Global Head of Business Strategy - Clear Spirits & RTD

The position combines market intelligence, data-driven insights, and business foresight to support sustainable growth beyond the 3-year horizon.**Key Responsibilities**

• Contribute to the definition of **BU mid- and long-term strategy**, including portfolio strategy, brand and market prioritization, and strategic inflections
• Support the BU Business Strategy Director in structuring strategic choices by **brand group, key battlegrounds, and investment priorities**
• Help shape the BU **go-to-market strategy** (portfolio, moments of consumption, revenue growth management, route-to-market), in close collaboration with Brand, Consumer Insights, and Finance teams
• Integrate **consumer, category, channel, and macro trends** to ensure the BU strategy is forward-looking and resilient
• Ensure alignment and integration of BU strategic priorities with **Global teams and Markets & Entities**
• Contribute to the **3-Year Strategic Plan**, ensuring clear links between performance, mid-term initiatives, and long-term bets
• Support ad hoc strategic projects across the BU (e.g. portfolio growth, innovation business cases, strategic analyses)
• Drive competitive intelligence and strategic insights within BU scope, in coordination with the Business Strategy Office
• Contribute to the development of key BU strategy deliverables (e.g. Strategy Playbook)**Experience & Qualifications*** **8+ years of experience** in strategy, business development, marketing, or commercial analysis roles
• Experience in a **strategy consulting firm** is a strong plus
• Proven **strategy and/or business development experience**
• Strong **data analytics background**, with the ability to translate insights into strategic recommendations
• Experience in **business planning and strategic processes**
• International exposure across markets and/or functions is an advantage* **Fluent in English** (written and spoken)**Skills & Capabilities**
• Strong strategic thinking and analytical skills
• Ability to synthesize complex information into clear, impactful recommendations
• Business foresight and trend-sensing capabilities
• Structured, hypothesis-driven problem-solving approach
• Strong stakeholder management and collaboration skills
• Clear, confident, and persuasive communication
• Comfortable navigating ambiguity in evolving environments**Pernod Ricard is committed to offering equal opportunities to all talents. Our recruitment methods focus on skills and competencies.****Job Posting End Date:****Target Hire Date****:** **Target End Date**:*As part of our **Crystal Brand Unit,** home to our dynamic, timely, highly creative and mixable non-aged brands, the **Head of Business Strategy** plays a key role in shaping and driving the mid- to long-term strategic agenda of the Business Unit (BU). The role supports the definition of strategic priorities, go-to-market direction, and portfolio choices, while partnering closely with the **Business Strategy Office (BSO)** to integrate **Pernod Ricard’s** strategic vision into BU plans.*Pernod Ricard is a worldwide leader in the spirits industry, with consolidated sales of €11.6 Billion in 2024, blending traditional craftsmanship, state-of-the-art brand development, and global distribution technologies. Our comprehensive portfolio of premium brands includes Absolut vodka, Ricard pastis, Ballantine’s, Chivas Regal, Royal Salute, and The Glenlivet Scotch whiskies, Jameson Irish whiskey, Martell cognac, Havana Club rum, Beefeater gin, Malibu liqueur and Mumm and Perrier-Jouët champagnes.

We are a business with a soul: a company with family values, deeply rooted in our terroirs and legacy. We drive the long-term growth of our brands with full respect for people and the environment, while empowering our 19,500+ employees around the world to be ambassadors of our purposeful, inclusive and responsible culture of authentic conviviality.

Our shared purpose, mission, ambition and culture define who we are and drive our collective success.

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