Compass Box is seeking an experienced Whiskymaker to work alongside Compass Box Founder John Glaser to oversee and guide the whiskymaking function of the business, ensuring the business delivers industry-leading products that our audience will find amazing.

About Compass Box

Compass Box is a small and growing Scotch whisky producer launched in 2000. The company is based in London and currently has ten employees in the UK and three in the US. The mission of the Compass Box business is to share the joys of Scotch whisky with more people in the world.  We achieve this by:

making Scotch whisky a more interesting place;
making the enjoyment of Scotch whisky more accessible to more people;
always following our curiosity to seek new ways of producing, working, creating;
being open and honest about everything we do;
never, ever compromising on quality.

We believe the work we do should make a lasting difference. We are working for the ages.

We produce a portfolio of Scotch whiskies in three ranges: the Great King Street range of Blended Scotch whiskies, the Compass Box Signature Range, and a constantly evolving range of Limited Editions.

Learn more about what we do here: http://www.compassboxwhisky.com/

Key Responsibilities:

This is a varied role at the heart of the business with several areas of responsibility, including:

1.  Quality: maintaining the quality of our whiskies, managing and cataloguing the documentation of sensory analysis and product recipes, managing and cataloguing regulatory documentation. Approval of liquid prior to production and of line samples post-production.
2.  Stock Management: working closely with other team-members to ensure the business has appropriate quality of stocks for near- and long-term plans, contributing to the management of mature whisky planning, new fill planning, and managing the linkages with team members in Operations for bottlings and vattings throughout the year.
3.  Product Development: working closely with others to manage the development and delivery of the liquids for new whiskies, as well as ongoing development and improvement of core releases.
4.  R&D: working with colleagues to develop and lead a Research & Development program that keeps us at the forefront of innovation in the category, pursuing opportunities to work collaboratively with industry partners and bodies.
5.  External Relationship Management: managing working relationships with our strategic partners and key specialist suppliers, overseeing and managing relationships with key operational partners such as our bottler and coopers.
6.  Environment Management: oversee the management, usage and functionality of the Compass Box Blending Room, including the bar area and whisky sample room library.

Brand Ambassadorship: responsibility as a lead public face of the company at external events and with visitors to the office and Blending Room, offering educational and competitive tastings, whisky education and resources.

Desired Skills & Experience

The successful candidate will be open and honest with a natural curiosity and desire to learn. They will have a collaborative nature, strong sense of ambition and perseverance coupled with self-discipline, organisation and natural problem solving capability.  Enthusiastic, goal-oriented and a good time manager, if they can’t find a way they will make one.

Skills and experience will include:

Deep experience (minimum three years) in blending and quality assessment with a Scotch whisky producer or other relevant spirits organisation. Demonstrated highly developed nosing and tasting skills.  A track record of successful project management.  Strong communication skills. A fluency regarding the needs of a Scotch whisky business. Experience with whisky R&D projects utilising scientific rigour. A keen interest in the world of wines & spirits.

Compensation

Competitive compensation, commensurate with experience, including private health insurance and pension.

Want to Know More?

If you’d like to apply for consideration, please email careers@compassboxwhisky.com with a current CV and a brief letter explaining why you believe you are a perfect fit for this role. NO APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED AST NOVEMBER 1st, 2016