Job title: Supply Graduate Trainee
Company: Diageo
Job description: Job Description :
Job Level
6 Level 6
Additional Job Description
Future Leaders Programme 2024 (Supply Chain)
Africa Locations
Closing Date: 21st November 2023
Diageo employees have the best of all worlds. Our hands-on, accelerated learning programmes are perfect for people who are curious and have an ability to learn. If you want to gain depth and breadth of an organisation to be set up for a career to be proud of, you’re in the right place.
Look no further than our Future Leaders Programme. With opportunities across Africa, this two year rotational programme has an exciting workplace learning approach that means you will spend your days right at the heart of our enormous global organisation.
Who are we?
Diageo is one of the world’s leading producers of premium drinks. We have an outstanding collection of over 200 brands, old and new, large and small, global and local – that are enjoyed in more than 180 countries around the world.
With more than 30,000 talented people working across the globe for Diageo and over half of them in our Supply organisation, our people remain our biggest asset. It’s an intricate and sophisticated operation that’s the product of logistical, manufacturing and technical collaborations.
Celebrating our inclusive and diverse culture is core to our purpose which values everybody irrespective of background, disability, religion, gender identity, sexuality or ethnicity. We know that for our business to thrive, 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. We view diversity as one of the key enablers that helps our business to grow and our values, purpose and standards set the conditions for us to respect the unique contribution each person brings.
Join our Future Leaders programme and support us in delivering our ‘ ‘ agenda—a 10-year action plan to help create a more inclusive and sustainable world!
How does the programme work?
During the 2-year rotational programme you will gain a broad overview of the wider supply chain and procurement business, whilst developing your advanced leadership capabilities. You’ll have an opportunity to gain experience in a broad range of specialisms such as Manufacturing, Procurement, Sustainability, Engineering, Technical, and Planning & Logistics. Your learning path will depend on your academic background and business requirements. Some typical rotations include:
Planning and Logistics – in P&L you will drive what products and materials exist across our supply chain to meet customer needs. With our Logistics team leading the warehousing, transport, and delivery of our products from the manufacturing site to our customers.
Manufacturing – here you’ll be responsible for ensuring our products are made to the highest standards and in the most efficient way. You will be at the heart of our operations, building your leadership skills from the engine room of our business.
Procurement – you’ll have the opportunity to build and protect Diageo’s reputation across our supply base, ensuring we have services, partnerships and products that meet our needs today and tomorrow.
Sustainability – you will work with our whole value chain – the people, resources and environment that contribute to our success, from grain to glass.
Technical – in our Technical teams you’ll work with specialists in brand change, science and technology, safety, quality, environmental sustainability, and governance to ensure we innovate and grow while protecting our people, brands, and the environment.
Engineering – you’ll have the opportunity to work at the heart of an enormous manufacturing operation where you will get the chance to work on industry leading technology projects and, of course, help us shape the future! As an Engineer in our talented team, you could be working on anything from managing global capex projects to ensuring the delivery of efficient and effective maintenance and repair, problem solving and improvement of assets and their availability across our international sites.
Over the two-year rotational programme, you’ll have a combination of formal training with a leadership curriculum, mentoring and coaching from respected colleagues and, most importantly, real world, on-the-job experience. From the beginning you’ll be working on projects that will develop and improve your skill set. You’ll be able to make a real contribution to the business while building a global network of relationships that will support your career, both now and long into the future.
At Diageo, we believe in fostering a culture of continuous learning where every day presents an opportunity for growth, development. Across your graduate programme, you will have a combination of formal training, mentoring and hands on learning with the wider Africa Cohort. This will help you gain a strong foundation of leadership skills, a deep understanding of Diageo’s operations and feel empowered by the end of your programme to follow various career paths within our organisation.
Who are we looking for?
On the qualification side, you’ll need to have acquired or be expecting to acquire an academic degree, graduating in 2024 or within the last 2 years. We recruit from a variety of disciplines ranging from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, to Business, Law and Social Sciences.
You’ll need to be a curious, flexible, self-motivated team-player who loves to turn ideas into action and someone who shows integrity, respect for others and, above all, a passion for learning something new every day.
Most importantly, we ask you to be you. Come as you are, with your own ideas and ambitions, and let’s celebrate your talent and empower you to reach your fullest potential.
What are the rewards?
With everything you can learn here, and the long-term opportunities we have to offer, the Future Leaders Programme could just be the best decision you’ve ever made.
Join us and you can also expect to receive a competitive salary along with an annual bonus opportunity and industry leading benefits package.
Application details
We have several graduate opportunities across the business. For the best chance of being successful we recommend applying for one programme. Applications are on a rolling process, and we will close roles when we find our graduates for January 2024. Here’s hoping it’s you!
NB: Pymetrics is the first stage of the application process for all of our Future Leaders programmes at Diageo and after completion your result will be used for all applications that require it within a one-year period.
Please note that our assessment centers this year will be in November and December, so, you will hear from us closer to time. We appreciate your patience.
Interested, but want to learn more?
Our Resourcing Standard can be reviewed at this
Worker Type : Graduate
Primary Location: Lagos HQ
Additional Locations :
Job Posting Start Date : 2023-11-13
Expected salary:
Location: Ikeja, Lagos State
Job date: Tue, 14 Nov 2023 23:40:04 GMT
