Global wine and spirits manufacturer with 240 premium brands in 160+ countries
Pernod Ricard operates a massive, geographically distributed supply chain across 73 countries with an internal sales force. The tech stack reveals a traditional enterprise foundation—Azure, Salesforce, JD Edwards, Hyperion—now being augmented with modern supply-chain tools (SAP, WMS, TMS adoption signals migration from legacy ERP). Hiring across marketing and sales at scale, paired with active projects in finance transformation and digital strategy, suggests a company modernizing operations while sustaining premium-brand portfolio management.
Notable leadership hires: Director Operations, Director Procurement, Brand Director
Pernod Ricard is a Paris-based publicly traded wine and spirits manufacturer with 18,500 employees worldwide. The company markets 240 premium brands (including Absolut, Chivas, Martell, and The Glenlivet) across more than 160 countries, positioning itself as the #1 premium spirits organization globally. Operations span production, logistics, direct sales teams in 73 countries, and treasury/cash management functions. Active projects center on finance transformation, product lifecycle management, new product launches, and warehouse optimization—reflecting both growth ambitions and infrastructure modernization in a heavily regulated industry.
Pernod Ricard recruits across 24+ countries including France, United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Brazil, Canada, China, Japan, Australia, Singapore, and others, reflecting its 73-country sales footprint.
Core systems include Azure, Salesforce, JD Edwards, Hyperion, and Active Directory. The company is actively adopting SAP, warehouse management (WMS), and transportation management (TMS) systems to modernize supply-chain operations.
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