Global ManEx Data Insight Manager

Job Description :

Global Manufacturing Excellence Data Insights Leader

Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leven, Runcorn, Belfast or Dublin

Full Time, Permanent

Closing date 11/05/2026

Join our Global Manufacturing Excellence team.

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

This role sits within the Standards & Strategy team and plays a key part in helping Global MANEX and Diageo Make, become more data‑driven. It focuses on improving how data and insights are used by standardising reporting, automating processes, and turning data into clear, actionable insights that support faster manufacturing decisions. Working closely with the Global Manufacturing community and key stakeholders, the role helps align performance metrics and reporting to develop a single, trusted source of data. By making data easier to access and use, the role supports better decision‑making and helps build a strong data‑led culture across the organisation.

Key responsibilities:

• Own and drive the Manufacturing data strategy and roadmap, embedding a PDCA approach to continuous improvement

• Enable Global MANEX / Diageo Make to become a data‑powered organisation through standardised metrics and analytics models

• Partner with Global Manufacturing, Global Process Owners, Digital Supply Chain, and wider stakeholders to align data, reporting, and insights

• Lead data governance to ensure accuracy, security, and a trusted single source of truth

• Coordinate dashboards, reporting, and performance monitoring to support faster, better decision‑making

• Translate sophisticated data into clear, actionable insights that drive manufacturing performance

• Continuously refine data models, tools, and processes based on insights, outcomes, and collaborator feedback

About You

This role requires a proactive approach and being a good communicator is critical. In addition, you’ll be able to demonstrate the following:

• Strong expertise in data analysis, visualisation, and analytics tools (e.g. VBA, Python, R, Power BI, Tableau)

• Solid understanding of statistical methods and their application in a manufacturing environment

• Highly analytical with strong problem‑solving skills and the ability to turn sophisticated data into actionable solutions

• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to present insights clearly to non‑technical stakeholders

• Proven project management capability, managing multiple initiatives and deliverables optimally

• Strong eye for business with an understanding of manufacturing processes and industry challenges (IBD qualification preferred)

Working with Us

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!

If you require a reasonable adjustment, please ensure that you capture this information when you submit your application.

Worker Type :

Regular

Primary Location:

Edinburgh Park

Additional Locations :

Baileys Mallusk, Leven Processing, Marshalls Road, Onyx, Glasgow, Runcorn, Shieldhall, St James Gate

Job Posting Start Date :

2026-04-28