Job Description :
CRES UK&I Real Estate Manager
Permanent Contract
Edinburgh/Glasgow/Elgin/Remote, Scotland
Closing Date 10th July 2025
About Us
With over 200 brands sold in nearly 180 countries, we’re the world’s leading premium drinks company known for our wonderful collection of iconic brands such as Johnnie Walker, Smirnoff, Baileys, Captain Morgan, Tanqueray, Guinness and more. 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
With over 200 brands and sales in more than 180 countries, our portfolio has remarkable breadth across spirits and beer. From centuries-old names to the latest innovations, we're building the very best brands.
The Global Corporate Real Estate portfolio consists of a mixture of office locations, supply and manufacturing sites, and land - 123 offices and 130+ supply sites (breweries, distilleries, packaging and bottling sites, brand homes) totaling 100m sq. feet. We run an outsourced/thin client model, with Regional CRES teams that are aligned with our markets and a Global Centre of Excellence.
About the Role
Diageo’s Global CRES portfolio includes over 765 sites worldwide, consisting of a mixture of office locations, supply/manufacturing sites, and land assets. This role will lead the regional UK&I portfolio of approximately 140 sites including around 20 office locations, 54 supply/manufacturing sites and 67 land/other assets.
The CRES UK&I Real Estate Manager will focus on delivering the UK&I Portfolio & Value Optimisation Strategy, with a strong emphasis on supply assets and business-led initiatives such as:
Offices, distilleries, packaging sites, breweries, maturation facilities,
R&D, warehousing, land management, retail, residential, empty building property management, subtenants and vacant sites
Key Responsibilities will include:
Building Outstanding Relationships
Develop and maintain trusted, productive relationships with business and market stakeholders, Global and Regional CRES teams, and Performance Partners
Real Estate and Projects Performance & Outcomes
Support delivery of Diageo’s Society 2030 Sustainability targets (carbon, waste, water), aligning real estate and project activities accordingly
Team & Third-Party Delivery
Governance, Risk & Performance Reporting
About You
We are looking for an experienced and strategic real estate professional, confident in handling complex portfolios across the UK & Ireland. With strong commercial competence and the ability to influence at all levels, you’ll thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
Key skills and experience we’re looking for:
Ability to lead complex property transactions - freehold, leasehold, land acquisitions, multi-site contracts
Working with Us
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, attitudes, 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 the next level 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!
If you require a reasonable adjustment, please ensure that this information is collected when application is submitted.
Worker Type :
Regular
Primary Location:
Edinburgh Park
Additional Locations :
International Supply Technical Centre – Menstrie, Moray House, Onyx, Glasgow
Job Posting Start Date :
2025-06-11