Brand Ambassador Portugal (Temporary)

About us

With over 200 brands sold in nearly 180 countries, we’re the world’s leading premium drinks company. Bring your passion and use your curiosity as you explore, collaborate, and innovate to build brands consumers love. 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 role 

*This is initially a temporary opportunity, but we are looking for someone to grow within Diageo.

In this role you'll be compelling Reserve customer plans maximise sustainable profit delivery and market share growth be responsible for the brilliant activation and execution of our growth drivers. You’ll also be responsible for designing and implementing impactful brand training programs that bring our stories to life at the point of execution.

Moreover, you'll be:  

• Educating our customers and PR contacts on the quality, provenance and heritage of our brands in a manner that makes them feel special. 
• Continuously improving our activation performance by identifying key areas of focus, assessing alternatives, and taking action to course accurate where vital. 
• A business consultant to the DIAGEO commercial (Reserve and on trade channels), and customer marketing teams, identifying, recommending & evaluating drivers for growth which ensure fit for purpose BTL materials. 
• Developing deep and profitable knowledge among key trade influencers (wine shops owners, bar and restaurant managers, trade journalists...) 
• being highly proactive in spotting opportunities, building plans and making things happen, beyond tasks assigned.
• leading the creation and roll-out of training plans that drive engagement and advocacy for our brands across trade.
• the personification of the brand in the market: attitude, appearance, and personality. 
• Having your finger on the pulse of what is happening on the ground – being the “face” of luxury in their environment and having brilliant relationships with key influencers in the industry. 

About you 

• Passion for super premium brands, our customers & our consumers. 
• Brand and Category Knowledge across Spirits and TBA with experience in process, ingredients, provenance, and trends. Bartending or bar management experience is a plus. 
• Experience in building commercial relationships with customers to deliver value for the customer and Diageo; be a storyteller. 
• you are naturally proactive, solution-oriented, and thrive when given autonomy to take ownership.
• You enjoy creating and leading trainings that leave a lasting impact on people and elevate brand love
• Creative and inspiring approach; a strong, engaging, and influential communicator.  
• Able to demonstrate excellent relationship building and influencing skills, encouraging dedication, and crafting collaborative relationships internally and externally. 
• Be a socially responsible ambassador for Diageo externally. 
• English & Portuguese proficiency crucial. 

Working with us

Flexible Working Statement: 

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.  

Rewards & Benefits Statement:

Join us and you can also expect a highly competitive and flexible rewards and benefits package such as:

• Contemporary work life balance policies and wellbeing activities.
• Comprehensive health insurance for you and your family.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Annual bonus dependent on performance.
• Tools for your day to day job like Company car, computer and mobile phone.

Diversity statement:

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 the next level 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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