Brand Manager, SP – Johnnie Walker (6 Month Contract)

About Us

With over 200 brands sold in nearly 180 countries, Diageo is home to some of the world’s most iconic drinks. From Johnnie Walker and Guinness to Tanqueray, Smirnoff and Don Julio, we craft brands chosen for life’s moments — from everyday connections to landmark celebrations.

Bring your talent, curiosity and ambition, and strive for your personal best alongside people who challenge, support and learn from each other. Together, as one outstanding team, we keep learning, improving and raising the bar for our brands, our business and each other.

Join us and play your part in making life’s moments mean a little more.

About You

We are looking for a passionate and strategic brand marketer to shape the Johnnie Walker brand roadmap for Strategic Partnerships, working across the Johnnie Walker portfolio (Core & Luxury), collaborating efficiently with our markets & channels  

About the Function

This role sits in the Marketing function within the Strategic Partnership business unit. The SP business unit is a rapidly growing one & presents great career and learning opportunities. There is immense growth potential for our priority brand, JW, across varied business models: managed via a hybrid structure comprising Joint Venture & Distributor partners.

About the Role

As the Brand Manager , you are responsible for shaping the brand strategy across the different markets & channels. You will help guide our JV partners and distributors to take the Johnnie Walker trademark to new heights, sharing insights, tracking execution of JW growth drivers, measuring investment efficiencies, and leveraging resources to help co-create the brand strategy with our multi-partner team. This will be a 6 months maternity cover.

Role Responsibilities

• Responsible for designing the annual JW MBP & to deliver performance on the pre-defined JW KPIs for SP, aligned to the BU strategic priorities - delivering on both Recruitment & Luxury by seamlessly shifting between the two

• Liaise closely with the JW GBT, adapt global toolkits to local nuances by taking in feedback from market stakeholders. Take the lead on any global project pilots as and when they materialize

• Be the Brand Champion - have an in-depth understanding of 4Cs (consumer, category, competition & channel) by working closely with SP Category & Consumer Planning Lead, focused on the JW portfolio & key variants.

• Deliver profitable share growth via robust assessment of share drivers & also recommend viable solutions to the Partner Commercial teams

• Focus on continuously improving brand health & ensuring category leadership

• Ensure 100% adherence to annual activation calendars through influential leadership, working with Partner Marketing & Commercial teams

• Provide the mandate on adherence to brand guidelines wrt advertising, merchandising and POSM, driving stringent compliance with DMC guidelines

• Drive synergies across markets wrt Brand Activation - JW Connections plan, Experiential activation, BTL asset design & deployment

• Efficient & compliant budget management (Central) via strong M&E, spend tracking & communication with Finance

Experience required/Skills/Capabilities/ Languages

• Influential leadership & Negotiation - ability to drive alignment with senior stakeholders across functions, business units (MHD, Global Brand Teams) & strengthen relationships

• Time and project management skills – adept at moving multimarket teams in the desired direction (via RAPID / RASCI etc.)

• Analytical skills, high attention to detail & ability to multi-task / handle complexity

• An understanding of trends and ability to distil insights for the consumer personas identified

• Creative bent of mind & problem-solving mindset

• Commercial acumen – ability to assess needs quickly & help the team execute flawlessly

• Financial acumen - understand brand financials, value chain analysis, budget management

• Impeccable written and verbal communication skills

• Strategic thinking combined with creative flair Demonstrated ability to work with diverse teams, lead and influence partners across an organization.

• Passion for celebration, energized & strong interpersonal skills

• Excellent communication skills, strong fluency in English

Diversity statement

Our purpose is crafting iconic drinks chosen for life’s moments. And it’s our people, with their different experiences, perspectives and talents, who make that possible.

We value diversity in its broadest sense and want everyone to feel they can belong, contribute and strive for their personal best. You’ll work alongside people with different backgrounds, experiences and perspectives — challenging, supporting and learning from one another as one outstanding team.

Together, we’re constantly learning and improving, combining the strength of our people, capabilities and iconic brands to raise the bar, grow and win. Wherever you join us, you’ll have the opportunity to contribute, make an impact and play your part in making life’s moments mean a little more.

Ready to bring your best? This could be your opportunity.

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