Account Executive - Clare and Surrounding regions

Job Description : The only set requirement is a full, clean drivers license and two years of driving history. Location is the South of the Country (Clare and surrounding regions) for an inital 10 month FTC. Diageo Ireland is growing and we are looking to hire ambitious Account Executives to help us continue to be the most trusted, well respected and innovative alcohol company in the world. About this role You’ve heard of Diageo, we are the leading beverage alcohol company in every region of the world with internationally-recognised brands such as Baileys, Guinness, Smirnoff, and Johnnie Walker. The Republic of Ireland On Trade is crucial to the delivery of Ireland’s growth ambition, representing 55% of the total Ireland NSV and 65% of the Ireland trading profit. A Diageo Account Executive owns and delivers Diageo performance and growth targets within a defined territory. The role is responsible for the most important element of our business; delivering sales, share and profit growth by ensuring our customer, category and brand plans shine in outlets. As an Account Executive, you will be accountable for handling all Tier 1 customer accounts directly where the primary objective is to secure distribution across the full portfolio and activate our brands across different occasions to deliver a triple win for the customer, consumer and Diageo. The Account Executive is responsible for delivering agreed visibility standards, ensuring outstanding quality and coordinating extraordinary activation, delivered through our activation partners. The Account Executive directs this activity within their territory and will play a leadership role across the Hub team. In this role, you 'll: Deliver agreed Volume & Share, cash and profit targets for your territory. Direct management of all Tier 1 outlets, secure distribution and pouring of the full Diageo portfolio in all outlets in the territory, own and deliver the relationship and customer engagement plan for the territory Operate as a consultant to customers through the creation and execution of high impact Joint Business Plans (JBP’s) Leverage data, analytics and insights that unlock balanced growth opportunities for Diageo and the customer. Return on investment improved through accurately controlled and led customer P&L. Incremental growth opportunities are identified including external events and swiftly actioned through the internal network of commercial cross-functional resources. Sell-out, brilliant execution and Quality focus will be at the core of everything that we do Orchestration of support roles within the Hub and external partners to drive outstanding performance outcomes Influencing to deliver full QDP3 territory targets through external partner across Tier 2 and 3 outlets. About you You have the ability to build positive relationships with customers. A strong commercial understanding, you can lead forecasting and investment decisions, P&L literacy, strong analytical capability (data and insight), ability to determine investment impacts on margin. You will have the drive, appetite and ambition to excel within a high-reaching target driven environment. Highly Organised – can balance multiple priorities. Agile – must be comfortable adapting and flexing workloads to accommodate business needs. Proficient at using data and analysis and systems to drive insight into action Full clean driving licence We truly believe in the power that comes from a diverse group of backgrounds and experiences our employees bring with them. Although each vacancy details what we are looking for, we don’t necessarily need you to fulfil all of them when applying. If you like change and innovation, seek to see the bigger picture, make data driven decisions and are a good teammate, you could be a great fit so if you’re passionate about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles. 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. To discuss any queries you have or needs for reasonable accommodations to help you apply email Cara Murphy Talent Engagement Manager Ireland on cara.murphy@diageo.com Worker Type :Fixed Term Contract (Fixed Term) Primary Location:St James Gate Additional Locations : Job Posting Start Date : 2023-04-04 With over 200 brands sold in more than 180 countries, we’re the world’s leading premium drinks company. Every day, over 27,000 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