• Job Description

  Req#: JR-048611

  Bottling Hall Scheduler

  12-month fixed term contract / secondment

  Your Manager: Senior Site Scheduler

  Team: Manufacturing, Supply Chain

  Location: Kilmalid, Dumbarton

  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 Supply Chain team are based in Glasgow and Dumbarton and oversee all aspects of our supply chain including production & material planning, bill of materials management, demand planning, logistics, direct sourcing, and customer service.

  Your unique contribution

  The Bottling Hall Scheduler will deliver excellent customer service by working across the CBL manufacturing supply chain, including internal stakeholders, suppliers and third parties, to ensure deliveries to the site are scheduled and available to meet the supply plan.

  You will have four main areas of responsibility:

  • Dry Goods Scheduling – to prepare Materials Plan for delivery and secure agreement from Dry Goods team, communicating the required capacity for operational stock holding. You will also work with the Dry Goods team to understand the available capacity for the hall by commodity and embed a planning and capacity management process, holding regular review meetings to sign off the schedule and review the previous week in relation to line movement / number of planned changes, delivery failures, capacity risks and stock utilisation. You will also communicate back to the Material Planner where internal stock adjustments or quality issues require an adjustment to the materials plan and identify, populate, and maintain materials capacity fields.
  • Supporting Production – to focus on the aligned production hall and ensure space and line movement is accommodated. You will also attend daily production meetings for the hall, anticipate risks for the week and confirm schedule.
  • Continuous Improvement – to highlight opportunities for Kanban to the Materials Planner and drive systems improvement initiatives to automate scheduling process and remove nonvalue adding tasks. You will be an advocate for change and drive supply chain strategy.
  • Suppliers – to use the DIR process to manage supplier performance, developing a way of capturing costs and feeding back accountability.

  Who you’ll be working with

  Internally, you will collaborate with the wider Supply Chain team as well as other areas of Manufacturing and Finance.

  Externally, you will collaborate with 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 transactional Supply Chain and Manufacturing functions, ideally within the Drinks industry or FMCG sector.
  • Have an understanding of cross-functional supply chain processes, including suppliers and compliance (HMRC).
  • Have sound knowledge of E1 or ERP system transactions relevant to planning roles.
  • Hold a clean UK driving license.
  • Are an advanced user of Excel and other Microsoft packages.

  Our mix of benefits

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

  Our lifestyle benefits include 25 days’ annual holiday (increasing with length of service up to 27) 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 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: 03rd June 2025

  Job Posting End Date:

  2025-06-04

  Target Hire Date :

  2025-07-01

  Target End Date :

  2026-06-30

• About the company

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