While the name Diageo may be unfamiliar to you, our brands have most likely been with you while you create unforgettable moments of connection and celebration. Imagine crafting the future some of the most well-loved spirits brands across the world, including Smirnoff, Johnnie Walker, Bundaberg Rum and building possibilities within growing brands such as Don Julio, Ciroc, Reeftip and Aviation Gin.
By joining Diageo Australia, you will inspire an exceptional team around you, with offices and teams working from 8 locations across Australia, to build incredible performance and unleash your own potential.
Diageo is the proud producer of premium drinks enjoyed by millions of people around the world. We have become the industry leader by putting consumers at the heart of our business and by understanding what it means to celebrate life.
Want more jobs like this?
Get jobs in Sydney, Australia delivered to your inbox every week.
We create value with and for our customers, and our ambition is to be one of the best performing, most trusted and respected consumer products companies in the world.
With over 200 brands and sales in more than 180 countries, we offer something for every taste and celebration.
What will your role be?
The Operations analyst is fully responsible for ensuring timely input of packaging data into SAP. This would enable the business real time financial performance to be always measured accurately from SAP.
The Operational Analyst is responsible for the analysis of production data and the preparation of reports to support the decision-making process of the company.
The position requires a high level of accuracy and attention to detail, as well as the ability to work with large data sets. The incumbent will work closely with the production team to ensure that all data is accurate and up to date.
Manage and validate data input into SAP, prepare daily/weekly/monthly site and departmental production/KPI reports, and champions the departments' course in all EISC related activities. Support the Implementation of our Digital or Smart manufacturing strategy.
Understand and document business processes to support the development of process improvement initiatives.
What does this role look like for you?
- Commit to Occupational Health and Safety standards. Frequently state and articulate that Safety is our No.1 priority.
- Periodically reconcile production figures in SAP and Harford with production planning and resolve variances.
- Ensure timely and accurate confirmation and completion of packaging production process orders.
- Generate production data/metrics, while providing insight and analysis on trends to drive more informed business decisions.
- Analyze production data to identify trends, inefficiencies, and improvement opportunities.
- Prepare and distribute daily, weekly, and monthly production and Key Performance Indicator (KPI) reports.
- Analyze data to identify trends and recommend solutions to improve efficiency and effectiveness.
- Analyze consumption and production rates and conduct regular waste and loss analysis to determine areas for focus improvement projects.
- Regularly evaluate performance metrics and recommend actionable insights to management.
- Participate in strategic planning by providing data-driven insights to support decision-making.
- Support the implementation of the company's Digital and Smart Manufacturing agenda.
- Manage back-end data systems and ensure they are effectively used to drive operational efficiency.
- Train and develop production teams to build capabilities for utilizing digital tools and insights.
What will you bring to the table?
- College degree level qualification or equivalent ideally in an engineering or science-related discipline or qualified through relevant experience. Formal Six sigma qualification desirable.
- At least 3 years professional experience in data analysis, production planning, or similar role.
- Exceptional analytical skills with high attention to detail
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, and Operational Technology
- Knowledge in Manufacturing Excellence or Lean Methodology
- Working knowledge of statistical analysis software, such as SAS, R, or SPSS
- Familiarity with MRP/ERP systems, such as SAP or Power BI etc.
What are the benefits?
We are an organisation that creates products that are part of celebrations, and our culture reflects this. At Diageo, you will have the ability to work flexibly to ensure you can unlock your own potential through creating bold plans and executing your vision.
You will also be rewarded through competitive salary and monetary benefits including bonus, flexible leave entitlements and product allowance as well as being supported via non-monetary benefits including an industry leading parental leave policy, volunteering days and workplace giving, and subscriptions to mental health and fitness platforms.
Our commitment to inclusion and diversity:
We know that for our business to thrive and for Diageo to realize its ambition, 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.
Flexibility is key to success in our business and many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways, including part-time, compressed hours, flexible location. Please talk to us about what flexibility means to you and don't let anything stop you from applying.