits and beer categories. These brands include Johnnie Walker, Singleton, Smirnoff, Captain Morgan, Baileys, Don Julio, Tanqueray, and Guinness.

Located in Eryuan County in Yunnan, the Diageo Eryuan Malt Whisky Distillery will produce Diageo's first China-origin, premium malt whisky. At more than 2,100m above sea level, the 66,000 square meter distillery will also feature an immersive and interactive visitor experience center that will attract whisky enthusiasts and boost the local cultural tourism industry.

About this role

You will lead the development and embedding of quality/compliance systems, minimize food safety risks, and ensure the site meets regulatory requirements and passes all audits. Success lies in driving continuous improvement and fostering a culture of accountability.

You will be responsible for:

• Establish quality policies and systems, defining quality goals and targets covering vendor selection/qualification, material intake, in-house processes, controls, and maturation warehouse operations.
• Define and assign quality process responsibilities and accountabilities across the site.
• Develop training and qualification plans for personnel at all levels related to quality and compliance.
• Manage site laboratory operations to ensure adherence to standards and best practices.
• Oversee the change control process to maintain quality and compliance integrity.
• Establish tiered processes and performance indicators, using tiered meetings for accountability, coaching, and escalations.
• Drive thorough problem-solving for quality losses and recognize outstanding accomplishments and behaviours.
• Uphold standards to protect Diageo's brands, people, assets, and reputation.
• Liaise with the China Compliance team to develop and implement training plans.
• Conduct internal controls reviews for compliance and continuous improvement.
• Stay updated on provincial and local regulatory developments to ensure site alignment.

To be successful in this role, you will need:

• Bachelor's degree or above in Food Science or related fields, or 5+ years of relevant quality/compliance experience in the food/fermentation industry.
• A proven track record in developing systems and adhering to high-quality standards within multinational companies (MNCs) in the Food and Fermentation segments.
• Strong analytical and methodological problem-solving skills, including experience with Design of Experiments (DOE); Green Belt or equivalent Six Sigma certification is desirable.
• Exceptional leadership to drive execution, inspire teams, shape the future of quality practices, and invest in talent.
• The ability to work independently, uphold high standards, and make fair, factual, and analytical decisions.

Working with Us

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.

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 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.

About Us

From Arthur Guinness to Johnnie Walker, our business was founded on people of great character and in 250 years, nothing's changed. We're the world's leading premium alcohol company. Our brands are industry icons. And our success is thanks to the strength of our people, in every role. It's why we trust them with our legacy. And it's why we reward them with the career-defining opportunities that they deserve.

Our ambition is to create the best performing, most trusted and respected Consumer Products Company in the world. To achieve these, we need the world's very best people.

We're looking for people with creativity, boldness and a sense of purpose to take Diageo and our timeless, pioneering brands to the next level.

Feel inspired? Then this may be the opportunity for you.

Client-provided location(s): Dali, China

Job ID: Diageo-JR1122590

Employment Type: FULL_TIME

Posted: 2026-02-04T18:58:40