Innovation Commercialisation Manager

Job Description : Role Dimensions Innovation Commercialisation team reports into Ireland Marketing Director. Innovation is the lifeblood of any FMCG businesses and plays a key role in brand building enabling brands to improve brand equity, access new consumers and occasions as well as enticing premiumisation and creating incremental value for our customers. The Innovation Commercialisation Manager (ICM) role is accountable for translating the IOI innovation pipeline into a commercial reality through three main areas. Firstly, the ICM will partner with European innovation team to bring the pipeline to gate 3 approval (concept and design) with IOI specific consumer and customer validation. Secondly, the ICM will lead the commercialisation of each project to deliver amazing execution and outcomes. This involves working cross functionally to develop a 5 year launch plan into gate 5 approval. Finally, for key strategic projects, the ICM role will then monitor perfect activation across all touchpoints across the first 3 – 6 months post launch. The role works closely with European Innovation and the IOI Sales and marketing teams throughout all stages. Key outcomes: Innovation is significant contributor to our P&L and growing – moreover it a vital part of our plans to accelerate growth in the Ireland business. As such there is full internal commitment and intensity to deliver and accelerate the innovation momentum. You will lead the commercialisation and delivery of Innovation projects, including the Gate process. Our customers and the trade are inspired by our innovation agenda – the pipeline is rooted in our customer, consumer and market insight. These pipeline opportunities must grow the respective category and be both scalable and sustainable. You will work with the sales teams to inspire our customers and the trade around these opportunities. Best in class launches and Nurture plans – our execution is the envy of our peers – we are called out as best in class. You will work with a cross-functional team of Brand, Activation and NRM to lead excellent launch, nurture and exit plans, and identify and lead interventions when needed and ensure we deliver our AOP and beyond. This should include a clear three-year plan at launch. Top functional capabilities for this role: Internal and external collaboration – You can lead a cross-functional team internally, delegate effectively and influence across levels to make things happen Creative Problem solving – You can find solutions for business challenges and ensure internal barriers do not get in the way of external success. Commercial Expertise - You have a deep understanding of customer needs, and can use this insight to develop your projects. Top 3 leadership capabilities for this role: Consistently deliver great performance - Demonstrate deep personal accountability for great performance Create possibilities - Stand in the future; be active in shaping the destiny of Diageo Create the conditions for people to succeed – Deliver great results via others. Provide context to enable others to think, decide and act. What would you need to demonstrate in order to be successful in this role? 4-6 years commercial experience –with a proven track record in business delivery Ability to work with ambiguity and at pace with multiple projects. Polished and engaging presentation and selling skills – You must have sufficient gravitas to present to and influence key customers at a senior level internally and externally. Execution Excellence: You must be able to manage execution of plans brilliantly through other people and teams, demonstrate smart KPI setting, clear measurement controls along with execution insight and course correction. Influencing Skills – You must be able to build great relationships and collaboration across the business hierarchy and within channels to be able to move with pace. You must be able to lead and inspire the senior management teams to the biggest possibility and align to course corrections where required. Resilience & Emotional Energy – You need to be able to motivate and energise yourself in the face of challenges and adversity to find ways forward Working with Us Flexibility is key to success in our business and many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways, including part-time, compressed hours, flexible location. Please talk to us about what flexibility means to you and don’t let anything stop you from applying. Join us and you can also expect a highly competitive and flexible rewards and benefits package including: Contemporary work life balance policies and wellbeing activities On site gym or subsidised gym membership Contributory pension scheme Annual bonus Share options Our purpose is to celebrate life, every day, everywhere. And creating an inclusive culture, where everyone feels valued and listened to, is a crucial part of this. We believe the most inclusive and diverse culture makes for a better business and a better world. We know that for our business to thrive and for Diageo to realize its ambition, we depend on having diverse talent with a range of backgrounds, skills and capabilities in each of the 180 countries in which we operate and to reflect our broad consumer base. Join us, and you'll be part of an organisation that embraces 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 — an inclusive culture that celebrates people of different gender, ethnicity, ability, age, sexual orientation, social class, educational backgrounds, experiences, attitudes, and more. And you'll help us champion inclusion and diversity across our entire business: with our employees, our suppliers, across our brands, and within the communities in which we operate. With over 200 brands sold in more than 180 countries, we’re the world’s leading premium drinks company. Join us, and you’ll be celebrated for your work and empowered to be you. Together with people around the world, you’ll innovate and push boundaries, shaping a tomorrow worth celebrating. Our ambition is to create the best performing, most trusted and respected Consumer Products Company in the world. To achieve these, we need the world’s very best people. We're looking for people with creativity, boldness and a sense of purpose to take Diageo and our timeless, pioneering brands to the next level. Feel inspired? Then this may be the opportunity for you. #LI-Hybrid Worker Type :Regular Primary Location:St James Gate Additional Locations :Capital House Job Posting Start Date : 2023-07-11 With over 200 brands sold in more than 180 countries, we’re the world’s leading premium drinks company. Every day, over 27,000 talented people come together at Diageo to create the magic behind our much-loved brands. From iconic names to innovative newcomers – the brands we’re building are rooted in culture and local communities. Our ambition is to be one of the best performing, most trusted and most respected consumer products companies in the world. Our founders, such as Arthur Guinness, John Walker, and Charles Tanqueray, were visionary entrepreneurs whose brilliant minds helped shape the alcohol industry. And through our people, their legacy lives on. Join us, and you’ll collaborate with talented people from all corners of the world. Together, you’ll innovate and push boundaries, shaping a more inclusive and sustainable future that we can all be proud of. With diversity at our core, we celebrate our people's unique passions, commitments and specialist skills. Because when varied voices, mindsets, and personalities come together, great ideas are born. In our supportive culture, your voice will be heard and you’ll be empowered to be you. Just bring your ambition, curiosity and ideas, and we’ll celebrate your work and help you reach your fullest potential. DRINKiQ What's your DRINKiQ? Take our quiz to understand how alcohol is made and explore the effects of drinking. You can discover everything you need to know at DRINKiQ