Operations & Corporate Proximity Lead FTC 10 months

We are Pernod Ricard, a leading company in the global spirits industry.

In the UK, Pernod Ricard is made up of four 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; and The Absolut Group, the brand owner of our global spirits portfolio, whose Gin brand unit and Business Acceleration team sit in London.

Your new team: Our global Tech team operates in an agile manner within a dynamic product organisation. Immerse yourself in a collaborative environment where innovation thrives, and your contributions will play a direct role in shaping the path of our cutting‑edge products. As a key player in our agile setup, you'll have the opportunity to enhance efficiency, foster creativity, and play a pivotal role in our product development process. Become part of a team that embraces adaptability and values continuous improvement, ensuring we stay at the forefront of global technology advancements.

Responsibilities:

• Provide end‑to‑end deployment of Operations (Manufacturing, Supply Chain) and Corporate products at the local affiliate level.
• Manage and develop Proximity Specialists to oversee demand, testing, and change management.
• Lead the key user community and drive change‑management activities to support the deployment of functional products.
• Capture affiliates' needs and specificities on a product domain: collect, qualify, assess and contribute to demand backlog review, prioritization and validation.
• Drive roll‑out and change‑management activities for LEAP/MDM and global products: set up roll‑out size, allocate resources, validate test scenarios and cutover plans.
• Monitor adoption, success realization and quality/quantity of value delivered, coordinate animation of the local community and collect feedback.
• Ensure the RUN of local applications, improve the RUN of local applications, and drive APP portfolio rationalisation.

Qualifications:

• Expertise in Operations and Corporate domain scope, with a deep understanding of challenges in the product domain for their geographical scope.
• Mastery of adoption/change‑management and testing/deployment methods & tools.
• Strong experience in project management.
• Mastery of agile principles & associated ways of working.
• Technical foundation (Systems Architecture, Data Analytics, Security…).
• Good industry knowledge and insights into key challenges for Operations and Corporate functions.
• Experience in people management, preferably within a multiple‑team structure and different locations.

Benefits:

• Private medical insurance, critical illness cover and an optional healthcare cash plan and dental insurance.
• 28 days’ annual holiday, employee pension, share incentive plan, family care, season ticket loans, free mortgage advice, payroll giving and more.
• Access to 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.
• Regular events in our 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.

We will assess your application for this role based on your skills, experiences and achievements, not your gender, 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.