South Africa: Quality Support Manager

Africa is the highest growth area in Diageo, contributing 27% of Diageo’s growth. The plans for Financial Year 2010– Financial Year 2012 in Africa reveal breakthrough levels of growth in beer and spirits.Guinness is one of Diageo’s Global Priority Brands and was Diageo’s third biggest Net Sales Value contributor in Financial Year 2009. Regional Brands include Malta, Tusker, Harp, Pilsner, Satzenbrau, Smirnoff Ice and Alvaro.Supply is critical to enable such high levels of brand growth – through exemplary service to our customers, by maximising the value of our assets and investments, by protecting the reputation of our business and brands, enabling innovation, and ensuring our people to flourish in the face of this challenge.
This role reports to the Technical and Quality Lead for Manufacturing – Eastern Hub(East/South Africa) and will be key in achieving and ensuring delivery of quality products to the consumer across the Manufacturing Support Hub. They will align and champion the quality improvement programs and ensure compliance to standards. Extensive travel will be required between Hub countries.