Job Description :
Job Title: Europe Fleet Manager
Location: Budapest, Hungary
Contract: 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 Function
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.
CRES is the global owner of fleet strategy and is leading the standardisation of the fleet operating model globally. With a global fleet of over 3,000+ Vehicles and 1,600+ of these across Europe the impact of CRES is critical to carbon, cash and colleague experience across Diageo.
About the Role
We’re excited to be hiring for a newly created Europe Fleet Manager position within our Corporate Real Estate Services (CRES) function.
Reporting into our Head of Strategy & Standards, this role will play an important part in shaping and standardising fleet operations across the region, while helping drive a more efficient and future-focused operating model.
Managing a fleet of approximately 1,700 vehicles, this is far more than a traditional operational fleet role. We’re looking for someone who enjoys driving transformation, improving ways of working, and leading change with confidence and collaboration.
This is a broad and varied role, combining strategy, operational delivery, stakeholder management, and people leadership. Key areas of focus include:
Supporting the transition to a future fleet operating model across Europe, with potential to expand globally over time
Leading and supporting change initiatives, helping teams embed new ways of working successfully
Line managing a team of Fleet Coordinators and supporting consistent delivery across markets
Reviewing and improving fleet policies, processes, and operational standards across the region
Driving efficiencies and identifying opportunities to optimise performance, cost, and colleague experience
Supporting the wider mobility strategy, including sustainability and fleet modernisation initiatives
Leading reporting and analysis around fleet performance, mileage, emissions, and optimisation opportunities
Partnering closely with teams across HR, Procurement, Finance, Tax, ESG, Payroll, Risk, and Health & Safety
Supporting compliance, governance, and financial reporting activities across the fleet operation
About You
We’re looking for someone who is comfortable balancing operational delivery with strategic thinking - someone who enjoys building relationships, influencing stakeholders, and continuously improving processes and performance.
This role would suit someone who:
Has strong fleet management competence, ideally managing fleets of 800+ vehicles, including company cars, vans, pool vehicles, bespoke vehicles, and EV/BEV fleets
Brings strong European experience, with global exposure a bonus
Has proven senior-level people management and leadership experience
Enjoys leading change, transformation, and programme management activity
Has strong supplier, commercial, and contract management experience
Is confident managing and influencing stakeholders across multiple functions and markets
Brings a proactive, self-motivated, customer-focused approach with strong…