Trade Activation Executive

Who We Are

With over 200 brands sold in nearly 180 countries, we’re the world’s leading premium drinks company. From global icons like Johnnie Walker, Guinness and Tanqueray to Smirnoff and Don Julio, we create brands consumers love. Bring your passion and use your curiosity as you explore, collaborate and innovate. Together with passionate people from all over the world, you’ll test new ideas, learn and grow, and unlock a brighter, more exciting future.

Join us to create a career worth celebrating.

Join our Marketing Team

Marketing is where our brands show up in culture and stay there.

This is where creativity meets insight. We take a deep understanding of people, culture and trends and turn it into ideas that spark conversation and shape how our brands are experienced around the world.

From defining brand strategy to launching campaigns that people remember, the work here influences how we show up in the moments that matter.

You’ll be part of a team that’s curious, collaborative and always looking ahead, reimagining our brands for today while building what comes next.

About this role

Lead the customer-facing delivery and fulfilment of activation programs, ensuring all Joint Business Planning (JBP) initiatives and commercial activities are completed time, in full and to a high standard across customers and field teams.

Operate as the execution engine for activation delivery, ensuring activation plans developed by Brand and Account Teams are effectively built, refined and deployed in line with customer and channel requirements.

Own the development and ongoing management of a Trade Activation Blueprint, defining tiered activation models (Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze) based on customer footprint, priority and investment levels, enabling scalable and consistent execution across the business.

Drive disciplined execution through standardised toolkits and retailer rate card alignment, ensuring all activation delivers strong compliance, execution quality and return on investment (ROI).

You will be responsible for:

• Leading customer-facing build and refinement of activation plans, ensuring all activity is aligned to customer requirements and execution-ready.
• Owning end-to-end fulfilment and delivery of BTL activation activity, including management of fulfilment partners (e.g. HH Global), ensuring all materials and assets are delivered on time, in full (OTIF).
• Developing and own the Trade Activation Blueprint, including tiered activation models (Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze) and scalable toolkits for consistent execution across customers and channels.
• Ensuring all activation activity is delivered within customer frameworks, compliance requirements, contractual obligations and agreed rate cards, maintaining strong governance and control of execution standards.
• Tracking and managing activation performance, ensuring visibility of delivery, execution quality, compliance and ROI, and driving continuous optimisation across activation programs.

The required qualifications for this role are:

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.

Rewards & Benefits:

At Diageo, we offer more than just a role— we offer an environment where you can thrive, grow and be recognised for your impact.

• Competitive reward– Market-leading salary, performance-driven bonus and industry perks
• Flexible ways of working– Hybrid working with no set office days, empowering you to balance work and life in a way that works for you
• Industry-leading family leave– Generous paid parental leave for all parents, along with support for life’s key moments
• Health & wellbeing– Comprehensive support including mental health resources, wellbeing initiatives and employee assistance programmes
• Career growth– Access to global opportunities, leading learning programmes and clear pathways for development
• Inclusive culture– A values-led, inclusive environment where you can bring your whole self to work
• Product perks– Employee discounts and experiences across our iconic portfolio

Commitment to Inclusion & Diversity:

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

At Diageo, we pride ourselves on our fast paced, bold and agile culture. In order to ensure we’re supporting the performance ambitions of our team, applications for this role will close in 21 days.

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