Operations Director, Global Supply Chain at The Edrington Group
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Dear Applicant,
Thank you for your interest in the role with us at Edrington as Operations Director, Global Supply Chain. We are delighted you are interested in joining our team at an exciting time for the business as we increase our focus on producing and delivering exceptional ultra-premium spirit brands.
Global Supply Chain as a business unit is focussed on the end-to-end supply chain of our exceptional products, ensuring we deliver outstanding customer service. Physical locations under the remit of this role include our bottling hall facility based in Drumchapel, Glasgow, as well as a warehousing site, Buchley, near Bishopbriggs. In addition to manufacturing, this role would oversee our procurement and brands packaging teams.
Edrington’s ownership model is unique in our industry. The origins of our company stretch back 160 years to 1861, when William Robertson founded the Robertson & Baxter company in Glasgow. One hundred years later, his granddaughters formed a charitable trust to own the business. Elspeth, Agnes and Ethel Robertson wished to use the future success of the family business to extend the support they had given to charities in their lifetimes. Today, Edrington’s principal shareholder continues to be The Robertson Trust, and the Trust has given more than £300 million to charities in Scotland.
This is a truly exciting opportunity for an individual who is adept at driving change, thrives on challenge and is looking to grow their own potential.
We hope that our role and Edrington itself, with it’s unique history and strong values, are of interest and we look forward to hearing from you.
Kind Regards
Luis Garrido
Managing Director, Global Supply Chain
Edrington is a privately owned international spirits company headquartered in Glasgow, Scotland. A producer of single malts, Edrington’s vision is to give more by crafting exceptional ultra-premium spirit brands. The Macallan is the central focus, supported by Highland Park and The Glenrothes in the fast-growing Single Malt category and Naked in the Blended Malt category.
Edrington has strategic partnerships with Tequila Partida and Wyoming Whiskey in the dynamic Tequila and American Whiskey categories. The portfolio is completed with The Famous Grouse Blended Scotch Whisky, Brugal premium rum from the Dominican Republic.
A success story, even during the pandemic, Edrington reported core revenue of £576.2m for 2021, which was down by only 15% on 2020 (£680.3m) thanks to the business adapting to the economic climate through moving into ecommerce. Net cash flow movements were up 89% demonstrating the efforts made to conserve cash, including reducing capital expenditure, lower investment in new filings, suspension of dividends and the postponement of pension deficit contributions. These measures have resulted in a strong financial position for us, and with the easing of restrictions and a post COVID world, we fully expect revenues to increase back to pre-pandemic levels.
We employ over 3,500 people in the wholly owned and joint venture companies, with over 70% employed overseas. The success of Edrington’s strategy is based on the skills and dedication of every person in the business, from distillation and coopering to brand and commercial management teams. We focus on hiring exceptionally talented people and giving them the tools and support required to be the best they can be, every day. There is a genuine focus on personal development, and we continually invest in learning and well-being.
Giving more is woven into the history and fabric of our business in a way that is unique in the industry and we are proud to support every employee in becoming involved with the charitable causes they feel passionate about, helping them volunteer, raise funds and make a positive contribution to their communities. Today, Edrington’s principal shareholder continues to be The Robertson Trust, and the Trust has given more than £300 million to charities in Scotland.
For further information on Edrington, visit the website: Edrington and see the annual report for more information on the financials.
This role contributes to a range of strategic and tactical decisions as part of the Global Supply Chain leadership team, supporting the GSC people agenda and participation in other leadership and strategic / project forums. The role has overall accountability for outstanding service and quality.
- 1st stage interviews with leadership team Mid-September 2021.
- 2nd stage interviews with leadership team 3rd week September 2021
- Psychometric testing & concluding meetings end of September 2021.
- Contact Livingston James for our recruitment partner Jacqui Paterson at [email protected]
