Vice President, Strategic Accounts Grocery, Mass & Club

Vice President, Strategic Accounts Grocery, Mass & Club

About Diageo

With over 200 brands sold in nearly 180 countries, we're the world's leading premium drinks company. Every day, over 30,000 talented 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 needed for 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!

About the role :

The VP of Strategic Accounts Grocery, Mass & Club is accountable for leading Diageo's largest customer grouping, encompassing 23 national and regional retailers representing ~$1.3B in RSV. The role is responsible for delivering the Annual Operating Plan (AOP), driving sustained share growth, and ensuring the consistent delivery against all performance commitments.

As the senior commercial leader, the VP cultivates deep customer relationships, inspires and coaches a high-performing team, and sets the standard for executional excellence across the channel. This leader fosters a culture of ownership, speed, agility, and imagination, ensuring Diageo is positioned as the strategic partner of choice while shaping the future of the Grocery, Mass, and Club channel through bold insights, breakthrough programming, and scalable commercial solutions.

Scale & Responsibility

• Customer Portfolio : 23 priority customers across Grocery, Mass, and Club
• Business Scale : Approximately $1.3B in RSV
• Team Leadership : Directly manages 5 Directors and indirectly leads 13 team members
• Financial Stewardship : Full accountability for A&P, trade investment, and overhead budgets
• Reporting Line : Reports directly to the SVP, Strategic Accounts

Management Responsibility

Role Responsibilities

Experience / skills required :

Flexible Working Statement

Flexibility is key to our success. Talk to us about what flexibility means to you so that you're supported to handle your wellbeing and balance your priorities from day one.

Rewards & Benefits Statement

We recognise and value performance, offering our people a highly competitive Rewards and Benefits package.

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 the next level and build new ones as part of shaping the next generation of celebrations for consumers around the world.