Job Description:
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.
With over 200 brands in 180 countries and a global network of entrepreneurial individuals, our teams blend a diverse range of experience, knowledge and skills.
We connect customers and consumers to our iconic products and create innovative experiences that bring people together to celebrate life.
The Logistics Buyer is responsible for developing and implementing strategic procurement initiatives that optimize the supply chain, improve supplier relationships to drive value, and ensure efficient with initiative and contract management, drive sustainable logistics solutions, and secure governance to mitigate risk to Diageo.
This role requires a strategic problem solver who can balance short-term operational needs with long-term goals, make well-informed decisions that ensure the best value equation for Diageo, and bring industry solutions to solve internal challenges.
Expected outcomes.
- Enhanced Market Performance:
- Achieve measurable improvements in service levels, cost efficiencies, and market growth through effective procurement strategies executions.
- Operational Efficiency Gains:
- Realize significant cost reductions while maintaining high-quality standards by optimizing logistics processes.
- Robust Supplier Relationships:
- Secure reliable supply chains through positive relationships with key suppliers ensuring favorable contract terms are met consistently.
- Risk Mitigation & Compliance:
- Ensure full compliance with Diageo policies, contracts, certifications and regulations mitigating potential risks associated non-compliance/underperformance suppliers
Key Responsibilities
- Strategic Management:




- Develop and implement advanced procurement and logistics strategies aligned with corporate objectives and integral logistics leaders.
- Continuously evaluate the market environment to identify risks and opportunities, adapting strategies as needed.
- Process Optimization:
- Lead initiatives to improve operational efficiency and reduce costs without compromising quality or service.
- Implement innovative technologies to enhance visibility and traceability across the supply chain.
- Strategic Supplier Management
- Evaluate and Select Suppliers by conduct detailed assessments of potential suppliers to ensure they meet Diageo's quality, cost, flexibility, and innovation requirements.
Ensure compliance.
- Develop Strategic Relationships, foster long-term partnerships with key suppliers to secure stable supply chains and collaborate on joint initiatives, negotiating favourable contracts that ensure continuous and reliable supply.
- Commercial Relations:
- Conduct robust bidding processes and negotiations with top management, aligning, influencing, making decisions that ensure success across multiple areas and levels within the organization.
- Establish strong relationships with key suppliers,
- Governance and Control:
- Ensure robust controls over all subcategories with updated contracts along with their annexes to guarantee execution according to Diageo guidelines.




- Mitigate risks associated with underperformance through detailed monitoring during implementation processes.
- Regional Leadership:
- Take on a regional leadership role in the customs brokers subcategory, leading the LAC Logistics CEO group.
- Be the business matter guide responsible for defining strategies supporting other buyers in implementing standard methodologies.
- Continuous Improvement:
- Maintain a constant vision towards continuous improvement by seeking opportunities that guarantee long-term competitive advantage for Diageo.
- Sustainable Practices Implementation:
- Integrate environmental criteria into purchasing decisions by selecting suppliers committed to sustainability.
- Reduce carbon footprint through logístical optimizations such as efficient routing and eco-friendly transportation methods.
- Contract Adherence Monitoring:
- Lead contract adherence monitoring by supporting the operations team in achieving established critical metrics.
- Act proactively in case of deviations by bringing up them to top management as necessary.
- Transformational Responsibility:
- Adopt responsibility during transformational processes ensuring perfect execution vs contracted terms.
- Communicate identified risks assertively allowing quick decision-making by senior management.
- Risk Management
- Develop contingency plans to mitigate risks associated with supply chain disruptions (natural disasters, geopolitical crises).
- Diversify supply sources to minimize impact from specific supplier failures or delays
- Cost controls and optimization
- Negotiate favorable contract terms to improve value for money spent and continuously monitor logistics-related costs (transportation, storage, handling).
- Economic Analysis of global economic environme

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