Supply Chain Opportunity

Are you looking for a hands-on supply chain role, working in a successful family-run whisky and spirits business, in a role where you can bring to the table fresh thinking and pragmatic commercial solutions to help deliver excellence and evolve our processes…

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Setting the Scene

Ian Macleod Distillers Ltd… ‘An international, entrepreneurial, brand-led, successful, sustainable, and respected, family business’

We are Ian Macleod Distillers (IMD), a fourth-generation family owned and managed whisky and spirits business operating across the UK and internationally. We are producers of multi award winning premium whisky and gin with many other whiskies and spirits as part of our portfolio. Crafting Spirits With Passion, is what we do best… not only are we producers of exquisite brands, but we are also distributors and suppliers in B2B and B2C channels. We are a brand led, successful family business with our spirits (people and brands), at our very core. Driven by passion, enthusiasm and solid business values, we are now expanding our B2C offering and continuing to invest in each of our brand homes as our brands continue to evolve and grow.

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Our Opportunity

This is your opportunity to join a business where you are always ‘In Good Company’. As we step confidently into the future, we’re now on the lookout for a dynamic, forward-thinking Supply Chain team member to join our team. This role will suit someone who thrives on process excellence, someone who can influence and bring fresh ideas to the table with sensitivity and through a strong pragmatic and commercial lens, and someone who is excited by the possibilities of innovation and AI in helping evolve how supply chains and processes run.

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About the Role

This is a pivotal role where you will be responsible for ensuring the smooth, accurate, and efficient flow of materials and products, from concept to delivery and across a wide range of customer segments. You will play a critical part in maintaining optimal stock availability, driving continuous improvement, and fostering effective support and collaboration within and across departments.

This role is not just about keeping things moving. It is about moving things forward in the right manner and style. A progressive mindset, exploring how efficiencies and smart systems combined with relevant AI technologies can also enhance forecasting, streamline operations, and elevate our overall supply chain performance would be useful skills and experiences to bring to the table.

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Key Responsibilities

Specification Management

Develop and maintain accurate, detailed specifications for all components and finished goods.
Ensure specifications meet internal standards and customer expectations.

Material Requirements Planning (MRP)

Oversee the planning and replenishment of all dry and cased goods.
Monitor stock levels in line with customer demand, safety stock policies, and seasonal planning.

New Product Development (NPD)

Coordinate closely with cross-functional teams to ensure products launch on time.
Track progress and quickly resolve any delays or blockers.

Supplier Liaison & Procurement

Communicate effectively with suppliers to align on specification changes or new requirements.
Place and manage orders for all required materials, ensuring delivery timelines are met.

Purchase Order (PO) Generation

Accurately raise POs, ensuring all costings and terms are current and correct.

Stock Write-Off Management

Actively monitor and reduce write-offs of components and finished goods.
Implement smarter planning strategies to reduce waste.

Production Alignment

Work closely with the bottling and production teams to ensure material availability aligns with production schedules.

Data Integrity

Uphold a high level of data accuracy across all systems.
Regularly audit supply chain data and ensure process compliance.

Collaboration & Team Support

Support the wider supply chain team and collaborate with colleagues across departments.
Play a key role in fostering a culture of continuous improvement.

Innovation & AI Exploration

Identify and lead opportunities to enhance supply chain performance through AI tools and digital technologies.
Stay curious and proactive in adopting new ways of working.

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What We Are Looking For

Skills & Experience

Significant experience in a supply chain management role, ideally within a manufacturing or FMCG environment.
Strong understanding of MRP systems and supply chain software.
A natural collaborator with an appetite for innovation, improvement, and exploring the future of supply chain opportunities.
High level of arithmetic and commercial proficiency with excellent data handling accuracy.
Skilled in supplier relationship management and confident in negotiations.
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to engage and influence across all levels of the business.
Detail-oriented and highly organised, with a problem-solving stakeholder focussed mindset.
Experience leading, coaching and mentoring would also be an advantage.
Project management experience would be desirable.
A relevant qualification in a related field would be an advantage

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Why Join Us?

A people-first culture, with commerciality and pragmatism: In Good Company.
Real impact: You will play a key role in shaping how we operate today and help evolve how and where we go tomorrow.
Room to innovate: Our business is open-minded, forward-looking, and excited by what is next.
Family business values: We care deeply about our people, our products, our brands and doing things the right way.

If you’re looking for a role where you can help shape, lead, innovate, and belong then this could be the role for you.

Apply today and be part of a business where you’re truly In Good Company.

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Next steps…

If after reading through, this opportunity really excites you, then we would love to hear from you! To apply for this opportunity, click the apply now button to create your own recruitment account with us and submit your application and CV. Please remember that along with your CV, you will need to answer some key questions and submit a tailored cover letter, clearly outlining why your skills and previous experiences are a perfect fit to what we are looking for. This is your opportunity to make yourself stand out from the crowd!

Please note, this is an open application window therefore we may close the advert at any point depending on the candidate applications received, so our recommendation is that you apply early to ensure you do not miss out! In addition, we can only accept applications for this role from candidates who currently already have eligibility to live and work in the U.K.

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Proudly supporting the #OpenToWork movement.

Ian Macleod Distillers (IMD) are proud members of the Scotch Whisky Association, Drink Aware and the Portman Group. In our individual IMD way, we endeavour to follow best practice to help shape our commitment to wider social responsibility and industry standards. We are advocates of promoting responsible selling and consumption of alcohol.