We are seeking an experienced and motivated Wet Goods Team Leader to lead, develop, support and manage the Global Distribution Centre, to ensure delivery of results in line with Distribution, H&S and Quality strategy and compliance with all relevant legislation.

Working closely with internal and external stakeholders, you will play a pivotal role in supporting business objectives, maintaining the highest standards of quality and safety, and implementing best practice warehousing and distribution processes. 

• 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, manage and develop the Wet Goods operation to ensure delivery of performance targets aligned with distribution, quality, health & safety and business objectives.

Develop and implement operational improvement plans that drive efficiency, productivity and cost reduction across the function.

Support the delivery of warehousing and distribution strategies in line with wider company and operational goals.

Implement best practice processes and procedures within the Wet Goods operation, ensuring effective collaboration with Bottling, Planning, Customer Service and other key business functions.

Ensure full compliance with Quality, Health & Safety, Environmental, Customs and Excise requirements, maintaining standards across all regulatory obligations.

Manage and control the Wet Goods budget, ensuring effective use of resources and maximum operational benefit.

Build and maintain strong relationships with internal stakeholders, hauliers, suppliers and external partners to support operational performance and continuous improvement.

Drive a strong behavioural safety culture through effective leadership, communication and engagement.

Monitor operational performance, identify risks and opportunities, and implement corrective actions where required.

Lead, coach and motivate team members to maximise engagement, performance and development.

Champion company values and actively promote a diverse and inclusive culture where every employee feels valued, respected and empowered to contribute.

Proven leadership experience within a warehousing, logistics, distribution or supply chain environment.

Strong understanding of warehouse and distribution operations, including continuous improvement methodologies and operational best practice.

Demonstrable experience managing budgets, costs and operational performance indicators.

Sound knowledge of Health & Safety, Quality, Environmental and regulatory compliance requirements within a logistics or manufacturing setting.

Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence and build effective working relationships across multiple departments and external partners.

Strong organisational and problem-solving skills with the ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.

A collaborative leader who can inspire, motivate and develop teams.

Strong communication skills with the confidence to drive behavioural and cultural change.

Committed to promoting diversity, inclusion and employee engagement.

Experience of managing and developing large teams would be beneficial.

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. 

We want to make sure that all applicants are treated equally. To support this we will anonymise all applications during the screening stage. Details such as name, dates and educational establishments will only be visible to the recruitment team and hiring leader once an applicant is invited to interview, these details are hidden during the screening stage. To be able to anonymise applications they all need to be in the same format. You can upload a CV but we would also ask you to complete an application form – your CV will not be visible during screening. We hope you agree that this is good use of your time to help ensure a fair recruitment process.

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