POS Logistics Officer

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.

In the UK, Pernod Ricard is made up of 4 businesses:

• Pernod Ricard UK, which markets, sells and distributes our products in the UK market
• Chivas Brothers, the largest brand company in the Group, responsible for the production and management of our award-winning Scotch whisky portfolio
• Pernod Ricard Global Travel Retail, the global and EMEA home of the group’s duty free, air travel and cruises business.
• The Absolut Group, the brand owner of our global white spirits portfolio.

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:

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.

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, with focus on CBIL and coordination with other BUs. 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, as well as creation and implementation of a non-conformance policy. Responsible for the Dangerous Goods management with 3PL warehouses, ensuring the correct documentation is in use and up to date. Monitor purchases of electrical and electronic items to report quarterly on legal WEEE requirements with the relevant CBIL internal department. Liaise with Pernod-Ricard affiliates on eTool orders from order to invoice, working closely with Finance. Ensure inter-departmental recharge list is maintained and timely execution of recharges. Monitor inventory on all BU POS on both eTool and monitor 3PL warehouses on monthly invoices, cross-check charges against POS shipments to ensure accuracy, raising & receipting of relevant PO’s. Support market affiliates with logistical questions & issues by identifying market specific customs requirements & consular documentation, helping to reduce lead times, market import duty liability & avoiding unnecessary delays + potential storage fees.

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 but not limited to 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 (benchmarks, guidelines, monitoring purchasing performance…)

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 (potentially all markets)
• Proximity Indirect Procurement teams in all regions and markets (potentially all 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

• 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 have our own way of doing things. We call it conviviality! It’s our way of being, and something unique you feel and experience when working for Pernod Ricard. 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. In our teams, we proactively foster a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture – an environment where we can truly be ourselves.

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. Please feel free to leave these off your CV and application form if you so wish. Similarly, if you would like to discuss opportunities for flexible working or require accommodations or support to complete our application process, please let us know.

Responsible drinking: As ‘Créateurs de convivialité’, we want to turn social interactions into genuine and friendly experiences of sharing and wellbeing. In our culture, we want to create diverse teams in which our differences contribute to our success. Therefore, all are welcome at Pernod Ricard, regardless of your religious beliefs or personal choices on the consumption of alcohol. In our business, we work together with industry members, civil society, governments, local authorities and UN bodies to promote responsible drinking.