To lead the Supply, Materials and Change Management team, ensuring that the S&OP processes is fully integrated across the supply functions.   Key responsibilities are to ensure supply at the lowest cost whilst maintaining the correct inventory levels of both dry and wet goods across the global network and to ensure the product lifecycle management is being adhered to through ensuring the integrity of master-data.

• We offer a competitive salary and benefits which are designed to promote our employees financial wellbeing. Employees are also eligible to participate in a bonus plan.
• Our employees enjoy a generous holiday entitlement and an opportunity to ‘buy’ or ‘sell’ some holiday entitlement.
• Private Healthcare and Doctor@Hand (remote GP service).
• Our employees can join a defined contribution pension plan. Employees contribute either 4% or 5% of salary, the company contributes 8% or 10% depending on the employee contribution. Employee contributions can be made through salary sacrifice.
• Our Employee Assistance Programme offers practical, impartial support on everyday matters ranging from medical, financial and legal to home and family issues. 
• Our Life Assurance cover is a multiple of eight times your annual basic salary.
• Product allocation so that you can enjoy our fantastic portfolio of brands.
• Our Cycle to Work scheme allows you to hire a bike for an agreed length of time, and then snap it up for a fraction of its original value. All while making savings (at least 25%) and spreading the cost.
• Every employee has the opportunity to claim up to £1,000 per year for a charity or charities for which they have raised money, volunteered their time or personally donated.
• Learning resources to help you be your best self.

• Lead the volume planning process utilizing the ex-factory shipment forecast in collaboration with spirit and materials planning to create an optimised constrained supply plan in line with agreed shift profiles whilst understanding and managing the impact of changes in demand via S&OP
• Lead the creation of the short-term optimised production schedules utilizing advanced planning systems and processes to minimise changeovers whilst meeting customer service requirements including requested dates and lead-times
• Manage and review the Campaign plans for both production sites and sub-contract partners in line with spirit planning and internal vatting constraints and agreed policies relating to allocated spirit
• Collaborate with Procurement to instruct, manage, and monitor performance of all Material Suppliers through the capture of material supply defect data which has impacted continuity of supply to the production lines and resulted in customer service issues
• Manage the supply management tasks required for a smooth transition of products through the different product lifecycle stages, launch, optimisation, change-management, run down, end of life.
• Establish and maintain professional and productive relationships across the OBU and keep stakeholders across the Company informed of relevant information
• Review, manage and report on relevant performance metrics (e.g., Leadtime, inventory levels, obsolescence, Despatch Availability, TNP etc) taking appropriate actions when necessary
• Maintain a proper process framework and detailed process documentation with the appropriate governance structure
• Maintain and develop high capability standards and ensure continuous development of team members

• Educated to degree level, preferably mathematical or business based
• Comprehensive understanding of global supply chain processes and procedures including IBP and S&OP
• Proven track record of successfully defining and implementing forecasting, sales analysis and planning, preferably in a drinks or FMCG environment
• Knowledge and experience of/in global customs requirements, preferably within the Spirits industry.
• Understanding of ERPII, best practice supply and demand systems (forecasting analysis tools in particular) and reporting tools
• Experience of vendor management; relationship forming, managing performance, service level negotiations.
• Extensive Planning experience involving complex processes/elements

A HOME FOR RARE CHARACTERS

William Grant & Sons: a home where Rare Characters thrive.

We value every employee for their rare character, distinctive skills, experience and perspectives. Every one of our colleagues has a role to play in helping us to achieve our growth ambitions.

At William Grant & Sons, our vision is to be A home where rare characters thrive. We value all colleagues for their rare character, distinctive skills, experience and perspectives. Diversity & Inclusion is at the heart of how we do things at William Grant & Sons, fully aligned to our purpose and our company values. We strive to create an environment where we can all be our best and bring our whole selves to work.

OUR AGILE WORKING PHILOSOPHY

Our agile working philosophy is to “Have your best work day everyday”.
Built on trust, we empower our rare characters to have their best work day every day. Where flexibility and positive working experiences help employees to feel connected and release potential across our teams.
We are open to discussing possible agile/flexible working options as part of the recruitment process.

INCLUSIVE RECRUITMENT PROCESS

Diversity & Inclusion is at the heart of how we do things at William Grant & Sons, fully aligned to our purpose and our company values. We want to ensure that our recruitment process is inclusive. If you have any questions or need some support with your application we’d love to hear from you. So please get in touch with our HR team at recruitment.enquiries@wgrant.com.