Justerini & Brooks: A Diageo Legacy
Justerini & Brooks (J&B) is a renowned name in the fine wine and spirits industry, celebrated for its deep-rooted heritage and commitment to quality. As a subsidiary of Diageo, one of the world's largest alcoholic beverage companies, J&B operates within a unique market that marries luxury with complexity. With a global customer and supplier base, J&B manages a diverse portfolio, catering to both private clients and trade. This role offers a chance to be part of a vibrant organization that thrives on passion for wine and dedication to excellence.
The Role: Logistics Executive
As a Logistics Executive at Justerini & Brooks, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the smooth movement and storage of inventory, including customer reserves. Your focus will be on balancing quality service to customers and suppliers while optimizing costs and managing working capital. You will be integral in managing replenishment, ensuring that stock is always in the right place at the right time.
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Key Responsibilities
In this dynamic position, you will manage Salesforce cases efficiently, raise purchase orders, and track the delivery of UK stocks. You will also handle the importation and shipping of fast-moving stock from global suppliers, working closely with sales teams and buyers to forecast purchases using replenishment reports. Coordination with Burlington Arcade to organize stock orders and reconcile inventory will be crucial, as will processing transfer orders within our internal ERP system.
Your role will extend to working with third-party logistics to maintain accurate stock levels across their Warehouse Management System and our internal ERP, ensuring quality control while managing breakages and losses. You'll also be responsible for arranging the delivery of customer-owned En Primeur stock to bonded warehouses, further enhancing your expertise in international shipping and logistics.
The Ideal Candidate
To thrive in this role, a genuine passion for wine and strong wine knowledge are essential. Experience within the wine and spirits business is highly advantageous, as is a proven track record in stock management and forecasting. Your ability to build effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders will be vital, along with strong IT and data analysis skills, particularly in using a wine industry ERP, Excel, and Power BI.
J&B values attention to detail, flexibility, and the ability to prioritize under pressure. Your experience in a fast-paced, customer-facing environment will set you apart as you adapt to the unique challenges of the fine wine market, which is both global and speculative.
Why Join Us?
Justerini & Brooks offers a unique opportunity to engage with a complex yet rewarding market. The role is office-based at Great Marlborough Street in central London, with occasional visits to our fine wine and trade warehouses. At J&B, we celebrate an inclusive culture that aligns with Diageo's purpose of "celebrating life every day everywhere." We believe that diversity enhances our business, and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds.
Flexibility is also key to our success, and we encourage you to discuss your needs with us-whether that's part-time hours, compressed schedules, or flexible locations.
Join us at Justerini & Brooks, where character is everything, and help us continue to craft exceptional experiences in the world of fine wine.