Project Manager, Supply Innovation Commercialization Specialist; L6

Diageo•Plainfield, IL

9d•Onsite

About The Position

This role involves leading individual projects within Diageo's portfolio of innovation, renovation, and supply optimization. The Project Manager will apply Diageo's World Class Commercialization (WCC) blueprint and A360 framework to guide execution and stage gate decisions. They will provide the Supply Chain's technical and operational perspective throughout the product commercialization lifecycle, collaborating with Demand, Technical Operations, and the broader Supply community to overcome commercialization challenges. The role also requires building relationships with Global Category Team partners worldwide and utilizing portfolio reporting tools like PowerBI and Smartsheets to maintain project visibility and track progress. Key responsibilities include managing project timelines and resources, adapting plans, and developing creative solutions to emerging issues. The Project Manager must deliver their project portfolio on time, in full, on budget, and with the required quality, from initiation through post-launch. Proactive risk identification and management with clear mitigation plans are essential, as is ensuring technical due diligence at each stage to support sound decision-making at A360 gates. Continuous improvement of the commercialization process and tools is also expected.

Requirements

1-3+ years of experience across supply disciplines, procurement, manufacturing, technical operations, planning, quality or project management, in a CPG environment
BS in Engineering, Supply Chain, or a related technical field, with demonstrated knowledge of product commercialization
Strong business acumen, communication and relationship-building skills
Practical knowledge of primary package design, liquid development and manufacturing processes
Comfort working with reporting tools (e.g., PowerBI, Smartsheets)
SAP experience a plus

Responsibilities

Lead individual projects across our portfolio of innovation, renovation and supply optimization work, growing in complexity over time, applying Diageo's World Class Commercialization (WCC) blueprint to guide execution and our A360 framework to navigate stage gate governance and decisions
Provide Supply's technical and operational perspective through the product commercialization lifecycle, partnering with Demand, Technical Operations and the broader Supply community to resolve commercialization hurdles as they arise
Build relationships with our Global Category Team partners worldwide, and grow fluency in our portfolio reporting tools (PowerBI, Smartsheets) to keep your projects visible and on track
Manage project timelines and resourcing, adapting plans and bringing creative solutions as issues arise
Deliver your project portfolio against our global commitments, on time, in full, on budget and on quality, from initiation through post-launch
Identify and manage risks proactively, with clear, actionable mitigation plans for each project
Ensure technical due diligence at each stage, so decisions at A360 gates are well-supported and sound
Apply Diageo's WCC methodology and A360 governance rigorously across your portfolio
Contribute to continuous improvement of our commercialization process and tools as you encounter friction in your own project work