Supply Management Director
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Supply Management Director
J Chandler & Co (Buckfast) Ltd
📍 Andover, Hampshire | 💼 Executive package
Buckfast Tonic Wine is one of the UK’s most distinctive heritage drinks brands. As the business approaches its 100‑year anniversary, J Chandler & Co (Buckfast) Ltd is appointing a Supply Management Director to play a pivotal role in securing its future.
This appointment follows the planned retirement of a long‑serving supply leader after more than 30 years. The priority is continuity, stewardship and resilience — not disruption.
This is not a traditional procurement or transformation role.
Success will be defined by safeguarding supply, protecting quality and provenance, and maintaining trusted long‑term supplier relationships.
Key focus areas
- End‑to‑end responsibility for wine sourcing and supply continuity
- Stewardship of long‑standing European wine producers (France & Spain)
- Ownership of supply planning from source through blending, bottling and distribution
- Relationship‑led commercial negotiation across wine, packaging and key inputs
- Oversight of regulated supply, bonded stock and excise requirements
About you
- Senior experience in wine, spirits or drinks manufacturing
- Deep understanding of quality‑critical raw materials and bulk liquid supply
- Calm, credible and collaborative, commercially astute without being adversarial
- Comfortable operating as part of a small, highly visible leadership team
Buckfast is a focused, profitable business producing c.£65m annually with a team of just 22 people. This role offers genuine influence, close‑knit leadership, and the opportunity to make a lasting contribution to a unique business and product.