Cask Planning Manager

Our Craft

Edrington’s vision is to give more by crafting exceptional ultra-premium spirit brands. The Macallan is our central focus, supported by Highland Park and The Glenrothes in the single malt category. Our portfolio is completed with Brugal rum from the Dominican Republic, Wyoming Whiskey in the American Whiskey category and Valdespino sherry from Jerez in Spain. Edrington also has a strategic partnership with No.3 London Dry Gin.

Our principal shareholder is a charitable trust, so we were built to make a world of difference. Discover a place where values define our culture. The home of exceptional brands, where people and teams thrive. 

Our Blend of Benefits

• Salary 47,600 – 59,500 EUR
• Annual group bonus incentive scheme – up to 15% base salary
• 25 days holiday, plus local statutory holidays, in addition to 4 Giving More volunteer days
• Save for retirement and invest in your future - pension contributions (employee up to 4%, employer up to 8%)
• Private medical insurance that covers the cost of private healthcare and includes round the clock access to GP services and menopause health line
• 24/7 support for you and your loved ones to counselling, life coaching and information on financial, mental, and physical wellbeing
• Experience our exceptional brands with a generous annual product allowance
• Embrace work-life harmony with 50:50 hybrid working, 26 weeks’ paid maternity, paternity and adoption leave, and up to five paid carers leave days a year

Embrace Excellence

The Macallan Cask Operations team plays a critical role in delivering exceptional quality casks for our ultra-premium brands by taking control of our Sherry cask supply chain, where we are investing more than €100m in Coopers Oak, Tevasa Forestal Group, Vasyma and Grupo Estevez to transform Cask Supply for all brands and business units.

To realise all the benefits of that substantial investment, we are now entering a period of significant transition as we move from a third-party supply model to a fully integrated end-to-end internal supply chain that sources its own high quality American and European Oak, manufactures high quality casks, and seasons those casks with high quality sherry wine from our own vineyards. This will drive both product quality and brand provenance benefits as well as strengthening our cask sustainability credentials.  The Cask Planning Manager will be responsible for supporting the Senior Cask Planning & Logistics Manager in managing the end-to-end cask supply process

The role is based in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain and will work with closely with The Macallan Estate Operations based in Scotland, as well as the local operations teams across our subsidiaries in Jerez, Galicia, Cantabria and Ohio.

Make an Impact

Reporting to the Senior Cask Planning & Logistics Manager, this role is responsible for the co-ordination of cask production activity in Jerez and delivery of completed casks to Scotland. This includes:

• Preparation and communication of the detailed monthly cask laydown, cask seasoning and “Into Scotland” plans for the year
• Detailed operational planning production/coordination for Vasyma Cooperage, including monthly review of seasoning number and monthly auditing of cask stocks
• Management of the annual cask stock count and management of the on-the-ground logistics process
• Continued development, implementation and monitoring of cask quality controls across our 3rd party suppliers
• Production of regular reporting on the results of the quality audits of 3rd party suppliers
• Oversight of the company-funded PhD studies into cask seasoning, ensuring progress remains on track and the expected benefits are obtained.
• Supporting the implementation of the Edrington internal control framework across our cask manufacturing operations.
• Coordination for on-the-ground delivery of risk assessments
• Implementation of new legislation, management of the internal control framework and the annual self-assessment process, and ongoing monitoring of any mitigation plans necessary
• Collaborating with our local teams, subsidiaries and colleagues in Compliance and Legal to identify and quantify the impact of any new legislation or regulatory requirements.

Your Talent and Skills

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Experience of managing in an operations/manufacturing environment
• Experience in operational planning, including performance requirements and scenario analysis
• Great interaction skills across varying levels with the ability to explain new processes in a simple and concise manner
• The ability to review and analyse data then discern key themes
• Excellent attention to detail
• Brilliant problem-solving skills, with the ability to adapt to changing plans and circumstances
• Competence with Microsoft Office tools, specifically excel and Power BI being advantageous
• Fluency – written and verbal - in English and Spanish languages given the global nature of our business and our HQ being based in Scotland. 

We’ve put together some criteria that we think is important for this role, but don’t worry if your experience and expertise isn’t an exact match. If you feel that you can add value to our role and to Edrington more broadly, we would welcome your application and be eager to learn more about you.

A Place For Everyone

We’re proud of our inclusive culture – where unique experiences, ideas and perspectives are celebrated. We want everyone to feel respected and empowered to contribute to our success.

Get involved. From colleague networks like Balance, Pride and Kick-Start to inclusion allies and DE&I champions, we encourage our people to be curious, get involved and help us make change happen

Application Closing Date: 24th November 2025