YOUR OPPORTUNITY

Innovation is a catalyst for growth. Companies that grow Innovation are 2x more likely to grow the total organisation. Innovation. Innovation helps up reimagine our brands to meet the ever-changing needs of our consumers and help future proof the legacy of Bacardi.

With Innovation a key enabler of realising our BEST10 & Beyond Strategy, you will help continue to embed and optimse the transformation of how Bacardi identifies, develops, commercialises and evaluates consumer-centric product innovation.  You will support the organization in ensuring our Innovations unlock value not only for Bacardi but also for our Consumers and our Customers – The Triple Win.

ABOUT YOU

You are fearlessly curious with a restless passion for creating product experiences that delight consumers and a passion for unlocking growth for Bacardi and of its Primos.

You have a proven track of driving change and want to make Bacardi famous for innovations that unlock value for our consumers, our customers and Bacardi.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Igniting Growth and discipline Through a Consumer-Centric Innovation Strategy

• Partner with the Global Head of Innovation to embed the Innovation strategy, inspiring teams across the organization to unlock incremental growth grounded in consumer-centric opportunity spaces.
• Drive disciplined adherence to Bacardi’s Innovation guardrails, ensuring the business consistently delivers Fewer, Bigger, Better innovations

Building Bacardi’s Innovation Engine for Commercial Brilliance

• Drive the Innovation Commercialisation agenda amongst the innovation community (and beyond), focusing on pre-launch readiness e.g. strong business cases supported by compelling marketing and detailed commercial execution plans. 
• Refresh and deliver best in class Innovation Commercialisation capability building and tools for Innovation Project Leaders and the wider Innovation community (including approvers), to ensure Bacardi Innovation Primos deliver better innovations that deliver value for Customers, Consumers and Bacardi.

Elevating Innovation Excellence Across Development, Launch & Execution

• Support the ongoing optimisations to Bacardi’s Innovation 6D framework and INNOVATOR (our innovation governance tool), to deliver high quality innovations (development, Commercialisation & launch) and disciplined decision making.
• Champion and embed disciplined Innovation through ensuring projects have consumer validated propositions, strong business cases, effective customer sell in, excellence in execution and rigourous M&E to learn and optimise.

Unlocking Innovation Potential Through Capability and Community

• Create and support the delivery of an Innovation training programme, as part of the wider Bacardi Way of Growth Marketing training agenda and as part of building our Innovation Capability muscle.
• Inspire and upskill the organisation through external inspiration and sharing of internal best practices and key learnings.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Innovation Project Leadership experience, with a comprehensive understanding of HOW to deliver Best in Class Innovations efficiently and profitably. 
• Experience within Commercial or RGM functions beneficial. Strong grasp of the P&L and value chain
• Solid understanding of Innovation Commercialisation & what it takes to turn an Innovation Idea into a commercial success.
• Strong relationship building skills and proven ability of creating alignment within cross-functional teams and with stakeholders from a broad variety of markets and cultural backgrounds.
• Understanding of Change Management and what it takes to influence and embed change across an organisation. Proven ability to coach and mentor others to adopt best practices and raise their capabilities
• Strong strategic sense with ability to simplify the complex and turn possibilities into commercial reality; strong track record of delivering results.
• Strong organisational and project management skills.
• Passion for the Consumer and ensuring the consumer is at the heart of decision making,
• Spirits or beverage alcohol experience helpful but not required
• Digitally savvy and an advocate for leveraging technology to drive productivity and efficiency. Passion and interest in AI

PERSONAL QUALITIES

• Fearlessly curious
• Strong communicator and relationship builder
• Passionate about developing self and others (building capability)
• Structured and detail oriented
• Collaborative and approachable              
• Practical problem solver who thrives on achieving strong results

At Bacardi we care deeply about finding brilliant talent who can bring the following personal attributes to help elevate our 3Fs: Fearless, Family, Founder culture to the next level.

• Belonging: You have a strong capacity to create a culture of ‘Belonging’, where people feel appreciated for who they are, what they do, and who they can become
• Self-Awareness: You have high levels of self-awareness, are reflective and know yourself well, understanding both your own strengths and weaknesses and your impact on others
• People Agility: You bring a deep ability to understand and relate to people and navigate through tough situations to harness and multiply collective performance
• Results Agility: You demonstrate consistent delivery of results in first-time situations by inspiring teams, exhibiting a presence that builds confidence in yourself and others.
• Mental Agility: You can think critically to penetrate complex problems and expand the possibilities by making fresh connections. You think strategically whilst being execution focused and bring creativity to the challenges you’re presented with
• Change Agility: You have a deep natural curiosity, desire to experiment and ability to effectively deal with the heat of change. You have a growth and learning mindset: ready to test, stumble, learn and apply from experience

Disclaimer: Bacardi seeks talent from all backgrounds to bring diversity of thought, agility and capability to our organization across the globe. We promote a working environment where all employees are treated and rewarded fairly. We do not tolerate any form of discrimination that adversely affects individuals or groups on the basis of national origin, race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, age, and any other legally protected aspect of a person's identity. 

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