.Job Description:- About us:- Diageo is the world's leading premium drinks company with an outstanding diverse collection of brands, such as Don Julio, Casamigos, Johnnie Walker, Smirnoff, Baileys, Captain Morgan, Tanqueray and Guinness. Our purpose - Celebrating life, every day, everywhere - has a meaningful role in our company, for our people, our diversity, our brands, in how we perform and how we build shared value. About the role: In collaboration with Global Category Managers, coordinating end-to-end execution of category strategies across Markets and above-market where possible, ensuring that Market category professionals are aligned and working in line with strategy.Serving for specific spend categories, ensuring collection and leverage of supply market expertise and close engagement with partners for value-adding procurement.The Market Category Analyst is accountable for mobilising cross-Market procurement professionals in one or more spend categories into the global communities coordinated by relevant GCMs, ensuring their regular contact, capability development and shared standard methodologies.Entrey Level Requirements: (CAPABILITIES, SKILLS & EXPERIENCE):- Graduate or equivalent qualification and member of professional body, e.G., CIPS-- Performance leading and negotiating with suppliers and experience developing and performing category.- Strong analytical and financial awareness including a comprehensive understanding of AOP requirements and financial goals- Analyst role experience with track record influencing and communication with senior partners and budget holders and driving cross-border teams- Outstanding interpersonal skills: verbal, written and presentation; strong interpersonal skillsR- Record of consistent performance and delivery- Eglish and Spanish SkillsExcellence in Supply Chain:- Clear track record with end to end process, preferably 'Source' (generically, Source-to-Pay); understands how Category Management works with other activities in 'Source' for value.- Experience working within KPI-led performance management structures and rigorous tiered reporting and performance review structures.- Has record in adherence to Core Process and Standards.- Proactively leverages the learning curriculums and materials on Learning Hub and other sources to continuously grow and develop in role.We offer stellar benefits!!Diversity statement: Celebrating our inclusive and diverse culture is core to Diageo's purpose of "celebrating life every day everywhere". This purpose is, in itself, inclusive in nature, as it values everybody irrespective of background, disability, religion, gender identity, sexuality or ethnicity.We know that for our business to thrive and for Diageo to realize its ambition, we depend on having diverse talent with a range of backgrounds, skills and capabilities in each of the 180 countries in which we operate and to reflect our broad consumer base