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Job Description
Job Title: Lead Regulatory Advisor
Location: London, Menstrie (Scotland) or Dublin
Closing Date: 09/09/2025
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
* Lead the delivery of Regulatory assurance to enable compliance, for both market of manufacture and market of sale globally.
* Provision of expert regulatory guidance and risk assessment to advise the business of opportunities as well as risks.
* Lead and influence legislation to shape and support optimum outcomes for our brands and reputation.
* Establish standard processes for management of liquid compliance, considering both regulatory requirements and Diageo’s sustainability ambition
* Build capabilities: Lead and define improve and transform opportunities in beverage category and lead markets which support Diageo Innovation and Brand Change agendas.
* Provide Technical Support for formulation, labelling, claims to deliver regulatory compliance within their markets. Provision of awareness training to key partners to ensure excellence in compliance and reputation for our brands globally
* Assure Compliance: Collect data to monitor compliance, develop insights, and report critical metrics monthly
Responsibilities And Accountabilities
Product Compliance Delivery
* Lead the delivery of product compliance for both market of manufacture and market of sale for specific product categories and regions.
* Find opportunities for product compliance optimisation during Innovations, Renovations and Integrations
Horizon Scanning
* Lead horizon scanning for regulations impacting Diageo products for a specific region, determining risks and opportunities and delivery of action planning.
* Lead and influence legislation to shape and support optimum outcomes for our brands and reputation.
Regulatory Compliance Management
* Create and maintain regulatory position papers and guidelines.
* Review and maintain regulatory guidance documents, defining key requirements for all markets, collaborating with market legal & CR
Regulatory Support
* Provide regulatory expertise to Categories, Science & Technology and Margin Enhancement in support of the Diageo Supply Chain & Procurement Strategy.
* Provide regulatory expertise to markets and production sites if issues or challenges arise
Experience / Skills Required
* Several years’ experience in a regulatory role within consumer goods industry.
* Ideal candidate will be diligent, proficient in beverage food or alcohol laws and procedures, documentation requirements, labelling laws, and good understanding of beverage or alcohol manufacturing processes
* Technical degree or equivalent experience (Food Science/Science/Engineering)
* Proven track record of leading and delivering cross functionally across a regional, international or global environment.
* Self-starter with an ability to work independently and with remote and virtual teams.
* Strong commercial foresight, Business Case development and influencing skills. Able to effectively communicate at all levels, both verbal and written, with internal partners, external government agencies and 3rd Party vendors and customers.
* Proficiency in computer skills, including Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
Working With Us
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.
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, approaches, 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.
Feel inspired? Then this may be the opportunity for you.
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Worker Type
Regular
Primary Location:
1HQ
Additional Locations :
International Supply Technical Centre – Menstrie, St James Gate
Job Posting Start Date
2025-08-26
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Employment type
Full-time
Job function
* Job function
Legal
* Industries
Beverage Manufacturing
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