Head of Data - London, United Kingdom - Pernod Ricard

Pernod Ricard
Pernod Ricard
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London, United Kingdom

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Job title:
Head of Data & Analytics

Your Manager:
Pauline Paterson, Regional Director of IT Solutions


Team:
IT Team


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 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 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 awardwinning Scotch whisky portfolio
  • Pernod Ricard Global Travel Retail, the global and EMEA home of the group's duty free, air travel and cruises business.


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

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 Head of Data & Analytics will lead a team of 7 data / BI specialists based across the 3 Pernod Ricard Brand Companies including Irish Distillers, The Absolut Company in Sweden and Chivas Brothers in the UK.

Your unique contribution

You will have 5 main areas of responsibility:

Strategy:

  • Lead the evolution of the Data Strategy for Brand Co's, maximising the value delivered from internal and external data through tools, processes and ways of working, with appropriate Data Governance strategies being put in place;
  • Share, recommend and promote solutions that already exist across the Group
  • Contribute to the Pernod Ricard Global IT processes and ways of working (3year plan, bilateral meetings, communities, forums, etc.), maintaining a strong connection with Data & Analytics teams in HQ and other Regions;
  • Keep up to date with new technologies identifying those that add value.

Portfolio & Project Management:

  • Capture, Prioritise and Plan data projects and programs, managing delivery, budget and resources o Monitor progress and ensure the project status is understood and well communicated to the business;
  • Utilise the appropriate project methodology (waterfall, agile, etc.).

Data & Solution Management:

  • Ensure the smooth daily running of data and analytics platforms and manage the resolution of issues, when they occur;
  • Balance the focus between supporting legacy data solutions (Cognos, Oracle BI, data warehouses, etc.) with use of the new data platform, with an unwavering drive to retire legacy solutions and ingest that data into the new data platform.

Vendor Management:

  • External partners play a key role in the delivery of the Data & Analytics projects and form an important part of the delivery team including professional service groups and potential education bodies;
  • Maintain a positive partnership relationship with vendors, tracking the quality of delivery and working for continuous improvement.

People leadership and Collaboration with Stakeholders:

  • Recruit, develop, retain and motivate a solid team of technically strong, business oriented IT professionals;
  • Ensure the performance and professional development of all staff, aligned to HR policies and frameworks, participating in direct reports' evaluation, career advancement and succession processes;
  • Foster collaboration and integration among the Pernod Ricard IT community
  • Support IT talent management;
  • Engagement with all functions will be key in this role as data flows to every part of the business. Structuring the engagement in a way that takes every stakeholder on the journey to become a data driven company will be key;
  • Work together with the IT Business Relationship Manager as part of the IT demand process o Collaborate with the IT Leadership team on the delivery of data and analytics elements of IT led projects;
  • HQ provide the Pernod Ricard Data Platform which is the backbone of the Brand Co's data and analytics capability.
Who you'll be working with

Internally, you'll work with all business stakeholders including E
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