Innovation & Brand Change Manager

About us

With over 200 brands sold in nearly 180 countries, Diageo is home to some of the world’s most iconic drinks. From Johnnie Walker and Guinness to Tanqueray, Smirnoff and Don Julio, we craft brands chosen for life’s moments — from everyday connections to landmark celebrations.

Bring your talent, curiosity and ambition, and strive for your personal best alongside people who challenge, support and learn from each other. Together, as one outstanding team, we keep learning, improving and raising the bar for our brands, our business and each other.

Join us and play your part in making life’s moments mean a little more.

Join our Supply Chain and Manufacturing Team

Supply Chain & Manufacturing is where our brands are made, moved and delivered to the world.

With over half of our people working across more than 100 sites, this is a complex, large-scale operation that brings together production, logistics, engineering and supplier partnerships.

It’s fast-paced and hands-on, with teams working together to ensure quality, efficiency and sustainability at every stage. From sourcing ingredients to getting products into customers’ hands, you’ll play a role in delivering the brands people know and love.

About this role

To lead the execution of the Innovation and Brand Changes portfolio across Indonesia and APAC sourcing, translating business and brand ambitions into supply-ready solutions that deliver growth, productivity, and competitive advantage.

The role acts as the Indonesia Supply Lead, coordinating cross-functional teams to deliver innovation and brand change projects with excellence in speed, quality, cost, sustainability, and supply resilience.

The role leads to the development and continuous improvement of raw materials, packaging, technical specifications, and processes, while identifying and delivering productivity opportunities that enhance cost competitiveness and operational efficiency without compromising product quality, consumer experience, or brand equity.

You will be responsible for:

• Innovation & Brand Changes Portfolio Delivery: Lead the end-to-end execution of assigned Innovation and Brand Changes projects across Indonesia and APAC sourcing, translating business and brand requirements into feasible, supply-ready solutions that meet agreed timelines, quality, cost, sustainability, and supply resilience objectives.
• Indonesia Supply & Cross-Functional: Act as the Indonesia Supply Lead, coordinating Marketing, Commercial, Operations, Finance, and regional stakeholders to align technical and supply requirements, resolve project dependencies, and ensure successful delivery from concept development through commercialization and implementation.
• Technical Materials, Packaging & Process Development: Lead the development, qualification, optimization, and continuous improvement of raw materials, packaging, technical specifications, and manufacturing processes, ensuring solutions are fit for purpose, scalable, cost-effective, compliant, and aligned with product quality and brand standards.
• Productivity & Value Creation: Identify, quantify, and deliver productivity and cost optimization opportunities across materials, packaging, specifications, sourcing, and processes, improving cost competitiveness and operational efficiency while protecting consumer experience, product quality, brand equity, sustainability, and supply continuity.
• Project Governance, Risk & Execution Excellence: Drive robust project governance and execution discipline, including milestones, business cases, risks, issues, dependencies, documentation, and stakeholder communication. Proactively identify and mitigate risks, escalate critical issues, and provide timely recommendations to ensure projects are delivered successfully and generate the intended business value.

The required qualifications for this role are:

3-5+ years of experience in innovation, technical, operation within FMCG, food & beverage, or manufacturing environments. Degree in Food Science, Chemistry, Engineering, Packaging, Supply Chain, or related technical/business discipline.

Working with Us

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.

We recognise and value performance, offering our people a highly competitive Rewards and Benefits package including:

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Our purpose is crafting iconic drinks chosen for life’s moments. And it’s our people, with their different experiences, perspectives and talents, who make that possible.

We value diversity in its broadest sense and want everyone to feel they can belong, contribute and strive for their personal best. You’ll work alongside people with different backgrounds, experiences and perspectives — challenging, supporting and learning from one another as one outstanding team.

Together, we’re constantly learning and improving, combining the strength of our people, capabilities and iconic brands to raise the bar, grow and win. Wherever you join us, you’ll have the opportunity to contribute, make an impact and play your part in making life’s moments mean a little more.

Ready to bring your best? This could be your opportunity.

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