**Job Description :** **Location: Budapest or Zagreb** **Contract: permanent, full-time** **About us** With over 200 brands sold in nearly 180 countries, we’re the world’s leading premium drinks company. Bring your passion and use your curiosity as you explore, collaborate, and innovate to build brands consumers love. Together with passionate people from all over the world, you’ll test new ideas, learn and grow, and unlock a brighter, more exciting future. Join us to create a career worth celebrating! **About the function** Diageo Eastern Europe comprises 55 countries across Europe, Central Asia, Middle East and North Africa in six time zones. Our main hub is in Budapest, and we also have regional offices in Bucharest, Kyiv, Prague, Sofia and Zagreb. Such a scale ensures our presence in key local geographies and easy accessibility for partners and customers. Europe Partner Markets (EPM) solely operates as distributor RTM with Spirits portfolio. You will take ownership for the NSV delivery of selective Tier 3 markets, together with ownership of specific commercial projects on the regional level, supporting market execution through M&E and reporting requirements of Country manager’s strategic priorities. **About the role** This position requires regular travel across Europe. + You will lead the P&L / NSV delivery for Tier 3 markets for spirits + You will have a significant amount of liaison with the distributor partners for Tier 3 markets, providing alignment, planning and follow-up processes. Encouraged to be partner-facing at minimum 40% of their time + You will need to operate with a wide partner circle, striving to co-ordinate and align with partners across the region, ensuring delivery of outstanding and ever-stretching performance Market Expertise & Country Development + Attend regular in-market visits to gather specific insights and opportunities into channels, efficiency of distributor sales force and use of wholesale. + Contribute constructively in the development of country portfolio, channel trade strategy and innovation strategy + Perform monthly and quarterly business reviews with distributors to ensure performance and plans are on track. + Deliver Great Results + Own the Country P&L for Tier 3 markets, with Country Manager coaching, responsible for delivering AOP target. + Own specific commercial projects on EPM level, with focus on measurement and evaluation (M&E) and additional commercial opportunities across the region. Control and compliance + Ensure control and compliance of distributors’ activation in respect to Diageo Marketing code and Code of business conduct across the region + Track and control the efficiency of marketing spend + Work with finance partner to ensure sound credit control + Lead S&OP agenda with partners + Leverage Centre of Excellence for standardized and automated reporting and analytics Executional Excellence + Develop close collaboration with Country Managers, Activation Managers, as well as Brand teams, Supply, Customer service and Sales/Activations teams in distributor organizations. + Ensure accurate M&E to supervise performance, assemble findings and support Country managers to influence Partners to achieve contractual performance and consumer important metrics **About you** + At least 3 years’ rounded business experience, comprising preferably of commercial experience. Experience in another function, e.g. Finance, Marketing, and Strategy will be considered as a plus + Proven track record of operating as a self-starter in an environment in which you are required to be self-sufficient. + Cross-cultural and developing market experience is an advantage + Experience working with 3rd party distributors / partners is preferable **Benefits** + Unique Family Leave opportunity + We work without border - you will work with people from all over the world + You will deal with world class brand portfolio + Wide variety of thematic events, afterwork activities organized by employee communities + Product Allowance to purchase company products from the staff shop + We won the Fittest Workplace Award, of course we have a Gym + Urban legend is true, we do have a Rooftop Bar 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. Our purpose is to celebrate life, every day, everywhere. And creating an inclusive culture, where everyone feels valued and that they can belong, is a crucial part of this. We embrace 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 and champion an inclusive culture that celebrates people of different gender, ethnicity, ability, age, sexual orientation, social class, educational backgrounds, experiences, mindsets, and more. Our ambition is to create the best performing, most trusted and respected consumer products companies in the world. Join us and help transform our business as we take our brands to the next level and build new ones as part of shaping the next generation of celebrations for consumers around the world. Feel inspired? Then this may be the opportunity for you. If you require a reasonable adjustment, please ensure that you capture this information when you submit your application. **Worker Type :** Regular **Primary Location:** Budapest **Additional Locations :** Zagreb **Job Posting Start Date :** 2025-04-11 With over 200 brands sold in more than 180 countries, we’re the world’s leading premium drinks company. Every day, over 30,000 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 (https://www.drinkiq.com/en-gb/)