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Country Manager Spirit - Prague
Job Title: Country Manager Spirit - Prague Location: Prague Contract terms: Permanent
About us
With over 200 brands sold in nearly 180 countries, Diageo is home to some of the world’s most iconic drinks. From Johnnie Walker and Guinness to Tanqueray, Smirnoff and Don Julio, we craft brands chosen for life’s moments — from everyday connections to landmark celebrations.
Bring your talent, curiosity and ambition, and strive for your personal best alongside people who challenge, support and learn from each other. Together, as one outstanding team, we keep learning, improving and raising the bar for our brands, our business and each other.
Join us and play your part in making life’s moments mean a little more.
About the Role
The Country Manager role holds primary accountability for achieving Net Sales Value (NSV) and Operating Profit, driving Market Share (MS), executing competitive strategies, and overseeing key commercial initiatives at the regional level. Collaborating closely with the Head of Commercial, this role spearheads market execution, monitoring, and reporting, aligning with strategic priorities, and building winning partnerships with customers and distributors
Top Accountabilities
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Own the commercial performance and P&L delivery of assigned markets, ensuring achievement of business targets.
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Lead annual planning and joint business planning processes with distributor partners.
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Build strong relationships with distributors, customers and key stakeholders to identify growth opportunities and drive market performance.
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Monitor and evaluate commercial execution through regular business reviews, performance analysis and market visits.
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Drive excellence in execution, measurement and optimization across commercial and marketing activities.
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Ensure compliance with company policies, governance standards and responsible marketing practices.
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Partner with regional and cross-functional teams to deliver sustainable growth and outstanding business results.
About You
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5+ years commercial experience with P&L ownership, a plus is experience in another function, e.g., Finance, Marketing, Strategy
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Capable of working within a virtual team and cross-functionally.
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Capable of working with a high sense of initiative and ownership, being self-sufficient and independent.
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Cross-cultural experience is an advantage.
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Developing market experience is an advantage.
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Master’s degree is an advantage.
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Fluent in spoken and written English.
Flexible Working Statement
Flexibility is key to our success. Talk to us about what flexibility means to you, so that you’re supported to manage your wellbeing and balance your priorities from day one.
Diversity statement
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 new heights 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.
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Worker Type : Regular
Primary Location: Prague
Additional Locations :
Job Posting Start Date : 2026-09-04
With over 200 brands sold in more than 180 countries, we’re the world’s leading premium drinks company. Every day, over 29,000 talented people come together at Diageo to create the magic behind our much-loved brands. From iconic names to innovative newcomers – the brands we’re building are rooted in culture and local communities. Our ambition is to be one of the best performing, most trusted and most respected consumer products companies in the world.
Our founders, such as Arthur Guinness, John Walker, and Charles Tanqueray, were visionary entrepreneurs whose brilliant minds helped shape the alcohol industry. And through our people, their legacy lives on. Join us, and you’ll collaborate with talented people from all corners of the world. Together, you’ll innovate and push boundaries, shaping a more inclusive and sustainable future that we can all be proud of.
With diversity at our core, we celebrate our people’s unique passions, commitments and specialist skills. Because when varied voices, mindsets, and personalities come together, great ideas are born. In our supportive culture, your voice will be heard and you’ll be empowered to be you. Just bring your ambition, curiosity and ideas, and we’ll celebrate your work and help you reach your fullest potential.
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