Description
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Location: Milan
Language Requirements: Fluent Italian & English
About us
Diageo is the world’s leading premium drinks company with an outstanding collection of brands, such as Johnnie Walker, Smirnoff, Baileys, Captain Morgan, Tanqueray and Guinness. Our purpose – Celebrating life, every day, everywhere – has a meaningful role in our company, for our people, our diversity, our brands, in how we perform and how we build shared value!
At Diageo Italy we are creating a new marketing team with the ambition of becoming a strong marketing powerhouse to help drive the next phase of growth across Italy.
About the role
Diageo brand teams are the custodians of our brands and work to ensure the future growth and success of said brand. As a member of this team you will be the guardian of our the brands within this category and work to shape their future.
To reflect our desire to be agile and also ensure our talent can be developed across the most important projects, this role sits within a specific brand category team but is not purely aligned to one single brand within in.
You will drive and project manage the creation of brand strategy and brand plans based on consumer, customer and shopper insights, build brand equity and help drive;
1. Recruitment/Re-recruitment – both from a customer and consumer perspective
2. Scale – in all commercial elements of the brands, building strong relationships with the commercial teams on the ground to deliver above and beyond the AOP
3. Fame – making these brands the most talked about across the market. You will work with the Global Brand Teams, multiple agencies, cross-functional teams and partners to deliver on our salience and brand love objectives
4. Physical Availability - the ability to see, find and trigger associated memories in a buying context, all resulting in success at the point of purchase
Key responsibilities
5. Drive and project manage the creation of long-term brand strategy and brand plans based on consumer, customer, and shopper insight
6. Lead cross-agency teams and foster new partnerships in developing the brand’s communication approach and execution in an omnichannel environment (on, off & 3rd space)
7. Find, own and build the role the brand plays in culture, working collaboratively with members of the Culture & Entertainment function
8. Shape the brand to thrive in a digital environment, develop long term digital strategy & social media plans
9. Own the shadow P&L for the brands across the market. Understand and respond to the drivers of your brand performance, working in partnership with the commercial teams to deliver the annual operating plan
10. Understand and manage pricing & promo strategy, margin mix and volume drivers
11. Translates strategies into brilliantly executed plans that consistently beat the competition and gain share
Leadership:
Win through Execution
12. Sets and pursues direction without guidance and takes a wide view of their accountabilities
13. High energy and ambition to achieve successful outcomes and high standards
14. Balances analysis and execution and adjusts thinking in the face of new information
15. Actively spots opportunities or issues and identifies which are urgent and important
16. Generates a range of workable solutions, decides what should be done and takes action
Shape the Future
17. Sees the big picture and possibility from multiple angles and through a creative lens
18. Frames issues in a way that creates clarity and incorporates others' best thinking
19. Accurately digests large amounts of information and breaks down complex problems thoroughly
20. Challenges themselves and others to take on new or unfamiliar tasks and ways of working
Inspire through Purpose
21. Finds broader meaning in their work and aspires to make a significant difference
22. Reads their environment and understands how culture and context influences people's perspectives
23. Is actively aware of the impact they have on others and tunes in to the needs of individuals around them
24. Communicates in a compelling, persuasive and impactful way
25. Draws on a variety of influencing styles to engage different audiences
Invest in Talent
26. Displays confidence in their ability to meet challenges and succeed
27. Maintains belief and optimism and bounces back quickly from setbacks or failures
28. Demonstrates a realistic and thoughtful awareness of their own capabilities
29. Proactively seeks feedback and development for growth and takes action
About you
30. 6+ years of relevant marketing experience with strong understanding on Italian landscape (consumer media, culture)
31. Existing ability to build genuine relationships built on mutual trust & respect
32. Successful management of senior stakeholders, resulting in strong and positive outcomes
33. Holistic skill set across various marketing growth drivers as well as a track record of delivering transformational business results
34. Comfort with dealing with ambiguity, complexity and working within a fast-paced, entrepreneurial and matrixed environment
35. A history of working across media, digital, experiential, PR, culture
36. Demonstrated brilliant execution to high standards across various pillars of brand building
37. Deep personal accountability for great performance
38. Strong commercial and numerical acumen with attention to detail
39. Experience working across multiple countries/geographies
Our offer
40. An inclusive company culture that puts employees and their development first
41. A competitive salary with bonus and many benefits that suit your lifestyle
42. An industry leading parental leave policy
43. …and of course, THE best colleagues!
Celebrating our inclusive and diverse culture is core to Diageo’s purpose of “celebrating life every day everywhere”. This purpose is, in itself, inclusive in nature, as it values everybody irrespective of background, disability, religion, gender identity, sexuality or ethnicity.
We know that for Diageo to thrive and 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.
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.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions.
Don’t let anything stop you from applying!
Worker Type :
Regular
Primary Location:
Turin
Additional Locations :
Job Posting Start Date :
2025-07-16