🟦 Supply Chain & Procurement Graduate Programme

📄 Job Description

Diageo graduates have the best of all worlds. Our hands-on, accelerated learning programmes are perfect for people who are curious and have an ability to learn.  If you want to gain depth and breadth of an organisation to be set up for a career to be proud of, you’re in the right place.

Look no further than our Supply Chain & Procurement Graduate Programme. With opportunities across Scotland, Ireland and other European locations, this three-year rotational programme has an exciting workplace learning approach that means you will spend your days right at the heart of our enormous global organisation.

🌍 Who are we?

Diageo is one of the world’s leading producers of premium drinks. We have an outstanding collection of over 200 brands, old and new, large and small, global and local – that are enjoyed in more than 180 countries around the world.

With more than 30,000 talented people working across the globe for Diageo and over half of them in our Supply organisation, our people remain our biggest asset. It’s an intricate and sophisticated operation that’s the product of logistical, manufacturing and technical collaborations.

Celebrating our inclusive and diverse culture is core to our purpose which values everybody irrespective of background, disability, religion, gender identity, sexuality or ethnicity. We know that for our business to thrive, 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. We view diversity as one of the key enablers that helps our business to grow and our values, purpose and standards set the conditions for us to respect the unique contribution each person brings.

Join our Graduate programme and support us in delivering our 'Society 2030: Spirit of Progress' agenda—a 10-year action plan to help create a more inclusive and sustainable world! 

🎓 How does the programme work?

Start date: September 2025.

Diageo invites graduates to join our 3-year rotational Graduate Programme, where you'll have the opportunity to specialise in one of the key areas: Operations, Procurement, Sustainability, Global Engineering, Technical, or Planning & Logistics. As a participant in our Graduate Programme, you will embark on an exciting journey tailored to your academic background and personal interests. During the recruitment process, you will be asked to express your preferences for an area of interest in the key areas. This information, combined with your academic background, will determine the specific learning path you will follow over the next three years.

You could be working in:

• Operations – Here you’ll be responsible for ensuring our products are made to the highest standards and in the most efficient way. You will be at the heart of our operations, building your leadership skills from the engine room of our business. Throughout the 3-year programme, graduates can expect to rotate through various roles to gain a comprehensive understanding of our manufacturing operations, and possible rotations include; Process Improvement Lead, Business Leader, Team Leader. For the Operations path, we are particularly interested in graduates with degrees in Operations Management, Business, STEM and Brewing & Distilling.
• Planning and Logistics – In Planning & Logistics, you'll drive agility into our end-to-end global supply chain, ensuring best-in-class service to our customers, channels, and markets. Using data-driven insights and state-of-the-art digital technology, you will manage products and materials across our supply chain to meet customer needs. Typical roles include Business Planning Analyst, Supply Chain Planner, and Logistics Project Manager. We are keen to hear from you if you have a degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Logistics & Transportation, Operations Management, or Digital Transformation.
• Procurement – As part of the Procurement team, you'll help us maximise the £5 billion+ we spend every year so that our business, employees, and iconic brands can continue to thrive. You'll help build brands of premium quality, whilst creating sustainable value and growth. With teams around the globe, there are immense opportunities to work across both functions and regions. You'll learn, develop, and make your mark in the industry. You'll have the opportunity to build and protect Diageo's reputation across our supply base, ensuring we have services, partnerships and products that meet our needs today and tomorrow. Typical roles could include but not limited too; Global Procurement Specialist, Category Market Specialist in Packaging, Manufacturing or Sustainability to name a few. For the Procurement path, we are particularly interested in Business related degrees.
• Sustainability – At Diageo, we’re committed to preserving the natural resources on which we all depend. In our 10-year action plan, Spirit of Progress, we have set ambitious targets for creating a more sustainable world by tackling climate change, water stress, and biodiversity loss. You will work with our whole value chain – the people, resources and environment that contribute to our success, from grain to glass. Typical roles could include but not limited too; Sustainable Solutions Lead and Water Carbon Co-Ordinator. We would particularly love to hear from you if you have a degree in STEM related subjects as well as Environmental Science or Environmental Sustainability.
• Technical – In our technical teams you’ll work with specialists in brand change, science and technology, safety, quality, environmental sustainability, and governance to ensure we innovate and grow while protecting our people, brands, and the environment. You'll develop tomorrow's product pipelines for some of the world's most loved brands, such as Johnnie Walker, Guinness, Captain Morgan, Baileys, and Tanqueray. Translating insights, ideas, and visions, you'll shape the future of our brands, putting them at the heart of celebrations everywhere. Typical roles could include but not limited too; Laboratory Technologists, (Sustainability) Pack Specialist or Process Development Technologist. We are eager to hear from you if you have a degree in fields such as STEM or a related discipline including Food Science, Environmental Science and Environmental Sustainability as well as Brewing & Distilling and Project Management.
• Global Engineering – You’ll have the opportunity to work at the heart of an enormous global manufacturing operation where you will get the chance to work on industry leading technology projects and, of course, help us shape the future! As an Engineer in our talented team, you could be working on anything from managing global capex projects to ensuring the delivery of efficient and effective maintenance and repair, problem solving and improvement of assets and their availability across our international sites. Typical roles could include but not limited too; Project Engineer working on a project such as Sustainability, Digital or Automation or working alongside our Project Manager in one of our multi-million Capital Expenditure (CapEx) projects. For the Global Engineering path, relevant degrees for this career may include STEM, in particular Engineering or related fields.

Over the three-year rotational programme, you’ll have a combination of formal training with a leadership curriculum, mentoring and coaching from respected colleagues and, most importantly, real world, on-the-job experience. From the beginning you’ll be working on projects that will develop and improve your skill set. You’ll be able to make a real contribution to the business while building a global network of relationships that will support your career, both now and long into the future.

At Diageo, we believe in fostering a culture of continuous learning where every day presents an opportunity for growth and development. Across your graduate programme, you will have a combination of formal training, mentoring and hands-on learning with the wider European Cohort. This will help you gain a strong foundation of leadership skills, a deep understanding of Diageo's operations and feel empowered by the end of your programme to follow various career paths within our organisation. 

👥 Who are we looking for?

On the qualification side, you’ll need to have acquired or be expecting to acquire an academic degree, graduating by August 2025 or within the last 5 years, with a degree relevant to one of the specialisms above for example disciplines such as STEM or business-related fields are desirable.

With opportunities across Europe, your rotation could see you placed in some of our amazing locations from Dublin to Glasgow, Elgin to Amsterdam or London to Edinburgh, therefore for our graduate opportunities you must be mobile and prepared to relocate geographically during the programme as well as being proficient in English.

You’ll need to be a curious, flexible, self-motivated team-player who loves to turn ideas into action and someone who shows integrity, respect for others and, above all, a passion for learning something new every day.

Most importantly, we ask you to be you. Come as you are, with your own ideas and ambitions, and let's celebrate your talent and empower you to reach your fullest potential.

💼 What are the rewards?

With everything you can learn here, and the long-term opportunities we have to offer, the Supply Chain & Procurement Graduate Programme could just be the best decision you’ve ever made!

Join us and you can also expect to receive a highly competitive salary (salary is dependent on the location of your rotations, as an example your year one salary based within the UK will be in the region of £37,000), along with an annual bonus opportunity and industry leading benefits package.

📝 Application details

We have several graduate opportunities across the business. For the best chance of being successful, we recommend applying for one programme as soon as possible. We recruit on a rolling process, meaning that we will close roles when we have received enough applications to fill our 2025 graduate roles.

NB: Pymetrics is the first stage of the application process for all of our Early Career’s programmes at Diageo and after completion your result will be used for all applications that require it within a one-year period.

Please note that our assessment centres this year will be held between December and February, so, you will hear from us closer to the time if you have successfully reached this final stage. We appreciate your patience.

💡 Interested, but want to learn more?

The Early Careers team will be hosting a series of insight and coaching events as well as live chats over the coming months, and we want to hear from you! For more info and to register today visit: https://meetandengage.com/diageoearlycareers

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