Warehousing Team Leader

Warehousing Team Leader x 3

Your Manager: Finished Goods Manager / Dry Goods Manager

Team: Manufacturing, Warehousing

Location: Dumbarton

This role involves shift working:

Rotating early and back shifts across Monday to Friday

Be part of something big

We are Pernod Ricard, a leading company in the global wines and spirits industry with over 19,000 employees globally. We own 16 of the world’s top 100 Spirits Brands and hold one of the most prestigious and comprehensive brand portfolios in the industry with 240 premium brands available in over 160 countries, including: Absolut vodka, Ballantine’s, Chivas Regal, Royal Salute, and The Glenlivet Scotch whiskies, Jameson Irish whiskey, Martell cognac, Havana Club rum, Beefeater, Malfy and Monkey 47 gins, Malibu liqueur, Mumm and Perrier-Jouët champagnes as well Jacob’s Creek, Brancott Estate and Campo Viejo wines.

Here in the UK

In the UK, Pernod Ricard is made up of 4 businesses:

• Chivas Brothers, the largest brand company in the Group, responsible for the production and management of our award-winning Scotch whisky portfolio
• Pernod Ricard UK, which markets, sells and distributes our products in the UK market
• Pernod Ricard Global Travel Retail, the global and EMEA home of the group’s duty free, air travel and cruises business.
• The Absolut Group, the brand owner of our global white spirits portfolio, whose Gin brand unit and Business Acceleration team sit in London.

We are an organisation of 2,000 employees in the UK, headquartered in London, in a brand-new office designed with sustainability, ‘conviviality’ and collaboration in mind. We also have offices in Scotland and various distilleries and production sites across the UK from Plymouth to London to Speyside.

Your new team

This position sits in our Chivas Brothers business. At Chivas Brothers, our 1,600-strong team across 27 sites is committed to upholding the heritage of Scotch and ensuring its sustainable future, as well as opening it up to new audiences across the globe.

The scope of Operations stretches from Procurement through conversion (distillation and maturation) and manufacturing (or bottling) to all the downstream Supply Chain activities until the final product is delivered.  In addition, Operations play a very active role in Innovation, Talent Development and Operational Risk Management.

The Manufacturing Dry & Finished Goods team are based at our site in Dumbarton and are responsible for the transport, receipt, storage and processing of all incoming Dry Goods and outgoing Finished Goods.

Your unique contribution

The Warehousing Team Leader will be responsible for supporting and leading a team to ensure execution of the despatch plan, inventory control and stock management in line with bottling on a daily basis whilst driving improvement to the safety culture.

This role is directly operational and will work a recognised shift pattern.

You will have four main areas of responsibility:

• People Leadership – to develop and support your team through annual performance and development processes and agreed action or development plans.
• Operational Leadership – you will be responsible for ensuring the daily execution of the despatch plan, inventory control and stock management in line with production plans and that appropriate action is taken when the plan is deviated from or at risk.  You will ensure all stock movements and despatches are in line with regulatory requirements.
• Collaboration – you will conduct Shift Handovers alongside opposite shift team leaders in order to have an effective transition of performance data and general information required between shifts.  You will also lead shift-based Tier 1 Team Meetings to a defined standard code of conduct and agenda and represent the Warehousing function with effective data and background at the Tier 2 Daily Operations Review (DOR) meeting.
• Problem Solving – to drive Root Cause Problem Solving (RCPS) through routine RCPS Investigations, Actions & Weekly Review meetings.  You will also lead shift-based Short Interval Control (SIC) meetings to drive routine recovery towards standard performance targets through SMART actions with the Tier 1 team.

Who you’ll be working with

Internally, you’ll collaborate with the wider Manufacturing team, including Continuous Improvement, Customer Service, Bottling, Quality, Health and Safety and New Product Development as well as other functions such as Finance and HR.

Externally, you will collaborate with contractors, suppliers, and vendors to ensure delivery of services to the highest standard.

Your blend of talent

This position could be right for you if you:

• Have experience in a similar role within an operational / manufacturing environment, with knowledge of HMRC and regulatory requirements.
• Have experience in working with LEAN Manufacturing principles and the use of Visual Performance Management tools.
• Have Management or Leadership Training / Qualifications (for example recognised Leadership Development qualifications, Interpersonal Skills, Conflict Management, etc.)
• Are able to work shifts and Weekends

Our mix of benefits

For your health, we offer private medical insurance, income protection and a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme.

Our lifestyle benefits include 22.5 days’ annual holiday (increasing with length of service up to 24.5) plus public holidays, your employee pension, share incentive plan, share ownership plan, life assurance and more!

You can access lots of gifts & discounts, including an allowance each year to spend on our brands in our staff shop, our reward & recognition scheme and employee discounts from a range of high street retailers.

We have regular events in our very own office bar, employee-run networks, a culture of flexibility and trust and a variety of tools and resources to help you focus on your wellbeing and mental fitness.

Conviviality: the Pernod Ricard Way

We have our own way of doing things. We call it conviviality! It’s our way of being, and something unique you feel and experience when working for Pernod Ricard.

We’re committed to conviviality, and with this, you’ll be Proud to Belong to our Pernod Ricard family. You’ll be Empowered to Perform, supported to succeed, and acknowledged for the value you bring.

We combine all this with our Commitment to Care: we are unlocking the magic of human connection to transform our industry and make a positive impact on the world though our strong focus on sustainability and responsibility.

We’re committed to diversity and inclusion

People are at the heart of everything we do at Pernod Ricard and are the foundation of our collective spirit as ‘Créateurs de Convivialité’.

We promote diversity and inclusion throughout our business and supply chain. In our teams, we proactively foster a diverse work force and an inclusive culture – an environment where we can truly be ourselves.

We will assess your application for this role based on your skills, experiences and achievements, not your gender, age, ethnic or educational background or any other such factors. Please feel free to leave these off your CV and application form if you so wish.

Similarly, if you would like to discuss opportunities for flexible working or require accommodations or support to complete our application process, please let us know.

Responsible drinking

As ‘Créateurs de convivialité’, we want to turn social interactions into genuine and friendly experiences of sharing and wellbeing.

In our culture, we want to create diverse teams in which our differences contribute to our success. Therefore, all are welcome at Pernod Ricard, regardless of your religious beliefs or personal choices on the consumption of alcohol.

In our business, we work together with industry members, civil society, governments, local authorities and UN bodies to promote responsible drinking.

Closing Date for Applications:

26th March 2025