Learning & Development Specialist

at  Pernod Ricard

Learning & Development Specialist
Your manager: Oliver Sturgeon, Learning & Development Manager
Team: Talent & Learning Centre of Expertise (CoE)
Location: 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 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
As an integral member of the Learning & Development team, which is part of the Talent & Learning CoE, you will support our learning transformation. You will join a team of three, with the purpose of defining, designing, developing, delivering, and communicating best in class learning opportunities. Our aim, by doing so, is ‘to grow our people, to grow our businesses’, through a continuous learning culture. Our guiding principle is that we put learning in the hands of all our employees in the UK. We operate in a fast-paced, convivial, and collaborative environment, working across group companies in the UK together with the wider HR team.
Your unique contribution

You will have 3 main areas of responsibility which will further our learning culture:

• Support the implementation of L&D projects, managing behavioural and leadership development projects, from project management to communication & engagement plans, and from budgeting to LMS management and administration for our UK population and some global populations
• Identify learning needs across our business, applying our learning expertise to recommend and design future-fit, blended learning solutions.
• Create and use learning dashboards and analytics, measure ROI and impact, and propose actions.

Who you’ll be working with
Internally, you’ll work with x2 other L&D Specialists, x2 Talent Managers, x11 HRBPs (across all UK group companies/functions), x2 CoEs (Talent Attraction/C&B), x3 Communications teams, PR University (Global Learning HQ) and Business Functions.
Externally, your contacts will be learning providers, existing and new, supporting the delivery of our learning portfolio.
Your blend of talent

This position could be right for you if you:

• Have L&D, training, or relevant employee development experience, and are skilled in areas such as learning needs analysis, instructional design, LMS management, and facilitation.
• Possess strong project management and budget management skills, leading assigned projects from concept to delivery, including demonstrating ROI and impact, with high levels of self-accountability.
• Take a customer-centric approach, always considering the end learner and business, and possess collaborative skills, adopting a strong team spirit and positive attitude.
• Have solid stakeholder management skills, confidently interacting with senior leaders (HR / non-HR) and influencing where needed.
• Have a continued learning mindset, eager to learn from external/internal trends, bringing recommendations to further our learning transformation.
• Have experience working in a matrixed global environment, understanding and navigating geographical differences and cultures effectively.

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.
Job Posting End Date:
2024-07-26
Target Hire Date:
2024-09-01
Target End Date

Please refer the Job description for details