retail sales associate

finance manager

plan manager

business development manager

brand manager

Pernod Ricard North America

*A typical day at work consists of fostering relationships with Key Accounts, the distributor and High Net Worth Individuals while growing brand volume and value within these three demographics. As a supplier I specifically targeted financial and real estate tribes, A-List bars, restaurants and nightclubs. I grew the business by hosting exclusive cocktail parties and dinners in key accounts among the target demographic. I lead staff trainings, tastings, gained menu features, placements, back bar placements, shelf facings and in store displays.

*I learned about B2B sales, how to lead and manage a wholesaler,  selecting the right key accounts, budget management, financial acumen, build relationships internally and externally, grow volume and distribution with a positive ROI.

*Management. I indirectly managed the wholesaler to grow my business in NY. I indirectly lead the on and off premise wholesaler to gain a disproportionate share of mind while competing with other suppliers to grow my business.

*Co-Workers. Incredible morale, team work, self motivated, strong support system, brand knowledge and passion for brand health and growth. We all live the values.

*The hardest part of the job. Giving a mature brand a higher perception of value and worth than what it was originally. Turning around a declining brand to grow among a small consumer.

*The most enjoyable part of the job is working on the mature brands to turn it around and grow it among a new target demographic. Evolving the brand. The challenge of turning around a declining brand while working on new sales and marketing strategies. Team camaraderie, team conviviality, company morale, team work, ideas and brainstorming sessions.

The Ft. Smith plant is being ran with an iron fist by somebody who lacks basic communication skills which has resulted in a bottling director and bottling manager along with 20 other of my co workers to leave within the last 12 months. I feel powerless and voiceless as i watch the company i love fall apart before my eyes. As long as The Vice President of North America Manufacturing can keep a lid on what she does and how she treats and acts towards her employees at the Ft. Smith plant nothing will change there except the people because more will continue to leave. If the stories of her yelling and making people cry on the production floor and in meetings as well as many other things stay below her all we can hope for is when France shuts the doors on that place they give us a package.

This was the best company I've worked for. The benefits were great, staff was excellent and incentives were unmatched. They offer plenty of room for advancement in the company. Cost of living raise and bonus with pay being based on job skill/experience and performance review. Being a bottling facility they always offered free giveaways as well as fun activities with great interaction and care for employees and great company functions. Employees and staff are offered to volunteer during company shut downs by either deciding to work or volunteering with volunteer organizations. They take great care of there employees and co-workers were always friendly. The only downside was the high emphasis placed on product quality that was almost unrealistic though with high expectations and the great care and pride they take in there products and employees it makes it an achievable standard.

I enjoyed targeting a specific consumer base, which was much different from my previous job.  This allows a huge range of creativity from concept to execution and not follow the typical cookie cutter programming.

We have a great team across the nation who act like a family, sharing key learnings and all the great events they've done.

The end result is always flawless to the consumer, but of course they don't realize that the event was weeks or longer in the planning stages.  Hours and hours of setup and preparation before their arrival that night or day.  5 star service to the consumer, no matter what's happening behind the scene.  The long hours are honestly hardest part.

Other than the hours and working pretty much every holiday, everything else about this job is perfect.

My last position at Pernod Ricard was as Executive Assistant to V.P. of United States Operations.  I had a variety of responsibilities which kept job interesting.  No repetition from day to day; as a matter of fact
a majority of my assignments were accomplished either daily, monthly or yearly.  Had to be organized and able to plan ahead to accomplish my goals.  The V.P. and his direct reports were great to work with and available for any problems.

The most enjoyable part of my job was having the respect of majority of 528 total employees.  Also the joy of planning and executing award programs and events.

It's a fun industry with an inspiring and competent leadership team that continues to listen to employees and refine the experience.   Great benefits and perks, it's great to be in the office, especially on Thursdays for on-premise happy hours.  

The people and inclusive culture is a big draw and is only getting better as employee experience is prioritized.  Lots of opportunity to move within the company through the career mobility program.  Casual and comfortable office (I'm in NYC) with a flexible work policy.  

When all the employees are saying there is no communication. They think it’s between the employees on the floor. It’s the communication from the top to the employees on the floor. There’s not good communication between departments. You’ll have an engineer make a decision that impacts your line and he didn’t discuss it with the Tech, supervisor, or manager. The Line Techs have supervisors pressure and responsibilities with less pay. No leaders because no one wants to make a decision that gets them in trouble. It’s just cover your butt or cover the departments butt. That’s the job there. Push the problem to someone else.

Temporary employment with little to no chance for permanent hire. The pay is an insult considering the work that is expected of you. Temp employees hardly ever get a 40 week. And never know from one day to the next if they will be scheduled to work. Full time employees treat temporary employees like they are not worthy to work with them and are assigned the most menial duties. And jobs the full timers feel they are to good to do. Only the bare minimum of training is offered. If you want t to learn how to do a specific job you have to ask to be trained. Over all, itsa place to get a pay check until something better comes along.

Clean environment. Heated and cooled. Nothing there is hard physically. Sometimes the job is downright boring. Sometimes it is extremely stressful. Pay is not up to par with the other manufacturing facilities in the area. Upper management seems to do almost nothing. No OT policy. So if you are required to work OT or weekends they have no policy to give you any type of notice. It can literally be the day before when you know you have to work that weekend.

I enjoyed my time working at Pernod Ricard. Great attitude in the field working on extensions of corporate marketing strategies. Strong link to distributor environment. Many of the jobs and positions formerly held internally at Pernod have now been moved onto the books of the distributor. This improves profitability for Pernod Ricard. They manage numerous competitive categories from a position of strength and are serious about investing in their brands both above and below the line.

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