Brand Homes Senior Manager

UK Brand Homes Senior Manager

Your manager: European Brand Homes Director

Team: Brand Homes

Location: Scotland*

* This role can be based in Speyside or home based but with significant travel to this region.

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, including:
Absolut vodka, Ballantine’s, Chivas Regal, Royal Salute, and The Glenlivet Scotch whiskies, Jameson Irish whiskey, Martell cognac, Havana Club rum, Beefeater, Malfy and Monkey 47 gins, Malibu liqueur, Mumm and Perrier-Jouët champagnes.

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

• Chivas Brothers, the largest brand company in the Group, responsible for the production and management of our award-winning Scotch whisky portfolio

• Pernod Ricard UK
  , which markets, sells and distributes our products in the UK market

• 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, whose Gin brand unit and Business Acceleration team sit in London.

We are an organisation of 2,000 employees in the UK, headquartered in London, in a brand-new office designed with sustainability, ‘conviviality’ and collaboration in mind. We also have offices in Scotland and various distilleries and production sites across the UK from Plymouth to London to Speyside.

This position sits in our Chivas Brothers business. At Chivas Brothers, our 1,600-strong team across 27 sites is committed to upholding the heritage of Scotch and ensuring its sustainable future, as well as opening it up to new audiences across the globe.

The scope of Operations stretches from Procurement through conversion (distillation and maturation) and manufacturing (or bottling) to all the downstream Supply Chain activities until the final product is delivered. In addition, Operations play a very active role in Innovation, Talent Development and Operational Risk Management.

The purpose of this role is to lead and grow the UK Brand Homes portfolio - The Glenlivet, Aberlour, and Scapa whisky distilleries in Scotland, Plymouth Gin Distillery in England - through strong P&L ownership, operational excellence, and world class visitor experiences, powered by high performing teams - helping to drive our Pernod Ricard ambition to be the Global Leader in Spirits Tourism.

You will have three main areas of responsibility:

• In partnership with European Brand Homes Marketing and Business Development teams, define and deliver a clear, actionable growth roadmap for UK Brand Homes, fully aligned with global brand strategies.

• Own the consolidated P&L for UK Brand Homes, ensuring rigorous financial control, delivery against budget, and achievement of performance targets.

• Lead the quarterly forecasting process across all sites, working closely with direct reports to ensure accuracy, insight, and accountability.

• Drive growth across multiple revenue streams including experiential, retail, ticketing/ballots etc.

• Track and optimise key commercial and operational KPIs, actively manage overheads, and lead CAPEX planning across flagship sites.

• Monitor market dynamics, regional trends, and competitor activity to identify growth opportunities and inform strategic priorities for UK Brand Homes.

• Provide consistent, high performing leadership across a multisite Brand Homes portfolio in Scotland and England.

• Embed a culture of operational excellence and continuous improvement, ensuring a worldclass,end-to-end visitor experience at every site.

• Champion retail excellence and lead the successful implementation of new ticketing and booking systems.

• Establish Health & Safety as a core cultural priority, monitoring H&S KPIs and ensuring full regulatory compliance across all locations.

• Leverage…