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:
The purpose of this role is to lead Diageo commercial agenda with strategic Key Account customers of On Trade, delivering sustainable growth, customer profitability, brilliant execution and stronger customer experience through disciplined Joint Business Planning. The role owns the customer relationship, translates the commercial plan into customer-specific choices, and ensures Diageo wins through availability, visibility, pricing, activation, service, execution quality and value creation.
Market ContextChile - Regiones
Decision MakingDecision Area
What the role decides / recommends
Boundaries, support or escalation
- Customer plan and JBP priorities
- Decides customer-specific priorities, negotiation agenda, calendar, execution focus, JBP commitments and performance review cadence.
- Works with Commercial Director, Customer Marketing, RGM, Finance, Supply, Activation and Sales Operations.
- Customer execution and performance interventions
- Decides corrective actions for customer performance gaps, including availability, service, promotional execution, pricing compliance, distribution, visibility and sell-out acceleration.
- Uses PULSE, customer service KPIs, feedback, execution reporting and JBP reviews.
· Own the commercial relationship with assigned strategic customers.
· Lead the customer JBP agenda.
· Deliver customer-level business performance across NSV, volume, sell-out, distribution, investment efficiency, pricing / promo compliance, profitability and execution quality.
· Translate category / channel plans into customer-specific plans.
· Use SAMBC, OTIF, SFA, Advantage Score, service RCA and feedback to identify friction points and lead corrective actions.
· Lead cross-functional customer problem solving.
· Build strong partnerships through disciplined governance, fact-based negotiation and service mindset.
Key Outputs / Deliverables1. Joint Business Plan / Customer Plan
2. Customer P&L and Value Review
3. Customer Execution Plan
4. Customer Experience Action Plan
5. Commercial Negotiation and Governance Pack
6. Performance Review Cadence
7. Issue Escalation and Resolution Log
Key InterfaceNature of Interaction
- Customer Buying / Category / Operations Teams
- Build JBP, negotiate plans, resolve issues and align service expectations.
- Commercial Director / Sales Leadership
- Align customer priorities and escalation topics.
- Category / Channel Development
- Convert channel strategy into customer plans.
- Commercial Planning
- Align customer plans with cycle plans and IBP inputs.
- RGM / Value Creation
- Align pricing, trade terms, ROI and profitability.
- Supply / Customer Service / IBP
- Resolve availability, OTIF, SAMBC, SFA, billing and order issues.
- Key Accounts Activation
- Execute promotional activity, visibility, POSM and customer calendar.
- Key Accounts Sales Operations
- Align outlet segmentation, merchandiser structures, incentives, execution planning and JBP management.
- Finance / Legal / Compliance
- Ensure investment, claims, contracts and pricing governance.
Experience:
- 2–4 years of experience in Sales, Sales Activation, Trade Marketing, Field Sales, Sales Operations, or Commercial Execution within the FMCG, beverage, or consumer goods industry.
- Experience supporting the implementation of in-store activation plans, promotional campaigns, or commercial execution initiatives.
- Experience working with distributors and/or indirect sales models within the On-Trade channel.
- Experience conducting field visits, monitoring execution standards, and identifying improvement opportunities at the point of sale.
- Experience coordinating with cross-functional teams to ensure the timely execution of commercial initiatives and activation projects.
- Experience tracking execution KPIs and supporting follow-up actions to improve field performance.
Skills:
- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Commercial Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Marketing, or a related field.
- Basic understanding of On-Trade commercial execution, retail operations, and distributor management.
- Knowledge of sales execution fundamentals, including distribution, visibility, availability, merchandising, pricing, and promotional execution.
- Strong organizational and planning skills, with the ability to coordinate multiple activities in a dynamic commercial environment.
- Analytical mindset with the ability to interpret execution data and identify opportunities for improvement.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build collaborative relationships and influence stakeholders without direct authority.
- Proactive, execution-oriented, and continuous improvement mindset.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (especially Excel and PowerPoint); familiarity with Power BI or sales execution tools is considered an advantage.
- Valid driver's license and willingness to travel frequently within the assigned territory.
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
- 2-4 years experience in Sales, Sales Activation, Trade Marketing, Field Sales, Sales Operations, or Commercial Execution within FMCG/beverage/consumer goods
- Experience supporting implementation of in-store activation plans and promotional campaigns
- Experience working with distributors and/or indirect sales models within the On-Trade channel
- Experience conducting field visits, monitoring execution standards, and identifying point-of-sale improvement opportunities
- Experience coordinating with cross-functional teams to execute commercial initiatives
- Experience tracking execution KPIs and supporting follow-up actions to improve field performance
- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Commercial Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Marketing, or related field
- Basic understanding of On-Trade commercial execution, retail operations, and distributor management
- Knowledge of sales execution fundamentals: distribution, visibility, availability, merchandising, pricing, promotional execution
- Strong organizational and planning skills with ability to coordinate multiple activities
- Analytical mindset with ability to interpret execution data and identify improvements
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills; ability to influence without direct authority
- Proactive, execution-oriented, continuous improvement mindset
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (especially Excel and PowerPoint)
- Familiarity with Power BI or sales execution tools
- Valid driver's license and willingness to travel frequently within the assigned territory
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








