Head of Portfolio Growth

Head of Portfolio Growth 

Your manager: VP Business Acceleration and Transformation 

Team: Marketing 

Location: Chiswick, London 

We operate a hybrid working approach, which allows you to manage your time between home and office.  

Be part of something big 

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. 

Here in the UK 

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. 

Your new team 

The role is based in London as part of Pernod Ricard’s Crystal Brand Unit. The Crystal Portfolio Growth team is responsible for accelerating growth across a focused portfolio including Absolut, Malibu, Kahlúa, Agave, Gins, Aperitifs. The team partners closely with global brand teams, regional teams and local markets to translate Crystal’s strategic priorities into market-level growth plans, ensuring strong alignment between brand strategy, portfolio choices, commercial execution and investment priorities

We aim to redefine the global spirits market by inspiring people from all backgrounds to connect, share ideas and enjoy our products responsibly. We are also committed to long-term sustainability, acting in the best interests of consumers, society, the environment and our employees.

We seek talented, bold individuals to join our team and drive growth. After all, our brands are defined by lifestyle and mindset, but it is our people who define who we are. So, whether you are just starting your career or looking to take it to the next level, we offer a dynamic and supportive work environment that will help you grow.  The Crystal Portfolio Growth team is a group of eight specialized business development professionals based across Paris, London, and Shanghai, responsible for accelerating the growth across Crystal’s portfolio within the Pernod Ricard global network. The team brings together strategic portfolio management, commercial acceleration, and cross-functional business leadership, partnering closely with global and local market teams to unlock growth opportunities, create organisational cohesion and strengthen portfolio performance across key geographies.

Fast-paced, international, and highly collaborative, the team offers broad exposure to senior stakeholders across the organization. The role provides the opportunity to shape growth priorities, influence strategic decisions across markets, and work on some of the business’s most important commercial and brand acceleration initiatives. 

Role purpose 
The Head of Portfolio Growth will be responsible for operationalizing Crystal’s global strategy at market level by building strong ongoing collaboration with regional and local market teams. The role sits at the crossroads of portfolio strategy, commercial execution and market leadership, ensuring alignment between global priorities and local market plans while acting as a strategic partner to accelerate growth opportunities. 

Your unique contribution 
You will play a key role at the intersection of strategy and execution, with responsibility across three core areas: 

Portfolio and Brand Strategy Alignment 

• Drive alignment between global brand strategy and local market execution, ensuring consistency across brand planning, portfolio priorities, launch plans, and key commercial initiatives in your markets.
• Connect global and local planning cycles by coordinating Integrated Business Planning (IBP) processes, ensuring clarity, rhythm, and consistency in execution.
• Oversee the timely and effective delivery of brand assets and innovations (NPD), proactively managing risks and mitigation plans where needed, while ensuring brand plans are fully aligned with S&OP processes to connect commercial ambition with supply and demand realities. 

Cross-Functional Business Partnership 

• Act as a strategic partner to regional and local market teams, working across marketing, commercial, finance, strategy, and supply chain to unlock growth opportunities and drive execution excellence.
• As a central point of contact for markets, you will support problem-solving and arbitration on key growth and business topics, while enabling clear and effective two-way communication between global and local stakeholders.
• Play a leadership role in orchestrating key planning forums and business reviews, ensuring strong alignment, clarity of priorities, and timely decision-making. 

Market and Portfolio Leadership 

• Serve as the voice of the market within Crystal, bringing forward commercial insights, identifying risks and opportunities, and ensuring local priorities are reflected in global portfolio decisions.
• Actively challenge and refine A&P investment strategies and portfolio choices, addressing misalignment and driving resolution with senior stakeholders.
• Support the development of robust innovation business cases by consolidating market inputs and partnering closely with finance to strengthen decision-making and investment impact. 

Who you’ll be working with 
Internally, you’ll work closely with Marketing, Commercial, Finance, Strategy, Supply Chain, and Leadership teams across both the Crystal Business Unit and your designated Management Entity/markets. 

Your blend of talent 

This position could be right for you if you: 

• Bring strong commercial and strategic experience within consumer goods, FMCG, wines & spirits, or similar brand-led industries.
• Have a track record of translating global strategy into local execution and driving growth across multiple markets.
• Operate effectively within complex, international matrix organisations, demonstrating strong collaboration and interpersonal agility.
• Excel in stakeholder management and influencing, building alignment across diverse teams, functions, and markets.
• Communicate clearly and with impact, particularly with senior stakeholders.
• Combine analytical strength with a results-driven mindset, turning insights into actionable recommendations.
• Bring strong project and change management capabilities, delivering cross-functional initiatives with discipline and prioritisation.
• Navigate ambiguity confidently, using sound judgment to drive decisions and outcomes.
• Demonstrate cultural awareness and strong social and emotional intelligence.

Our mix of benefits 

For your health, we offer private medical insurance, income protection and a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme. Our lifestyle benefits include 28 days’ annual holiday, your employee pension, share incentive plan, season ticket loans, 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 though 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 work force 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.  

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