Business Development Executive

Diageo

Posted about 1 month ago

Full Time

Swansea, Wales

In Person

Smart Summary

The Business Development Executive is responsible for growing and maintaining distribution of Diageo’s portfolio through strong sales execution and in-venue activation. This includes winning new listings, managing a territory, and building relationships with licensees and venue managers.

We are looking for a Business Development Executive to grow distribution of Diageo's portfolio through sales execution and in-venue activation. The ideal candidate will have experience in sales, hospitality, or customer-facing roles, and strong relationship-building and communication skills. A valid driving license and the ability to travel across the territory are required.

Must Have Skills for ATS

Sales

Hospitality

Brand Activation

Customer-Facing Role

Relationship Building

Communication Skills

Time Management

Prioritization

Consumer Insight

Digital Platforms

Training

Engagement

Stock Planning

Job Description

Job Description :

Business Development Executive
 

About us

With over 200 brands sold in nearly 180 countries, we’re the world’s leading premium drinks company. Bring your passion and use your curiosity as you explore, collaborate, and innovate to build brands consumers love. Together with passionate people from all over the world, you’ll test new ideas, learn and grow, and unlock a brighter, more exciting future.

Join us to create a career worth celebrating.

About the Function:

Our Sales team love forming relationships, connecting with customers to sell our much-loved brands in new and vibrant markets where they can thrive. They help sell our iconic brands across 180 countries every year.

We’re operating across different markets, channels, and areas of expertise. Using your curiosity and passion, you’ll make the most of consumer insight and digital platforms, reaching new customers, markets, and celebrations to help us achieve our growth potential. We’ll support your learning and growth as you develop your career with us and work with people across our business to realise your fullest potential.

About the Role:

The Business Development Executive (BDE) is Diageo’s frontline representative in the On Trade channel. The role focuses on growing and maintaining distribution of Diageo’s market-leading portfolio through strong sales execution and in-venue activation. By building trusted relationships with licensees and managers, the BDE drives sustainable growth across their territory.

Role Responsibilities:

  • Win new listings and grow sales in key independent On Trade outlets

  • Manage a territory to deliver clear sales and visit targets

  • Build strong, long-term relationships with licensees and venue managers

  • Bring Diageo brands to life through menus, POS and tailored in-venue activity

  • Train and engage bar teams to deliver great brand experiences and quality serves

  • Ensure the right products are available in outlets through effective visit and stock planning
     

What’s in it for you?

You’ll own your territory end to end, work with world-class brands, and build strong commercial skills through hands-on sales experience, clear targets and ongoing development with support from experienced leaders.

Experience / Skills Required

This could be the right opportunity for you if you have…

  • Experience in sales, hospitality, brand activation or a customer-facing role

  • A commercial mindset and motivation to deliver against targets

  • Strong relationship-building and communication skills

  • The ability to manage your time effectively and prioritise across a territory

  • A genuine interest in brands and how consumers experience them

  • A full, valid driving licence and the ability to travel across the territory

Flexible Working Statement:

Flexibility is key to our success. Talk to us about what flexibility means to you, so that you’re supported to own 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:

1HQ

Additional Locations :

Job Posting Start Date :

2026-02-02

Diageo

Diageo's official LinkedIn account. We're a global leader in premium drinks, across spirits and beer, a business built on the principles and foundations laid by the giants of the industry. With over 200 brands sold in 180 countries, our portfolio has remarkable breadth. From centuries-old names to exciting new entrants, and global giants to local legends, we're building the very best brands out there, and with over 30,000 talented people based in over 135 countries, we're a truly global company. With such diversity, we're able to truly represent our broad consumer base and think differently about the future. To maintain our position as leaders in the alcoholic beverage market, we always invest in the future and are mindful of the impact we have. Because just like the legends of our past, we're here to raise the bar – for people as well as the planet.

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