Account Executive

Description:

Covering both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, Diageo Ireland has significant strategic importance for the overall company, as home to two out of six global priority brands: Guinness and Baileys. Along with local stars Rockshore, Smithwicks and Roe & Co, plus well-known names Smirnoff, Gordon’s, Tanqueray and Captain Morgan, the Irish business is well primed for future success.

About The Role

This is your opportunity to create new ways to share and celebrate our truly iconic products in top outlets across the Irish On Trade.

You’ll need to be able to forge lasting relationships, bring commitment and energy to improve our performance, and a genuine entrepreneurial spirit in tune with our company’s proud legacy.

At Diageo, character is everything. So, if you share our sense of adventure, you’ll have the chance to learn a huge range of skills and build an exceptional career with us.

• Do you have a real passion for Spirits and developing the cocktail culture in Ireland?
• Are you brilliant with people and can forge trusting relationships?
• Have you got experience in creating brilliant customer engagements programs?
• Can you generate engaging consumer experiences and ideas in partnership with your customers and bring them to life at pace?
• Do you have the desire to establish and grow the best luxury spirits portfolio in the world across the most influential on trade venues and groups in Ireland?
• Can you do all this and secure brilliant commercial deals?

You will report to the Head of Strategic Accounts, with direct responsibility for the spirits portfolio performance in most influential customers and Strategic Groups across the On-Trade Channel.

You'll be focused on developing distribution, sales, and brand activation, along with shaping and deploying the relevant sales drivers across the whole on trade.