Description
Diageo is seeking a Senior Manager, Portfolio & Competitive Strategy to lead the development of strategic perspectives that shape Diageo Brazil's growth agenda.
The successful candidate will be responsible for integrating market dynamics, competitive intelligence, consumer understanding, commercial performance, and financial insights into clear business direction.
Key responsibilities include:
- Developing an enterprise-wide portfolio perspective, helping prioritize investments, balance strategic trade-offs, and maximize total portfolio performance
- Defining the strategic questions the business needs to answer, establishing the learning agenda, identifying research and analytical requirements, and ensuring competitive intelligence is directly connected to Diageo's business priorities
- Proactively identifying emerging opportunities, competitive white spaces, and future growth platforms
- Influencing executive-level decision making and guiding cross-functional teams toward aligned, evidence-based decisions
The ideal candidate will have 15+ years of experience in Strategy, Portfolio Strategy, Commercial Strategy, Consumer Insights, Revenue Growth Management, Competitive Strategy, or Management Consulting.
Preferred experience includes:
- Top-tier Management Consulting (e.g., McKinsey, Bain, BCG, Strategy&, Oliver Wyman, or equivalent) and/or strategic leadership roles within FMCG
- Strong FMCG experience
- Experience influencing executive-level decision making
- Experience leading cross-functional strategic initiatives
- Strong understanding of portfolio strategy, category management, and commercial dynamics
- Experience working with syndicated market data (NielsenIQ, Kantar, or equivalent)
- Experience supporting Annual Planning, IBP, and Long-Term Strategy
Technical capabilities required:
- Advanced Excel and PowerPoint
- Strong business modeling and opportunity sizing capabilities
- Financial and commercial acumen
- Scenario planning
- Executive storytelling
- Structured problem solving
- Ability to integrate multiple information sources into strategic recommendations