About the role:

This role is a fantastic opportunity to gain an insight into the heart of Diageo's renowned Whisky Specialist Team, taking new whisky concepts, bringing them to reality & delivering our incredible whisky portfolio for our customers & consumers. We are looking for an individual, passionate about whisky, with a broad understanding of whisky production processes, products and application of knowledge to deliver business benefit.

Skills and Experience Required:

• Ideally, you will come from a scientific / technology background with a degree level academic qualification and will have developed specialist skills in whisky production, sensory capability and laboratory analysis, with at least equivalent to 5+ years expertise within the whisky industry.
• You'll be someone that can hold quality as paramount, while challenging the status quo and welcoming challenge themselves. You'll be adept at finding novel solutions, able to multitask on diverse projects and be clear about shifting priorities and demands.
• You'll be able to establish excellent relationships at all levels, internal and external, exerting a high degree of influence. And you'll have exceptional presentation skills and ability to describe sensory characteristics, product and process knowledge with passion.
• Ideally the successful candidate will have recent experience of working in the whisky industry.
• Experience of working with SAP, whisky inventory management tools & sensory data collection systems would be advantageous.
• The role holder is expected to have excellent Excel skills, be organised & methodical, with great attention to detail. Sensory skills (nosing) is also critical to the role.
• The role holder will support our whisky specialists in the creation, development and maintenance of market-leading whisk(e)y products. The role is highly collaborative and your skills will be in demand by other members of the team, internal stakeholders and external partners.
• This is a role with lots of pace where you will be dealing with a range of diverse projects at any one time and the multiple priorities and stakeholders that come with those projects. Along with this, you will always be learning and expanding your knowledge of distilled and matured spirits, surrounded by others who share your passion.

Working with Us

Flexibility is key to success in our business and many of our people 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.

We offer a highly competitive rewards and benefits package including:

• Contemporary work life balance policies and wellbeing activities
• Contributary pension scheme
• Comprehensive health insurance
• Annual bonus
• Share options

Our purpose is to celebrate life, every day, everywhere. And creating an inclusive culture, where everyone feels valued and listened to, is a crucial part of this.

We believe the most diverse and inclusive culture makes for a better business and a better world.

We know that for our business to thrive and for Diageo to realise its ambition, we depend on having diverse talent with a range of backgrounds, skills and capabilities in each of the countries in which we operate and to reflect our broad consumer base.

Around the world we have a number of inclusive Business and Employee Resource Groups known as BRGs and ERGs. These influential groups, made up of our people, represent various viewpoints, experiences and communities who generate thought-provoking work to enhance our business and workplace, creating a sense of belonging and opportunities for all.

Join us, and you'll be part of an organisation that embraces 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 - an inclusive culture that celebrates people of different gender, ethnicity, ability, age, sexual orientation, social class, educational backgrounds, experiences, approaches and more. And you'll help us champion inclusion and diversity across our entire business: with our employees, our suppliers, across our brands, and within the communities in which we operate.

About Us

With over 200 brands sold in nearly 180 countries, we're the world's leading premium drinks company. Every day, over 30,000 dedicated people come together at Diageo to create the magic behind our much-loved brands.

Join us and you'll collaborate, explore, and innovate. Challenge and be challenged. Together with passionate people from all over the world, you'll build brands consumers love.

We value each other and celebrate different perspectives. In our inclusive culture, you'll have the backing you need to test new ideas and learn from them. Harness your passion and desire to grow as you make your mark. Let's unlock a brighter, more exciting future together.

Our ambition is to create the best performing, most trusted and respected consumer products companies in the world. To achieve this, we need the world's very best people. We're looking for people with curiosity, creativity, boldness and a sense of purpose to take Diageo and our timeless, pioneering brands to the next level.

Feel inspired? Then this may be the opportunity for you.