HR Graduate Programme, Diageo

£37k

Entry level

Dublin

London

Alcoholic beverage company

Job no longer available

Alcoholic beverage company

1001+ employees

B2CRetailFoodManufacturing

Job no longer available

£37k

Entry level

Dublin

London

1001+ employees

B2CRetailFoodManufacturing

Company mission

To be one of the best performing, most trusted and respected consumer products companies in the world.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

On the qualification side, you’ll need to have acquired or be expecting to obtain an academic degree and be graduating in 2024 or within the last 5 years
You must be proficient in English, and with opportunities across Europe you must be mobile and prepared to relocate geographically during the programme
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
As we look into the future for our HR function, we would welcome applications from those who have a passion for analytics and data science

What the job involves

During the programme, you’ll gain broad experience within HR across your two rotations in key parts of our HR operating model
One rotation will be in a generalist HR field, in a team that partners one of our core business units or Markets
The other rotation will give you the chance to develop expertise in specialist HR centres of excellence such as Learning and Development, Performance and Reward, Talent Strategy, Organisation Effectiveness and Business Partnering
Over the two-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 enhance your skills
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

Our take

Multinational beverage company Diageo was the result of a merger between Guinness and Grand Metropolitan, a leisure and property conglomerate, in 1997. Spearheaded by then-Guiness executives Anthony Greener and Philip Yea, the merger sent stocks skyrocketing and by December of the same year, Diageo was listed on the London Stock Exchange.

As the owner of many of the global leaders in alcoholic beverages (think Ciroc, Smirnoff, and Tanqueray), Diageo has made a number of savvy acquisitions and sell-offs, expanding its portfolio beyond Europe and into the Americas, the Middle East, and Asia.

Over the past decade, however, it has had to face the rise of craft and independent brewing, with companies like Brewdog becoming new competitors. Rather than acquiring these craft beer companies, Diageo has focused on branding Guinness in a way that fits the craft mould. This involved initiatives like The Brewers Project.

During the early 2020s, Diageo also weathered an alcohol sales decline but has bounced back with a renewed focus on cold brew coffee liqueurs and Guinness blends, as well as further acquisitions that have included that of actor Ryan Reynolds’ Aviation Gin.