India's leading spirits manufacturer with 37 facilities and premium global brands
Diageo India manufactures and distributes premium spirits across India through a portfolio that includes Johnnie Walker, McDowell's No1, and other global and local brands. The tech stack reveals a company in mid-migration: actively replacing SAP ECC with S/4HANA while building analytics and compliance automation on Azure (Data Factory, Power BI, MLflow). Hiring concentration in finance, operations, and manufacturing signals execution focus on supply-chain optimization and regulatory readiness—core pain points tied to demand volatility, logistics costs, and SOX compliance.
Notable leadership hires: Manufacturing Cluster Head, Demand Lead
Diageo India is a publicly listed subsidiary of global spirits leader Diageo Plc, headquartered in Bangalore. The company operates 37 manufacturing facilities across Indian states and union territories, employs over 3,000 people, and maintains a strong distribution network to supply premium and mass-market spirits. The portfolio spans whisky (Johnnie Walker, Black Dog, The Singleton, Godawan), vodka (Smirnoff), gin (Tanqueray), rum (Captain Morgan), and local brands (McDowell's No1, Royal Challenge). Beyond manufacturing, the company is scaling e-commerce and digital sales channels while managing complex supply-chain logistics and regulatory compliance in a market prone to demand fluctuations.
Core enterprise: SAP S/4HANA (replacing ECC), Salesforce, Workday Studio. Analytics: Azure Data Factory, Apache Spark, Python, Power BI, MLflow. Workflow: Azure DevOps, ServiceNow, Power Automate, Power Apps. Compliance: OneTrust, SAP Fiori.
SOX compliance, demand fluctuation hedging, logistics cost reduction, audit process efficiency, and ensuring continuous product availability across 37 facilities. Active projects focus on demand planning, cost-of-goods scorecards, and reporting automation.
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