Job Description :
About us
With over 200 brands sold in nearly 180 countries, we’re the world’s leading premium drinks company. From global icons like Johnnie Walker, Guinness and Tanqueray to Smirnoff and Don Julio, we create brands consumers love. Bring your passion and use your curiosity as you explore, collaborate and innovate. Together with passionate people from all over the world, you’ll test new ideas, learn and grow, and unlock a brighter, more exciting future.
Join us to create a career worth celebrating.
About the Function:
Sales is where our brands meet the real world.
This team builds the relationships that bring our products to life, partnering closely with customers across markets, channels and occasions to make sure our brands are part of moments that matter everywhere.
It’s a dynamic, people-focused environment where curiosity, commercial thinking and strong relationships make the difference. You’ll have the opportunity to grow your network, develop your skills and see the direct impact of your work every day.
About the role:
Purpose of the RoleThe Out Trade Executive is responsible for creating authentic and engaging brand experiences that position Diageo's brands as category leaders. The role connects with target consumers at scale, builds brand aspiration, drives product trial, and contributes to sustainable sales growth through outstanding event execution and customer engagement.
Financial Accountability- Plan, execute, and manage the budget allocated to the Out Trade channel.
- Monitor and analyze key performance indicators (KPIs) such as sell-out, ROI, P&L, conversion, trial, and market share to evaluate the effectiveness and profitability of each event and customer activation, as well as their impact on brand and category performance.
- Manage the travel budget assigned to the role.
Lead, coordinate, and develop cross-functional teams across Diageo, agencies, and production partners to successfully deliver the company's strategic objectives related to events and consumer activations.
Key AccountabilitiesMarket Opportunity Identification- Research and analyze market trends to identify opportunities for out-of-trade events and activations.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with event promoters, production companies, and other strategic partners to ensure the successful planning and execution of events.
- Lead the development of Joint Business Plans (JBPs) and/or commercial agreements with event promoters and production partners, defining commercial terms that ensure profitable activations aligned with business objectives.
- Manage contracts and commercial agreements effectively, ensuring compliance with both strategic and financial goals.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with promoters, production companies, and event staff.
- Support customers with administrative processes, including vendor setup, contract execution, purchase order issuance, invoice tracking, and related activities.
- Partner with BTL marketing agencies to develop innovative and engaging consumer experiences that resonate with target audiences.
- Ensure brand consistency and executional excellence across all events and activations.
- Coordinate with the Marketing team to obtain approval of creative assets, designs, visibility materials, and point-of-sale (POS) materials, ensuring compliance with Diageo Marketing Code (DMC) guidelines.
- In close collaboration with agencies, oversee the planning, logistics, and execution of nationwide events, ensuring high-quality delivery and compliance with Diageo standards.
- Work closely with Marketing and Corporate Relations/Public Relations teams to align amplification strategies with business objectives.
- Ensure the proper use, management, and maintenance of channel assets, including mobile bars, brand assets, and promotional materials (POS).
- Define and monitor monthly financial and non-financial KPIs to assess the effectiveness and business impact of events and activations.
- Conduct post-event evaluations to identify opportunities for continuous improvement and optimization, while reviewing overall channel performance on a regular basis.
- Own and manage the Trade Spend and A&P (Advertising & Promotion) activation budgets, ensuring resources are allocated efficiently and in compliance with Diageo's internal policies and governance standards.
Experience:
- 3–5 years of experience in Events, Festivals, Brand Experience, Trade Marketing, Commercial, Sales Activation, or Business Development within the FMCG, beverage, entertainment, hospitality, or consumer goods industry.
- Proven experience negotiating and managing commercial agreements with event promoters, festival organizers, nightlife operators, agencies, or strategic partners.
- Experience planning, coordinating, and executing large-scale events, festivals, sponsorships, and consumer activations, ensuring best-in-class brand execution.
- Experience working cross-functionally with Marketing, Sales, Procurement, Finance, agencies, distributors, and external partners to deliver commercial initiatives.
- Experience monitoring event performance through commercial and execution KPIs, identifying opportunities to optimize future activations.
- Experience conducting field visits during events and festivals, ensuring flawless execution and rapid problem-solving in dynamic environments.
- Experience managing budgets, suppliers, timelines, and multiple projects simultaneously.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Commercial Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Marketing, Event Management, or a related field.
- Strong commercial acumen with proven negotiation skills and the ability to build long-term relationships with promoters, customers, agencies, and strategic partners.
- Good understanding of event production and operational execution, with the ability to coordinate multiple stakeholders and ensure high-quality delivery.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to influence both internal and external stakeholders without direct authority.
- Strong analytical mindset with the ability to evaluate KPIs such as volume, execution quality, consumer contacts, trial, sampling effectiveness, ROI, and commercial performance.
- Strong planning and organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- High level of autonomy, ownership, and execution excellence.
- Flexibility and availability to work evenings, weekends, and holidays when required by the event calendar.
- Passion for nightlife, festivals, premium experiences, and consumer engagement.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (especially Excel and PowerPoint).
Flexibility is key to our success. Talk to us about what flexibility means to you, so that you’re
supported to manage your wellbeing and balance your priorities from day one.
We recognize and value performance, offering our people a highly competitive Rewards and Benefits package including:
Our purpose is to celebrate life, every day, everywhere. And creating an inclusive culture, where everyone feels valued and that they can belong, is a crucial part of this.
We embrace diversity in the broadest possible sense. This means that you’ll be welcomed and celebrated for who you are just by being you. You’ll be part of and help build and champion an inclusive culture that celebrates people of different gender, ethnicity, ability, age, sexual orientation, social class, educational backgrounds, experiences, mindsets, and more.
Our ambition is to create the best performing, most trusted and respected consumer products companies in the world. Join us and help transform our business as we take our brands to new heights and build new ones as part of shaping the next generation of celebrations for consumers around the world.
Feel inspired? Then this may be the opportunity for you.
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Worker Type :
RegularPrimary Location:
SantiagoAdditional Locations :
Job Posting Start Date :
2026-07-10Skills Required
- 3-5 years' experience in Events, Festivals, Brand Experience, Trade Marketing, Sales Activation, or Business Development within FMCG, beverage, entertainment, hospitality, or consumer goods.
- Proven experience negotiating and managing commercial agreements with event promoters, festival organizers, nightlife operators, agencies, or strategic partners.
- Experience planning, coordinating, and executing large-scale events, festivals, sponsorships, and consumer activations.
- Experience working cross-functionally with Marketing, Sales, Procurement, Finance, agencies, distributors, and external partners.
- Experience monitoring event performance using commercial and execution KPIs and optimizing activations.
- Experience conducting field visits during events and festivals and resolving operational issues on-site.
- Experience managing budgets, suppliers, timelines, and multiple projects simultaneously.
- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Commercial Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Marketing, Event Management, or related field.
- Strong commercial acumen and proven negotiation skills.
- Good understanding of event production and operational execution, coordinating multiple stakeholders.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with ability to influence internal and external stakeholders.
- Strong analytical mindset to evaluate KPIs (volume, execution quality, consumer contacts, trial, ROI).
- Strong planning and organizational skills; ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- High level of autonomy, ownership, and execution excellence.
- Flexibility and availability to work evenings, weekends, and holidays as required by the event calendar.
- Passion for nightlife, festivals, premium experiences, and consumer engagement.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel and PowerPoint.
Diageo Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Diageo and has not been reviewed or approved by Diageo.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is considered competitive and often described as top-tier, particularly in manufacturing and salaried roles, with many indicating they feel fairly compensated. Compensation is frequently cited as a strong reason to join and stay despite pressures in some parts of the business.
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Parental & Family Support — Parental leave is widely recognized as a flagship offering, equalized across parents and inclusive of adoption and surrogacy, with benefits and bonuses maintained during leave. This family-friendly approach is highlighted as industry-leading and a standout element of the package.
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Retirement Support — Pension schemes are described as generous, with notable employer contributions enhancing long‑term financial security. In key markets such as the UK and U.S., offerings like pensions and 401(k) plans are presented as core components of total rewards.
Diageo Insights
What We Do
Diageo's official LinkedIn account. We're a global leader in premium drinks, across spirits and beer, a business built on the principles and foundations laid by the giants of the industry. With over 200 brands sold in 180 countries, our portfolio has remarkable breadth. From centuries-old names to exciting new entrants, and global giants to local legends, we're building the very best brands out there, and with over 30,000 talented people based in over 135 countries, we're a truly global company. With such diversity, we're able to truly represent our broad consumer base and think differently about the future. To maintain our position as leaders in the alcoholic beverage market, we always invest in the future and are mindful of the impact we have. Because just like the legends of our past, we're here to raise the bar – for people as well as the planet








