UK Brand Homes Senior Manager in Aberlour

Be part of something big. We are Pernod Ricard, a leading company in the global spirits industry with over 19,000 employees globally. We own 16 of the world’s top 100 Spirits Brands and hold one of the most prestigious and comprehensive brand portfolios in the industry with 240 premium brands available in over 160 countries.

This position sits in our Chivas Brothers business. At Chivas Brothers, our 1,600-strong team across 27 sites is committed to upholding the heritage of Scotch and ensuring its sustainable future, as well as opening it up to new audiences across the globe. The scope of Operations stretches from Procurement through conversion (distillation and maturation) and manufacturing (or bottling) to all the downstream Supply Chain activities until the final product is delivered.

The purpose of this role is to lead and grow the UK Brand Homes portfolio - The Glenlivet, Aberlour, and Scapa whisky distilleries in Scotland, Plymouth Gin Distillery in England - through strong P&L ownership, operational excellence, and world class visitor experiences, powered by high performing teams.

You will have three main areas of responsibility:

• P&L Ownership & Business Acceleration: Define and deliver a clear, actionable growth roadmap for UK Brand Homes, fully aligned with global brand strategies. Own the consolidated P&L for UK Brand Homes, ensuring rigorous financial control, delivery against budget, and achievement of performance targets. Drive growth across multiple revenue streams including experiential, retail, ticketing/ballots etc.
• Multisite Operational Leadership & Visitor Experience Excellence: Provide consistent, high performing leadership across a multisite Brand Homes portfolio in Scotland and England. Embed a culture of operational excellence and continuous improvement, ensuring a world-class, end-to-end visitor experience at every site.
• Team Leadership & People Development: Lead and inspire a team of Brand Homes Managers and Supervisors, overseeing a diverse workforce including permanent, seasonal, and agency staff. Attract, retain, coach, and develop high performing leaders through hands-on, supportive, and empowering day to day management.

Who you’ll be working with: Reports to European Brand Homes Director, BH local teams, BH global teams and transversal Hospitality teams, Specialty Whisky Brand teams, External partners.

This position could be right for you if you have the below capabilities, skills and experience:

• Operational, Retail & Customer Service expertise.
• Data-driven and Results-focused.
• Tech savvy – ability and experience in working with stock management systems and online booking systems.
• Good understanding of digital ecosystem to optimise the customer journey.
• Passion for travel and hospitality.
• Interest in & understanding of whisky & spirits industry.
• Willingness to travel around each site – driving licence essential.

People Management and Team Leadership experience - a flexible, inspiring and hands-on management approach. Relationship building – ability to communicate with and build and foster relationships across all levels within the company, and also with industry and community stakeholders.

For your health, we offer private medical insurance, income protection and a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme. Our lifestyle benefits include 25 days’ annual holiday (increasing with length of service up to 27) plus public holidays, your employee pension, share incentive plan, share ownership plan, life assurance and more!

We’re committed to conviviality, and with this, you’ll be Proud to Belong to our Pernod Ricard family. You’ll be Empowered to Perform, supported to succeed, and acknowledged for the value you bring.

We promote diversity and inclusion throughout our business and supply chain. In our teams, we proactively foster a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture – an environment where we can truly be ourselves.

As ‘Créateurs de convivialité’, we want to turn social interactions into genuine and friendly experiences of sharing and wellbeing. Therefore, all are welcome at Pernod Ricard, regardless of your religious beliefs or personal choices on the consumption of alcohol.