Business Acceleration Placement

Placement title: Business Acceleration Placement

Location: Chiswick, London

Role type: Approximately 12-month work placement commencing mid-June 2027 and finishing at the end of June 2028

Way of working: Our hybrid working policy requires 10 days in the office per month. However, experience shows that placement students get the most from their placement by spending at least three, ideally four, days a week in the office.

Pernod Ricard is a worldwide leader in the spirits and champagne industry, blending traditional craftsmanship, state-of-the-art brand development, and global distribution technologies. Our prestigious portfolio of premium to luxury brands includes Absolut vodka, Ricard pastis, Ballantine’s, Chivas Regal, Royal Salute, and The Glenlivet Scotch whiskies, Jameson Irish whiskey, Martell cognac, Havana Club rum, Beefeater gin, Malibu liqueur and Mumm and Perrier-Jouët champagnes.

Our mission is to ensure the long‑term growth of our brands with full respect for people and the environment, while empowering our employees around the world to be ambassadors of our purposeful, inclusive and responsible culture of authentic conviviality.

Business Acceleration – Based in Chiswick, London, you'll act as a link between Chivas Brothers brand teams, Global Travel Retail (GTR) and domestic markets, helping information, assets and best practice flow between them. You'll work with colleagues globally, building a strong internal network will be central to the role: getting to know each brand team and its key contacts, understanding who to approach for information and decisions, and maintaining relationships across locations.

No two weeks will look the same. You'll support a varied mix of projects, adapt to changing priorities and take ownership of the coordination and administration that keep things moving. For example, a project such as a new product launch, could involve coordinating products and samples across several markets, understanding local requirements, liaising on supply chain needs and working through sample distribution arrangements.

You'll also help markets understand which brand assets they can use and when, gather their requirements and feed updates back to the relevant brand teams. By summarising strong examples of market activity, sharing best practice and connecting the right people, you'll help identify gaps and support more joined-up ways of working.

Alongside the hands‑on coordination, you'll gain exposure to strategy and see how global brands operate across different markets. You'll have the opportunity to contribute to a broad range of projects and understand how GTR and domestic market activity differ and how the teams work together. This role would suit someone who proactively builds relationships, enjoys variety and is happy to own the detail.

We're looking for someone who is:

• Interested in how global brands work across different markets and how brand teams, Global Travel Retail and domestic markets connect.
• Proactive about getting to know people, building an internal network and finding the right contacts for information and support.
• Happy to take ownership of project coordination and administration, following up on actions and keeping track of the detail.
• Comfortable picking up different pieces of work, asking questions and learning as you go.
• A clear communicator who enjoys bringing people together and sharing useful information across teams and locations.
• Highly organised, adaptable and comfortable managing changing priorities in a fast‑paced environment.

• Marketing
• International Business

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