Amsterdam, Netherlands
4 days ago
National Accounts & Events Manager (festivals)

Job Description :

Required Languages: Proficiency in Dutch and a high level of English


Diageo, the brand owner of Johnnie Walker, Baileys, Tanqueray, Smirnoff, and more, is hiring. We’re looking for a strong networker to implement our on-trade strategy through Group accounts and Festival partnerships. This role focuses on accelerating our Ready-to-Drink portfolio in Festivals and closing deals with large restaurant chains.

Key Responsibilities:

Serve as the direct point of contact externally while collaborating internally with cross-functional teams.

Lead the launch of innovations like Draught cocktails and other ready-to-drink solutions as part of our Ready to Serve Strategy.

Develop and implement strategies in Organized On Trade and 3rd Space (Festivals).

Secure commercially relevant deals and ensure brand activation plans excite consumers at event spaces.

Experience/Skills required :

Extensive commercial experience in on-trade and (key) account management.

Strong expertise in understanding consumer behavior, shopper insights, and category dynamics.

Highly commercially savvy, creative, and perceptive with excellent financial and analytical skills.

Exceptional strategic planning abilities with customers, effectively linking strategy to execution.

Excellent relationship-building skills based on mutual trust and respect.

Proven ability to excel in ambiguous, complex, fast-paced, entrepreneurial, and matrixed environments.

Language proficiency: Fluent in Dutch with a high level of English.

Flexible Working Statement

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.

Diversity Statement

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, mentalities, 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 highlight this information when you submit your application.

Worker Type :

Regular

Primary Location:

Amsterdam

Additional Locations :

Job Posting Start Date :

2025-01-24
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