Job Title : Customer Market Specialist
Function : Supply Chain - Customer Operations
Location : Head Office, 319 St Vincent Street, Glasgow / South Lumley St, Grangemouth - Hybrid working
Job Level: (Internal Only) 3
Contract : Full Time / Permanent - 35 hours per week - Mon Thurs 08:30 17:00, Fri 08:30 13:30.
Date vacancy will close : Friday 21st February 2025. Where we receive high numbers of applications we may close vacancies early. If you think this is the right opportunity for you please don't delay in applying!
Who We Are
Born in Glasgow, made in Scotland and enjoyed around the world. Whyte and Mackay is home to a collection of multi-award-winning global whisky brands led by The Dalmore, Fettercairn, Jura and Tamnavulin. Our mission is to be a driving force in whisky, renowned for building brands that stand-out. Enabled by our brilliant community of 700 colleagues, reaching across 16 countries and counting. We're led by our values, continuing to grow and invest and looking for great talent to join our brilliant community. Ready to hear more?
What The Opportunity Looks Like
The Market Specialist role is an operational role responsible for ensuring that all aspects of customer orders are processed in a timely and accurate manner. Through your organisational and relationship building skills you will deliver excellent customer service and engage effectively with both internal stakeholders and customer whilst embodying our company values.
To accomplish this you will be enthusiastic, adaptable and customer focused, with excellent communication skills to drive and deliver excellent customer service in a fast paced, changing environment. You will be comfortable to challenge the status quo, look for improvement opportunities and be driven to deliver excellence in this critical operational role through a value-added approach to customer service.
The Market Specialist will be responsible for the administration and execution of cased and bulk orders from initiation and processing through shipping to delivery and resolution of any post-despatch issues. You will manage key customer accounts, taking action to ensure shipment of goods on time in full, completing appropriate documentation in line with country and HMRC legislative requirements and ensuring all aspects of fulfilment are supported.
You will proactively seek to add value to the supply chain by building strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, building, and maintaining a thorough commercial understanding of designated regions and market dynamics, facilitating the most effective and economical solutions for all requests and ensuring commitment to continuous improvement in systems, procedures, people and culture.
- Act as the central point of contact for a set of allocated accounts.
- Monitoring of orders from account set up and point of order receipt until post-delivery, ensuring all required elements are in place to facilitate despatch.
- Liaise with internal functions across the Supply Chain including Production, Warehousing and Demand Planning as required, with respect to availability of orders for production / despatch.
- Continually develop knowledge of export, customs and market legislation regarding documentation and any other requirements to facilitate effective processing of goods to required markets.
- Build strong relationships with customers through excellent communication, ensuring all aspects of order fulfilment are supported.
- Facilitate any additional needs in terms of producing reports, more in-depth account management as required by specific customers/markets.
Skills and experience that will help you be a success:
For This Role We're Looking For
- Previous experience within a Customer Operations role preferably FMCG.
- A demonstrable track record of providing a high level of customer service and administration, consistently delivering accurate and professional levels of support to the wider business.
- Knowledge and understanding of the spirits industry is advantageous.
- Working knowledge and understanding of Microsoft Office applications including Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook to an intermediate level.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and prioritise important tasks.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to build strong relationships across all levels of the business.
We believe that everyone has the potential for growth in our roles! You may feel you don't tick every box for this role, but if you believe you have relevant experiences that could help you succeed we'd much rather you apply rather than rule yourself out based on any self-limiting beliefs!
Why Join Us
We offer a competitive salary, bonus package, life assurance, competitive pension, excellent product allowance, 35 days annual leave, plus enhanced family friendly policies.
Our Application Process
If you like what youve read and want to explore this opportunity further, please apply before the closing date listed at the top of the advert.
Our team read each and every application, therefore you'll hear back from us in due course.
Should you require any adjustments to our recruitment process to help you be at your best then please contact us at and we'll do what we can to support.
