Job description
Position
Glenmorangie Highland single malt Scotch whisky is one of the world’s largest single malt brands, loved in markets worldwide for its delicious taste, award winning quality and vibrant marketing. Ardbeg Islay Scotch whisky is the smokiest single malt brand in the world, famous for its polarising taste, passionate fans, luxury status and disruptive positioning. These world-renowned brands come together at The Glenmorangie Company.
As part of the Moët Hennessy Group, we enjoy a truly international, diverse perspective and world-leading luxury savoire-faire. As Scottish-based brands with almost 200 years of history, we are unreservedly ambitious to be one of the best places to work in Scotland.
The Role:
Over the last 5 years both of our brands have chartered bold new directions within their categories. The Executive Leadership team are now looking for a new Global Marketing Director to join them and help to write the next exciting chapter of our brand’s history in markets worldwide.
The Global Marketing Director will:
- Be a champion for creative excellence, pushing our marketeers to deliver disruptive, effective and beautiful work that creates consumer impact and cultural relevance
- Be a coach and mentor to our Heads of Brand and marketing teams – fostering an environment of marketing excellence, effectiveness, and continuous learning
- Be an ambassador for our Company within the Moët Hennessy Group and our creative partners; building excitement, focus and commitment for our plans and initiatives
- Be a strategic partner to the Executive Leadership team, particularly the CEO, CFO, and Business Development Director, in envisioning and enacting winning growth strategies that elevate our brands to true icons of luxury
Profile
The Right Candidate
We are looking for candidates who share our passion for captivating brand stories, prestigious brands and who wants to lead passionate teams to the delivery of truly outstanding results.
The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate:
- Strong understanding of the fundamentals of premium spirits, luxury or consumer packaged goods marketing
- Vision and expertise in luxury, status or aspirational brand marketing
- A passion for the power of creativity in unlocking value growth across the marketing mix
- The courage to be disruptive in marketing and take calculated risks for brand growth
Our head office is located in central Edinburgh and the successful candidate must be within a commutable distance to this location. There also be occasional travel to Paris and markets around the world.
Additional information
About Us:
At The Glenmorangie Company, we aspire to embrace the broadest view of diversity, equity, and inclusion to build teams that are reflective of our customers and consumers, and that celebrate and maximise the uniqueness of every employee.
To reflect the diverse needs of our workforce, we offer a range of life friendly, inclusive policies including flexible working arrangements and generous leave entitlements. We are committed to supporting the mental health of our workforce; we have a community of Mental Health First Aiders throughout the business and we provide a safe space to talk about our wellbeing. We also champion physical wellbeing, offering employees free exercise and yoga classes as well as discounted gym memberships.
We are a Disability Committed Employer and offer a guaranteed interview to applicants who consider themselves to be disabled and who meet the minimum requirements for the job.
Package: Competitive salary and benefits package which relates to skills and experience. Please state your desired salary expectations on application.
NOTE: Only candidates with a suitable profile will be contacted for further discussions about the position. Unsolicited introductions from employment agencies will not be accepted.