Bottling & Procurement Manager

Bottling and Procurement Manager Speyside, near Grantown-on-Spey Full-time | Day shift | On site 5 days a week Do you enjoy turning forecasts into production plans and making sure everything is ready when it’s needed? Thistle Rose Recruitment is working with a family owned spirits business to recruit a Bottling and Procurement Manager. The main focus is production planning, scheduling and coordinating materials across a portfolio of whisky and rum brands. Based at its Speyside distillery, you’ll work with external bottling partners to organise production. This is predominantly an office-based role, with visits to bottling sites. The role You’ll use commercial forecasts to plan what needs bottling, how much and when. You’ll keep schedules up to date and make sure spirit, packaging and production capacity are available to meet demand. Your responsibilities will include: * Building short, medium and long-term production plans. * Booking capacity and agreeing schedules with bottling partners. * Coordinating spirit, bottles, labels, closures and other packaging ahead of production. * Adjusting plans as demand, stock availability or supplier lead times change. * Keeping production instructions and ERP records accurate. * Reviewing stock, material usage and production yields after bottling. * Planning material requirements for new product launches. * Working with supplier...