Sample Room Assistant

Sample Room Assistant

Your Manager: Blending Team Leader

Team: Blending

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 expert Blending team are responsible for the liquid quality of our large portfolio of blended and single malt Scotch Whiskies as well as all new and maturing inventory. The team of 9 are based out of our Kilmalid site in Dumbarton.

Your unique contribution

You will have three main areas of responsibility:
Maintaining the Sample Room - to maintain the Sample Room through good housekeeping, washing up glasses and glassware and setting up all samples for sensory assessment by the Blending team. You will also prepare the Sample Room for external trade and customer visits and ensure all product displays are kept up to date in line with packaging changes. Management of Samples - to be responsible for all incoming and outgoing samples and for the ordering of Samples for Spirit Quality team projects, including storage, lifting and carrying cases of samples or bottled stock within and between appropriate locations. You will also assist in ordering and keeping all sensory standards up to date for all bulk blended whisky processed by the business. Compliance and Documentation - to be responsible for all sample paperwork and for maintaining all HMRC records within the Spirit Quality team.

Who you’ll be working with

Internally, you’ll collaborate closely with the rest of the Blending team as well as the wider Production team. You will also collaborate with other departments across the company including our Vatting, Innovation and Technical teams.

Your blend of talent

This position could be right for you if you:

- Are PC literate and able to demonstrate good numeric and literacy skills.
- Are able to communicate well with people at all levels of the business and maintain strict confidentiality.
- Hold a UK Driving Licence (within 18 months) as you may be required to travel and work at other locations.
- Are detail orientated and are capable of managing multiple tasks/projects

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.

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