Reward Manager – Global Supply Chain & Procurement
Diageo, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Permanent – Full time
Reports to: Head of Reward – Global Supply
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 to explore, collaborate, and innovate to build brands consumers love.
About the Role
The purpose of this role is to support the business in delivering its global reward strategy to the Global Supply Chain & Procurement function. This strategy supports attraction and retention of diverse talent, incentivising and rewarding high performance through a competitive and well‑communicated rewards package tailored to local markets.
Key Responsibilities
* Point of contact and subject matter expert for Global Supply Chain & Procurement HR Business Partners and Talent Engagement teams; support delivery of projects.
* Deliver expert support across reward areas – market data acquisition and analysis, benchmarking, salary management, regulatory compliance, job evaluation, and total reward communications; support UK and Ireland union wage negotiations.
* Provide analytical insight to drive ongoing and new compensation and benefits programs; design and develop new programs, policies and principles with a commercial focus.
* Ensure consistency of approach across the function with clear communication and supporting Annual Reward Cycle (ARC) sign‑off processes; partner with HR Business Partners for a great employee experience during end‑of‑year processes.
* Build reward capability in HR Business Partners, shared services, Talent Engagement, people managers and employees to enable attraction, retention and motivation of our people.
Experience & Qualifications
* Proven commercial experience and ability to prove understanding of the commercial agenda.
* Project management experience recommended.
* Can work well under pressure with diverse stakeholders and work autonomously.
* Experience of working within a unionised environment and pay negotiations ideal.
* Experience of working within a matrix organisation.
* Experience of job evaluations methodologies and principles; understanding of market surveys and job architectures.
* Great analytical skills with ability to work with complex data extracting insights and recommendations.
* Strong written and verbal communication skills to deliver impactful communications.
* Previous experience in Reward supporting a global population highly advantageous; Spanish language an asset.
* Advanced Excel skills and understanding of AI tools to improve reward processes.
Flexibility
Flexibility is key to our success. Talk to us about what flexibility means to you so that you’re supported to manage wellbeing and balance priorities from day one.
Diversity & Inclusion
Our purpose is to celebrate life, every day, everywhere. We embrace diversity in the broadest possible sense and champion an inclusive culture where everyone feels valued and can belong.
Legal & Commitment Statements
If you require a reasonable adjustment, please capture this information when you submit your application.
Benefits
We offer competitive remuneration, comprehensive benefits, and opportunities for professional growth and advancement in a global environment.
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