Retail Designer

Overview

We are Pernod Ricard, a leading company in the global wines and 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 as well Jacob’s Creek, Brancott Estate and Campo Viejo wines.

Here in the UK

In the UK, Pernod Ricard is made up of 4 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.

Your new team

This position sits in our Global Travel Retail business. Global Travel Retail is one of the Group’s largest markets, bringing Pernod Ricard brands to life in the exciting and innovative Travel Retail channel which includes duty-free, cruise ships & border shops around the globe. With a global footprint across more than 20 locations and over 30 nationalities, our working culture celebrates inclusion and diversity. Our team is united by our shared passion for travel and our shared belief in its transformative power. Travel to the heart of our exciting business with our @pernodricardtravel Instagram page, showcasing our latest projects and innovations around the globe.

The Retail Designer work across all global brands to develop “best in class” promotional & permanent merchandising global guidelines

Your unique contribution

Retail Design – Global Implementation

Responsibility 1: Creation of Global Activation Retail Merchandising Guidelines

Responsibility 2: Creation of Exceptional Project design direction – in alignment with FY forecast.

Responsibility 3: Project Management and Global Implementational direction support to regional design & Project Managers

Who you’ll be working with

Internally, Retail Design – Global Design, Central Marketing Brand teams, Global Implementation Teams, Regional Business Unit relevant to your regional adaption scope.

Externally, Production Suppliers, Design Agencies

Your blend of talent

This position could be right for you if you:

Creative approach to design solutions

Ability to develop impactful & engaging retail space & experiences with full understanding of retail environment scope, Airport restrictions and consideration of budgets & timelines.

• High attention towards design aesthetics & looks and feel creation
• Ability to elevate brand expression into physical environments through storytelling
• Understanding of retail design fundamentals and strategy
• Strong knowledge of Consumer considerations at Retail
• Strong knowledge of manufacturing processes and materiality

Project management

Ability to plan and organize multiple projects at any given time, achieving objectives in time

• Manage a project: resources and planning monitoring, cost and risks evaluation
• Foster collaboration, coordinate and motivate project team members, to maximize the team performance
• Engage stakeholders around the project and get their buy-in: communication and promotion of the project within organizational culture

Experience Activations

Ability to implement the different actions of the touchpoint plan, traditional and digital, in order to create memorable experiences, generate preference for our brands and advocacy

• Manage the activations and experiences, including promotional activities, campaigns, concepts, assets, creative and content proposals – incl. multi-media campaigns, social media – for each touchpoint, to maximize propagation of word of mouth, trial and sales
• Evaluate and monitor progressively the performance of the activations and experiences, and adjust actions accordingly

Design & Technical Production Knowledge

• Understanding of design process – with strong ability in developing guidelines. Focusing on delivering impact in store within business constraints of timelines, budgets and environmental restrictions.

• Strong Technical production knowledge to support tendering/negotiations and budgeting of live projects and annual forecasting.

Our mix of benefits

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

Our lifestyle benefits options include 28 days’ annual holiday, your employee pension, share incentive plan, family care, season ticket loans, free mortgage advice, 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 (S&R).

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 e 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.