Product Master Data & Transition Lead

Pernod Ricard Winemakers - Headquarters (inactive); Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Pernod Ricard is seeking a Data Product Master Data and Transition Lead. Reporting to the VP Supply Chain, Gold & Crystal BUs, the role will accelerate the Single SKU transition for Brand Units and build the governance and capability to manage Product Master Data globally.

The position starts hands-on and may evolve into leadership of the Product Master Data team across MDH and SAP environments. The role focuses on data quality, taxonomy, workflows, and alignment with global standards, ensuring

Job description

Pernod Ricard is a worldwide leader in the spirits and champagne industry, blending traditional craftsmanship, state-of-the-art brand development, and global distribution technologies. Our prestigious portfolio of premium to luxury 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. Our mission is to ensure the long-term growth of our brands with full respect for people and the environment, while empowering our employees around the world to be ambassadors of our purposeful, inclusive and responsible culture of authentic conviviality.

We are now hiring a Data Product Master Data and Transition Lead, reporting to the VP Supply Chain, Gold & Crystal BUs. As Data Product Master Data & Transition Lead, you will accelerate the execution of Pernod Ricard's Single SKU transition for Brand Units and progressively build the operational capability, governance and team required to manage Product and Material Master Data for Brand Units. The role will start as a hands-on transition lead and evolve, subject to proven business leadership and organizational readiness, into leadership of the Product Master Data team accountable for global attributes in MDH and for end-to-end governance and compliance across global and locally maintained Product Master Data in SAP and other Global and local applications using Product Master Data.

Role Overview

• Transition execution; Single SKU recodification, cleansing, migration readiness and issue resolution. Reliable delivery with risks and decisions controlled.
• Operating model build; Processes, RACI, controls, service levels, workflows, training, and performance routines, definition and enforcement of taxonomy and quality standards. A scalable operating model, not an extra coordination layer.
• Team leadership; Assume leadership once delivery, operational and people-leadership readiness are demonstrated. Sustainable business ownership of quality and compliance.

Key Accountabilities

• Own the integrated Single SKU execution plan, including recodification, cleansing, deduplication, enrichment, validation, migration and cutover readiness for the Brand Unit.
• Coordinate Brand Units, factories, to secure timely inputs and decisions.
• Manage workload, stock run-down and activation dependencies, obsolescence, local-system remediation, GTIN compliance and data propagation risks.
• Drive automation, copy, mass-upload, and workflow opportunities while retaining explicit business validation.
• Govern the Product and Material Master Data lifecycle: create, assign, validate, approve, update, activate, block, deactivate and periodically review.
• Ensure global Product hierarchy and core attributes are maintained in MDH and coordinate plant-specific enrichment in SAP.
• Cover finished goods, semi-finished goods, bulk/liquid, raw materials, dry/packaging materials, within the approved scope.
• Translate standards into taxonomies, lists of values, workflows, controls, and accountability.
• Own or coordinate data quality across accuracy, consistency, completeness, and uniqueness, with root-cause remediation and continuous improvement plans.
• Design the team, service catalogue, RACI, capacity model and governance cadence, building hands-on business, data and SAP/MDH capability.
• Act as business product owner for Product Master Data capabilities and prioritize simplification, integration and automation improvements for the BU Scope in coordination with Global Team.
• Ensure the Single SKU is adopted trough engagement of stakeholders, animation of Data Stewards and implementation of communication and training initiatives.

Scope Guardrails

The role is limited to Product and Material Master Data. Supplier, Customer, Finance and Organization Master Data are out of scope.

Global/core attributes are mastered in MDH. Localized attributes and plant/sales-area statuses are mastered in SAP.

Factories and local functions retain responsibility for values requiring local operational knowledge; the central team sets standards, orchestrates and monitors compliance.

BOMs, master recipes, production versions and resources remain with their designated domains, with coordinated interfaces.

Target Profile

Hands‑on transformation leader able to move from architecture and design into operational execution. Credible bridge between Supply Chain, Procurement, factories, Data Governance, SAP/MDH specialists and Tech. Comfortable creating structure, escalating decisions and delivering through a matrix organization. Potential to grow into team leadership, dependent on operational judgement, people's leadership and business outcomes.