About the role
We are now seeking a HR Director to lead the HR team (Integrated Operations) of the Scotch Whisky business of Pernod Ricard and lead the coordination of HR (Manufacturing across the Pernod Ricard Gold Brand Unit, our global division for Aged Spirits & Champagne, which brings together the prestigious portfolios of Irish Distillers, Chivas Brothers, Martell Mumm Perrier-Jouët and North American Distillers.
This is a rare opportunity to play a key role in shaping the people agenda for one of Scotland’s most iconic whisky makers, while collaborating with colleagues across the UK, Ireland, France and North America.
Reporting to the VP of HR (Gold Brand Unit /UK) you will operate as a senior leader within the Gold Brand Unit and a trusted partner to the VP Manufacturing and our Senior Leaders who oversee our Operations functions across Scotland, Ireland, France and the US. Leading an experienced HR team based primarily in Dumbarton (Glasgow) and across Scotland, you will provide strategic direction, operational excellence and transformational leadership across Distillation & Maturation, Bottling & Blending and office environments.
You will sit in the UK HR leadership team, leveraging the support of our HR Centres Of Excellence, while working in close collaboration with the VP HR Gold Brand Unit / UK and the Ireland HR Director, to shape and deliver the people strategy across manufacturing, supply chain and operations.
What's involved?
Shape strategy. Cultivate the future.
- Develop and lead the workforce strategy for UK & Ireland manufacturing, ensuring long term organisational capability, talent planning and succession aligned to Gold Brand Unit and Global HR priorities.
- Translate business ambitions into a clear, pragmatic HR Operations Roadmap, balancing performance, engagement, compliance and sustainability.
Partner, influence, and lead change.
- Act as senior HR business partner to the VP Manufacturing & team, consolidating Gold Brand Unit Operations insights and aligning HR activity across multiple geographies.
- Lead large-scale change and transformation programmes, turning strategic intent into actionable project plans with measurable impact.
- Strengthen employee engagement and experience through visible leadership and close partnership with site leaders and teams.
Lead with credibility and conviction.
- Own industrial and employee relations, building strong, fair and future focused partnerships with trade unions.
- Ensure excellence in day-to-day HR operations across Scotland, embedding best practice and full legislative compliance.
- Lead, inspire and develop and direct the HR Manufacturing team in Chivas Brothers, while collaborating effectively across the wider Pernod Ricard HR community and Pernod Ricard Centres of Excellence in Talent Development & Acquisition, Reward and HR Shared Services.
Collaborate beyond borders.
- Work closely with internal partners across Operations, Communications, Finance and HR.
- Manage external relationships including legal counsel, HR service providers, unions and professional forums.
Your skills and background
- You are a senior, commercially minded HR leader with a deep understanding of operational environments and a passion for creating workplaces where people and performance thrive.
- Proven experience operating at HR Director or equivalent senior leadership level, leading sizeable HR teams within complex organisations.
- Strong track record in industrial relations, with credibility in unionised manufacturing environments.
- Demonstrated capability in change management and transformation, aligning people strategies with evolving business needs.
- An inspiring people leader, known for building trust, fostering development, and nurturing future HR talent.
- Expert knowledge of UK employment legislation and contemporary HR best practice.
- Comfortable working across manufacturing, distillation, bottling and office based environments, with a practical hands‑on leadership style.
EEO Statement
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. Our recruiting team are more than happy to provide reasonable adjustments during our application and interview process, in order for you to participate fully in our recruitment experience.
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