Diageo is the leading spirits company in Global Travel, Middle East and North Africa. Global travel is a highly attractive growth market, giving unparalleled access to affluent, global consumers.
GTME (Global Travel & Middle East) is a substantial and growing business for Diageo, with F15 targets of NSV £540m, and OP £270m - positioning GTME in the top 5 largest Diageo business units worldwide.
The business unit is the fourth largest profit market within Diageo and is one of its fastest growing, which attracts high reinvestment rates and organizational focus. The business is truly global in orientation, with 4 major units based in Singapore, Dubai/Beirut, London and Miami. The business’ main head office is in Singapore, reflecting the importance that the Asian consumer will have on the future growth of the business. The global travel component of the business covers all travel retail channels – airports, airlines, cruise, and ferry, and border, diplomatic and military channels. The airport channel is a particular important channel as it has a massive impact on the overall global brand awareness, as well as driving a strong commercial return. The mix of consumers through the channel also means that this is the leading luxury business within Diageo, accounting for up to 50% of key luxury brands within Diageo’s portfolio.
The BPM Manager, based in Beirut, will play a key role through owning the Business performance management process, driving impactful performance intervention through insightful analysis and reporting.
Purpose of the role
To optimise the financial performance of the region by supporting the decision making of MENA Exec Team, challenging the business for future performance and seeking out innovative ways to beat the plan and beat the competition.
Top accountabilities
Qualifications and experience required
Barriers to Success in Role
GTME (Global Travel & Middle East) is a substantial and growing business for Diageo, with F15 targets of NSV £540m, and OP £270m - positioning GTME in the top 5 largest Diageo business units worldwide.
The business unit is the fourth largest profit market within Diageo and is one of its fastest growing, which attracts high reinvestment rates and organizational focus. The business is truly global in orientation, with 4 major units based in Singapore, Dubai/Beirut, London and Miami. The business’ main head office is in Singapore, reflecting the importance that the Asian consumer will have on the future growth of the business. The global travel component of the business covers all travel retail channels – airports, airlines, cruise, and ferry, and border, diplomatic and military channels. The airport channel is a particular important channel as it has a massive impact on the overall global brand awareness, as well as driving a strong commercial return. The mix of consumers through the channel also means that this is the leading luxury business within Diageo, accounting for up to 50% of key luxury brands within Diageo’s portfolio.
The BPM Manager, based in Beirut, will play a key role through owning the Business performance management process, driving impactful performance intervention through insightful analysis and reporting.
Purpose of the role
To optimise the financial performance of the region by supporting the decision making of MENA Exec Team, challenging the business for future performance and seeking out innovative ways to beat the plan and beat the competition.
Top accountabilities
- Manage / facilitate MENA monthly BPM’s with MENA FD - Lead review of overall business performance in the region, interpretation of results and trends to generate performance driven conversations.
- Completion of Monthly BPM Pack for the MENA Exec.
- Support MENA FD in managing the R&O process for MENA.
- Ensuring robust data is available for the MENA Exec to assist in strong decision making; Provides insights to business performance with a link to external data, including customer depletions and market share analysis.
- Managing the Strat Plan and AOP processes in line with the GTME requirements.
- Managing pricing decisions holistically for MENA, including the IMC in Lebanon.
Qualifications and experience required
- Degree Level with strong Academic record
- Qualified accountant with managerial experience and/or MBA
- Have 6 years+ PQE, ideally within a Commercial environment.
- Proven track record of practical application of financial skills
- Challenge conventional thinking and generate innovative solutions.
- Ability to challenge conventional thinking and assertive behind own ideas.
- Results orientate demonstrating strong analytical rigor.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities with relentless & positive focus
Barriers to Success in Role
- Inability to adopt and deploy a range of influencing styles and to make things happen across a broad territory.
- Low resilience and inability to operate successfully in a fast moving and often pressurized environment.
- Inability to reconcile differing and competing requirements.
- Inability to plan in a multi-dimensional way.
