Brand Manager, Global Innovation

Pernod Ricard • New York, NY

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

Where Conviviality is at work. Pernod Ricard is a global premium spirits and wine company. We’re the team behind leading brands such as ABSOLUT® Vodka, Jameson® Irish Whiskey, Malibu®, Kahlúa® Liqueur, The Glenlivet® Gin, and Skrewball™ whiskey, as well as many more superior wines and exquisite champagnes! Working at Pernod Ricard is all about igniting conviviality in all that we do. Derived from the French word, convivialité…it means human connection, authenticity, friendly, and jovial. Conviviality is energy and spirit with a splash of je ne sais quoi and is a core philosophy around how we live and work at Pernod Ricard. Guided by our 4 core values: (1) grounded in the real; (2) fiercely authentic; (3) passion for challenge; and (4) connected beyond borders; we are team players, dream makers, trailblazers, movers and (cocktail) shakers. We have a passion for living life to the fullest, making new friends every day, and realizing our potential as people and as a business! Introduction: Working at Pernod Ricard is all about igniting conviviality in all that we do. Derived from the French word, convivialité…it means human connection, authenticity, friendly, and jovial. Conviviality is energy and spirit with a splash of je ne sais quoi and is a core philosophy around how we live and work at Pernod Ricard. We have a passion for living life to the fullest, making new friends every day, and realizing our potential as people and as a business! It’s a fun and challenging environment with plenty of opportunity to make a mark. It’s also an exciting time to be a key part of the Group’s Global Transformation to be the catalyst of Group Innovation at scale, with rigorous, simple and efficient impact. The person needs to be a senior, experienced innovation expert, who thrives with complex projects, has strong project management and influencing skills, who knows how to truly collaborate for superior results and who is passionate about innovation. The person should also have strong leadership and team management skills, managing a diverse team spread across different locations. They need to have that #Gamechanger spirit that will make them go the extra mile to impact the business. Job Aim: To deliver this vision this role will: Bring to life the Global Innovation team vision with both a local focus on the needs of lead markets and global partnership to co-create innovation with Brand Units. Develop a robust three year pipeline working across the biggest Brand(s) to influence and drive growth. Contribute to pipeline development across Absolut, Malibu or Kahlúa: End to End Project management to gain alignment on innovation platforms, pipeline, agenda for the region, sign-off on innovation initiatives. Apply Consumer Centricity, as a best practice and key ingredient in the Pernod Ricard brand building model, across the business by putting consumers, shopper and customer at the heart of all decision making. Create and Manage an Innovation Roadmap & KPIs according to the business needs/strategy of the market and in line with the local and global brand priorities. Foster collaboration and drive for action working with local brand teams and Global Brand Units as well as key cross functional partners. Proactively contribute to the global Pernod Ricard Innovation community to build and share learnings across the organization. Work with a diverse team of Innovation Experts: Handling insights, ideation, development, through to go to market strategies. This will require strong management and leadership.

Requirements

• Master’s degree preferred.
• Proven Innovation Experience: A minimum of 3-5 years relevant experience, such as supporting innovation teams in the F&B or Spirits industry in North America or globally within a large established organization; other relevant experience such as BelAlc Brand Management, within an innovation agency, within a design team, Project Management experience or technical spirits experience in R+D a plus.
• Demonstrated ability to develop strategic innovation platforms/framework.
• Ability to deliver strong incremental innovation pipeline opportunities, Creative and analytical talent to optimize ideas grounded in consumer/market insights.
• Drive collaboration to move projects forward in a complex, matrix organizational structure.
• Financial experience to work the P&L and manage costs while staying true to the “must have” innovation deliverables.
• Proven ability to influence and drive action working with cross-functional teams (internal and external to Pernod Ricard).
• Languages: English (must have excellent/fluent business proficiency in written and verbal communication); Spanish or French a plus.
• Project Management Skills: Strong project management skills – ability to drive overall project management, understand critical path and manage to deadlines in a complex environment.
• Technical skills: PowerPoint, Excel, Word, MS Teams.

Nice To Haves

• other relevant experience such as BelAlc Brand Management, within an innovation agency, within a design team, Project Management experience or technical spirits experience in R+D a plus.
• Spanish or French a plus.

Responsibilities

• Bring Global Innovation vision to life & deliver leading edge innovation capabilities.
• Be a leader on the consumer-centric Innovation team delivering incremental sustainable growth across the portfolio.
• Help execute the new ways of working with Global Brand Units and Market.
• Ensure that methodologies / approaches / framework developed are value add and facilitate local and global market needs.
• Drive consumer centricity across the business
• Contribute to pipeline development on Absolut, Malibu or Kahlúa in conjunction with Local Brand Marketing Teams and Brand Unit
• Create and manage an Innovation roadmap & KPIs according to the business needs/strategy of the brand and markets
• Foster strong collaboration and interaction with cross functional partners, local and global brands.

Benefits

• We offer a flexible work policy, with most of our positions offering a a hybrid option with flexibility to work remotely 2 days a week.
• We offer employees great benefits and perks to toast to a life filled with support.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level