POS Logistics Officer in London

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.

About the role:

• Execute the POS logistic strategy & planning across BUs and markets, develop mid-term strategy and roadmap, and optimize route to market for centrally developed POS materials.
• Analyze needs & deliver against MCs requirements, review spend patterns and SLAs, and manage 3PL providers to secure service quality and satisfactory execution of the services.
• Collaborate with business functions to ensure smooth deliveries from suppliers to the warehouse and then to the affiliates of POS materials.
• Coordinate collaboration between BUs and identify optimization opportunities in stock management and route to market to deliver against business performance and savings ambitions.
• Support buyers in all logistics aspects linked to POS development and procurement.
• Execute efficient internal processes and maintain structured communication with global functions and affiliates.

Your unique contribution:

• Strategy: Execute the global strategy across BUs and markets, develop mid-term strategy and roadmap, and optimize route to market for centrally developed POS materials.
• Actively collaborate with global and local business and procurement to deliver the business needs, improve ways of working, implement best practices & policies.
• Operational: Manage 3PL Warehouse providers and instruction on all inbound, outbound orders / inventory and obsolescence management / system order entry / SKU set-up / international logistics management for all POS orders.
• Assure compliance management for all POS orders, including instruction on international documentation and HS Code management for reporting to HMRC.
• Manage ‘damaged goods’ procedure with 3PL warehouses, ensuring the most optimum process is adhered to.
• Responsible for the Dangerous Goods management with 3PL warehouses, ensuring the correct documentation is in use and up to date.
• Liaise with Pernod-Ricard affiliates on eTool orders from order to invoice, working closely with Finance.
• Monitor inventory on all BU POS on both eTool and monitor 3PL warehouses on monthly invoices.
• Support market affiliates with logistical questions & issues by identifying market specific customs requirements & consular documentation.

Performance & management:

• Identify new opportunities to reach category objectives and anticipate risks which might hinder realization of agreed targets.
• Ensure the follow-up of the relationship with 3PL suppliers, monitoring internal and external progress plans.
• Provide Management with reports as requested including summarising key activities and issues, governance, S&R savings, and improvements achieved.
• Be an active member of the procurement community: participate in the sharing of best practices and improvement of various documents.

Who you’ll be working with:

• Direct Reporting to Global Procurement Category Manager, POS & VAPs
• Key interactions with Global Procurement Director Sales Activation, BU POS Buyers, Marketing / Trade Marketing BU Leaders, Affiliate Marketing / Trade Marketing Stakeholders teams, Proximity Indirect Procurement teams in all regions and markets, COE analysts, Functional owners such as Supply Chain, IT, Finance Legal & Compliance.

Your blend of talent:

• +5 years International Shipping Experience of POSM to include both Export & Import.
• Experience within a similar position and/or previous experience with working in an FMCG environment.
• Experience with management of 3PL warehouses.
• Strong understanding of WMS systems and knowledge of HAZ-MAT handling.
• Broad knowledge of international customs & related paperwork requirements.
• Strong analytical skillset & highly numeric.

Leadership Capability:

• Collaborate with cross-disciplinary global and proximity teams, strong stakeholder management & alignment capability.
• Excellent communication & interpersonal aptitude.
• Performance driven, ability to deliver objectives in the context of time pressure.
• Solution-oriented mindset, able to make timely decisions based on the available data.
• Excellent planning and organizational skills.

Our mix of benefits:

• For your health, we offer private medical insurance, critical illness cover and an optional healthcare cash plan and dental insurance.
• Our lifestyle benefits options include 28 days’ annual holiday, your employee pension, share incentive plan, family care, season ticket loans, free mortgage advice, payroll giving and more!
• You can access lots of gifts & discounts, including an allowance each year to spend on our brands in our staff shop and employee discounts from a range of high street retailers.
• We have regular events in our very own office bar, employee-run networks, a culture of flexibility and trust and a variety of tools and resources to help you focus on your wellbeing and mental fitness.

Conviviality: the Pernod Ricard Way:

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 combine all this with our Commitment to Care: we are unlocking the magic of human connection to transform our industry and make a positive impact on the world through our strong focus on sustainability and responsibility.

We’re committed to diversity and inclusion. People are at the heart of everything we do at Pernod Ricard and are the foundation of our collective spirit as ‘Créateurs de Convivialité’. We promote diversity and inclusion throughout our business and supply chain.

We will assess your application for this role based on your skills, experiences and achievements, not your gender, age, ethnic or educational background or any other such factors.

Responsible drinking: As ‘Créateurs de convivialité’, we want to turn social interactions into genuine and friendly experiences of sharing and wellbeing.