Senior Manager, International Trade - UK

Job Title: Senior Manager International Trade - UK

Your manager: Director Public Affairs

Team: Public affairs

Location: Chiswick. We operate a smart working approach, which allows you to manage your time between home and office. In practice, you will be required to be present in the office for a minimum of 10 days per month.

Be part of something big

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

In the UK, Pernod Ricard is made up of 3 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.
• 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 over 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

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.

You will be part of a 4 strong team dedicated to influencing UK and Scottish government policy in way that helps our three UK businesses to grow. Working with the Director Public Affairs you will develop and implement our strategy for UK trade, working alongside two other senior managers leading on UK government and Scottish government engagement respectively.   
The team is part of integrated public affairs effort which delivers for the CEOs of all three UK-based businesses and aligns to a global Public Affairs effort led by the Vice-President for Global Public Affairs in Paris.  One team member is based in Scotland, and we are committed to flexible and agile working.  

Your unique contribution

You will have 3 main areas of responsibility:

Lead the development and implementation of the international trade strategies for Pernod Ricard’s three UK based businesses.  

• Identify policy risks/ opportunities and realistic campaign objectives on issues such as tariff and non-tariff trade barriers, UKEU relations and FTAs.
• Develop supporting tools, including campaign plans, speaking points, briefing notes, presentations, and media strategies
• Ensure timely internal reporting and effective coordination to and with HQ, market companies, other brand companies and regions.
• Manage the international trade budget and ensure value for money from Pernod Ricard’s memberships and activities
• Work closely with the Communications team when internal and external communication is required regarding international trade issues.

Promote Pernod Ricard as a leading authority on international trade by developing and maintaining strong workings relationships with key internal and external shareholders.  

• Together with Director Public Affairs, represent PRUK, CBL and GTR at meetings with Westminster Special Advisors, MPs, and Ministers, as well as their counterparts in the devolved administrations.   Represent PRUK, CBL and GTR with representatives of foreign governments or trade associations either based in or visiting the UK.
• Work across Pernod Ricard’s three UK based entities to ascertain their trade challenges and to help them to respond effectively
• Lead engagement on trade issues with market companies, other brand companies and Pernod Ricard HQ
• Represent PRUK, CBL and GTR at trade body and industry meetings, and collaborate with the wider industry as required to develop effective campaigns.
• This includes managing the day-to-day activity and relationships with all trade associations on trade issues
• Manage relationships with external contractors, including trade and economic consultancies on trade issues

Monitor and report on UK & overseas trade policy developments.  

• Develop & implement effective systems to monitor & report on trade policy developments in UK which may affect Pernod Ricard’ s exports and imports from/to the UK 
• Brief and advise the three CEOs of the UK based businesses & their senior management teams on trade related issues as appropriate
• Brief UK stakeholders, Pernod Ricard HQ, and markets as appropriate on political, policy and regulatory developments affecting our interests & prepare presentations when required

Who you’ll be working with

Internally, you’ll work with operations teams responsible for CBL’s exports in Scotland and with public affairs team across the globe, co-ordinating closely with our global trade team in Brussels, to ensure that trade flows deliver for our business.  You’ll report to the Director for Public Affairs and be accountable to the CEO of our UK production subsidiary Chivas Brothers Limited, who sees trade, along with climate, as a priority for industry leadership.

Externally, your primary contacts will be UK Ministers, MPs, and officials with an interest in trade, with regular contact with foreign governments and trade associations either represented in, or visiting, the UK.   You will work closely with trade associations as part of your efforts to multiply Pernod Ricard’s impact and align with others in the sector.   You will need to build good working relations with your commercial peers, within the confines of competition laws.

Your blend of talent

This position could be right for you if you:

• You have a background in trade policy, including at least five years’ experience in a trade association, private company, or government.  
• You have strong written and oral communication skills, are a sure-footed self-starter and dedicated team player, with a commitment to delivering results and learning new ways of doing things
• You have direct experience of the sector and/or wider specialist knowledge, such as experience of climate as it affects trade policy or ESG issues.  
• You can identify commercial implications and outcomes within government trade policy to secure concrete results for a consumer facing business.

Our mix of benefits

For your health, we offer private medical insurance, critical illness cover, a health cash plan and dental insurance.

Our lifestyle benefits include your employee pension, share incentive plan, family care, seasons ticket loans, gadget insurance free mortgage advice, payroll giving and more!

You can access lots of gifts & discounts, including £444 each year to spend on our brands in our staff shop, gifts on your marriage and birth of a child and employee discounts from a range of high street retailers.

We take our conviviality seriously: we have fortnightly events in our very own office bar, regular sports classes and a variety of tools and resources to help you focus on your wellbeing.

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.

Job Posting End Date:

2025-08-14

Target Hire Date:

2025-11-01

Target End Date: