Job Description :

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:

Our Supply Chain and Manufacturing team are problem-solvers, sourcing, producing, and delivering our much-loved brands to delight customers around the globe. Over half of Diageo’s 30,000+ people work in Supply Chain and Manufacturing. It’s an intricate and sophisticated operation that’s the product of logistical, manufacturing, and technical collaborations.

Our teams in 100 sites in over 30 countries cover production facilities, supplier relationships, customer collaborations and third-party agreements. We’re committed to realising our ‘Society 2030: Spirit of Progress’ goals, to protect the environment and support our farmers and suppliers. Whatever your skills and experience, we’ll help you to thrive in our inclusive culture.

About the role:

Provide leadership across Caribbean & Central America (CCA) in Governance, Safety, Environment, Quality, and Risk Management. The role drives Pioneering Grain to Glass sustainability, assures compliance to Diageo standards, and protects the company’s reputation.

CCA generates 300m NSV and £123.4m OP – the most profitable LAC market.

Operating model: distributor-based RTC, 57 partners, 37 countries, 80m people.

Panama serves as innovation and warehousing hub.

Scotch = 70% of NSV; Diageo is the #1 player in Premium & Super Premium segments.

Role Responsibilities:

Lead Grain to Glass sustainability pillar, reporting benchmarks to senior customers.

Handle Governance agenda: risk assessments, audits, crisis management, RCPS.

Lead all aspects of License to Operate and Risk Management training for co-packers.

Partner with country offices (PTY, DR, CR) on risk and compliance activities.

Provide functional leadership for new production & innovation projects.

Develop cases for Governance initiatives, linking to financial/risk impact.

Drive capability-building, training, and organizational learning.

Deliver independent assurance vs. GRMS and LTO audits.

Experience / skills required:

Degree or equivalent experience in engineering/science; postgraduate preferred.

5–7 years in operations/technical/supply chain in CPG or alcohol industry.

Bilingual Spanish & English.

Experience with FSC22000 (required), ISO9001 (preferred).

Strong leadership in change management & cross-functional influence.

Knowledge of EHS, Quality, packaging, and alcohol production processes.

Other Requirements

Travel ~30% of the time.

Ability to influence without authority, working across distributors, suppliers, co-packers.

Strong communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

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.

Rewards & Benefits Statement:

We recognize and value performance, offering our people a highly competitive Rewards and Benefits package including:

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, 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 new heights 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.

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Worker Type :

Regular

Primary Location:

Panama City

Additional Locations :

Job Posting Start Date :

2025-09-26