Procurement Category Manager – Commodities & Services

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Procurement Category Manager – Commodities & Services

Supply Chain - Procurement

Head Office Glasgow, Grangemouth or Invergordon - Hybrid Working (2 days per week in office)

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Full Time / Permanent - 35 Hours - Monday to Thursday – 08:30-17:00, Friday 08:30-13:30.

Head of Procurement

5pm, Friday 27th February 2026. 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!

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 750 colleagues, reaching across 17 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?

Lead the end-to-end procurement category strategy for commodities and services—including raw materials, casks/coopering, utilities, transport and distillery support requirements. Identify and assist in delivering commercial value, supply assurance, compliance, and sustainability improvements across the supply base. Ensure robust procurement governance, aligned purchasing behaviours, and risk manage supplier relationships that support operational continuity and organisational goals.

• Develop, implement, and continuously refine robust sourcing and hedging strategies for key raw materials and indirect commodities — such as malt, wheat, yeast, wood pellets, barrels, fuel and electricity to optimise cost efficiency, protect budget exposure, and ensure security of supply. Lead cross‑functional engagement by influencing senior stakeholders across Distilling, Operations, Finance, and Executive teams, ensuring alignment on market risks, hedging positions, and commercial impacts.
  
  Prepare and deliver clear, insight‑driven presentations and forecasting updates for Finance and Treasury to support decision‑making, governance, and long‑term commodity risk management. Success will be measured through hedging effectiveness, cost‑avoidance versus benchmarks, quality of financial insight, and senior‑stakeholder confidence in procurement strategy.

• Drive cross‑functional collaboration to enhance processes, forecasting, and operational efficiency
  . Coordinate with Distilling, Master Blenders, Finance, and Logistics to align supply plans and forecasts, engage procurement early, and meet operational requirements. Use project charters to define scope, deliverables and governance for major improvement projects, and identify technology, supplier and process innovations. Success is measured by supply recommendation accuracy, financial forecasting quality, and stakeholder satisfaction.

• Oversee contracting, cost control and procurement compliance to maintain governance standards. Ensure all relevant contracts, tenders and purchase orders—including non‑centralised sites—are negotiated, raised, monitored and compliant with internal controls, pricing frameworks, and audit expectations. Success measured by contract coverage, PO accuracy, audit outcomes and reduction in non‑compliant spend.

• Provide support for transport procurement
  , focusing on the US barrel and logistics within supply chain to maintain both availability and cost control. Supervise the entire barrel supply process, which includes first‑fill, seasoned casks, refills, and speciality barrels. Manage barrel logistics for container and EU shipments to reduce costs, delays, and quality risks. Performance will be evaluated based on timely availability, landed cost per cask, improvements in logistics efficiency, and the accuracy of barrel‑related invoices.

• Lead and nurture long‑term strategic partnerships with sherry and seasoned‑cask suppliers
  , recognising their critical role in spirit quality and brand differentiation. Maintain deep, collaborative relationships with…