The Absolut Company, Pernod Ricard

The Absolut Company has the worldwide responsibility for the production and marketing of ABSOLUT VODKA, MALIBU, KAHLÚA, WYBOROWA, LUKSUSOWA and FRÏS:

• ABSOLUT VODKA is the world’s fourth largest premium spirits brand

• MALIBU is the number one coconut-flavoured rum in the world, sold in more than 150 countries

• KAHLÚA coffee liqueur is the world leader in its category

As of July 2008, The Absolut Company is a company within the Pernod-Ricard group, which holds one of the most prestigious brand portfolios in the spirit sector. The head office is located in Stockholm, Sweden and has 500 employees. Pernod-Ricard employs 18,000 employees throughout the world

Integrated Business Planning (IBP) Manager – The Absolut Company

The Integrated Business Planning (IBP) Manager is part of the Global Market Activation team. The key objective of the Market Activation team is to accelerate the deployment of assets in markets, create consistency in the story of the Absolut brand and follow-through on strategy and initiatives. This team will work directly with all markets to inspire, engage and make sure that assets are easily accessible for the market companies. Being part of this team will engage you in all aspects of the business!

Main Purpose of Role

The mail purpose of the role as Integrated Business Planning Manager is accelerating business growth by facilitating cross-functional collaboration and delivery, rigorous project management (the Absolut Process) and optimal resource allocation.

Overall Responsibility

The IBP Manager will be responsible for supporting the adoption of a new delivery-process into the organization, monitoring projects and business performance and facilitating transparent and effective decision-making and communication on status on initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the new process and the embedding thereof

• Facilitate communication between global team and markets (updates, issue management, performance review decision making)

• Facilitates internal and cross-functional communication & collaboration

• Assist project leads to deliver assets and to deploy global / cluster initiatives

• Own stage-gates & decision making flow

• Organizes forums and inputs internally

• Recommends adjustments needed on resource allocation / initiatives

• Oversee project portfolio & aggregates Absolut Project funnel

• Ensure transparency of decisions made to all relevant stakeholders

• Coach and train project leads

• Supports VP/CEO in chairing meetings

Experience

• Business Degree, preferable in Marketing

• Minimum 3-5 years relevant business experience from the consumer goods sector within marketing and brand management

• Experience with complex project management in a marketing environment

• Fluent in Swedish and English is a Must

Profile

• Strong business acumen

• Sense of urgency and target orientation – capacity to deliver significant output under tight deadlines

• Exceptional project management/leadership skills

• Highly structured ways of working – process orientation

• Collaborate and communicate efficiently and thrive in a cross-functional and multi-layered organization

• Strong communication and convincing skills and ability to inspire stakeholders on all levels in the organization

• Ability to think strategically as well as energetic hands-on operational capabilities

• Comfortable in challenging conventions

• Be passionate, creative, self going and an achiever

A few years in the Integrated Business Planning Manager position will provides a broad understanding of the industry and the company, which can be utilized in future positions in the company!

For more information please contact Karin Geber; karin.geber@headagent.se or Anna Palmdal; anna.palmdal@headagent.se