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Diageo General Manager - Productivity, Manufacturing in Bangalore, India
Job Description :
Job Title
General Manager - Productivity, Manufacturing
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.
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
Job Title:
General Manager - Productivity, Manufacturing
Level:
4B
# Direct Reports:
1
# Indirect Reports:
0
Business Unit:
Diageo India
Primary Location:
Bengaluru
Reports To:
Vice President - Manufacturing
Employment Type:
Permanent - Full Time
Context/Scope:
The Make Productivity role supports productivity improvements and continuous improvement across all manufacturing sites. The role involves identification and execution of cost-saving projects, performance tracking. It requires coordination with unit teams, finance, and other enabling functions to ensure alignment and validation of savings.
The role is a key enabler of the manufacturing strategy by driving operational efficiency, lean execution, and sustainable cost reduction.
Purpose of Position
To lead productivity project implementation across units, monitor pipeline performance, support cultural transformation, and ensure high-quality data tracking and reporting aligned with global systems. This role will act as a key driver of analytics-based decision-making for manufacturing cost optimization.
Decision Making Authority
Decision Expected
Recommendations Expected
Identify and recommend productivity improvement areas.
Define and monitor productivity metrics and project milestones.
Prepare the business cases along with the unit teams
Suggest cost-saving projects with business cases.
Recommend lean and capability building initiatives aligned to site maturity.
Category wise cost analysis and recommendations to align the company strategy
Financial Accountability (Budget/Revenue)
Responsible for tracking and influencing productivity project savings across all manufacturing sites.
Support validation of business cases and alignment with AOP targets.
Work closely with finance and site teams to ensure accurate savings delivery.
Call
Market / Function Complexity
Multi-site operations across geographies with varied cost structures.
Cross-functional stakeholder alignment required with operations, engineering, finance, procurement, and sustainability teams.
Need for deep understanding of cost drivers, automation, and lean principles to ensure scalability and standardization of improvement projects.
Leadership Responsibilities
Drive culture of continuous improvement across units.
Build capabilities of site teams through structured training and workshops.
Influence change without direct authority across multiple levels in the organization.
Provide project governance and support on lean, TPM, and six sigma deployments.
Qualifications and Experience Required
Qualifications
Experience
Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (Mechanical / Production / Industrial)
Master’s in Supply Chain, Engineering
Lean Six sigma Certification
10-12 years of experience in a manufacturing/operations excellence role
Exposure to TPM, Six Sigma, or WCM systems
Proficiency in data analysis and performance tracking
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Proficiency in MS Excel, Power BI, or other data tools
Financial acumen in cost driver analysis
Effective communication and stakeholder engagement
Ability to drive projects across functions and geographies
Self-motivated with strong execution discipline
Success Criteria
Delivery of productivity savings as per AOP
On-time execution of approved projects
Regular and accurate performance reporting
Capability development across sites
Lean and TPM deployment maturity across units
Succession Plan Opportunities
General Manager – Unit Head, OMUs
Senior General Manager – Manufacturing (OMUs / TMUs)
Rewards & Benefits Statement: (TE)
Flexible Working Statement:
Flexibility is key to our success. From part-time and compressed hours to different locations, our people work flexibly in ways to suit them. Talk to us about what flexibility means to you so that you’re supported from day one.
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.
Feel inspired? Then this may be the opportunity for you.
Worker Type :
Regular
Primary Location:
Bangalore HO
Additional Locations :
Job Posting Start Date :
2026-02-23
With over 200 brands sold in more than 180 countries, we’re the world’s leading premium drinks company. Every day, over 29,000 talented people come together at Diageo to create the magic behind our much-loved brands. From iconic names to innovative newcomers – the brands we’re building are rooted in culture and local communities. Our ambition is to be one of the best performing, most trusted and most respected consumer products companies in the world.
Our founders, such as Arthur Guinness, John Walker, and Charles Tanqueray, were visionary entrepreneurs whose brilliant minds helped shape the alcohol industry. And through our people, their legacy lives on. Join us, and you’ll collaborate with talented people from all corners of the world. Together, you’ll innovate and push boundaries, shaping a more inclusive and sustainable future that we can all be proud of.
With diversity at our core, we celebrate our people's unique passions, commitments and specialist skills. Because when varied voices, mindsets, and personalities come together, great ideas are born. In our supportive culture, your voice will be heard and you’ll be empowered to be you. Just bring your ambition, curiosity and ideas, and we’ll celebrate your work and help you reach your fullest potential.
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