UK Managing Director

Hybrid: 3 days in our Paddington offices, 2 days working from home

Reporting to: Co-Founders

Contract type: Permanent, full time (5 days)

Working hours: 40 hours a week including a paid lunch hour. Flexible start (between 8am and 10am and finish (between 4pm and 6pm) times.

Travel: Some travel will be required, both UK and international

Who we Are

At MOTH we’re here for cocktails, company, and conversation. That’s why we make the most delicious cocktails in a can - so that special mix can happen anywhere. Hands up - we’re obsessive. Every sip delicious and distinguished. Our cocktails are classics, and our ingredients are second to none. At the same time - we’re not snobbish. We don’t talk in master mixologist lingo. We have no fancy bar or dress-code. And we believe in fair prices for great drinks. Because when you’ve got good friends and fine blends, what more do you need? Mix of total happiness. MOTH.  

We are one of the fastest growing FMCG brands, re-writing the rules of RTD cocktails, and facing unprecedented growth. Our success is down to the work that our magic MOTHs do, we hire exceptional people to do exceptional things. Our team in the UK has grown to more than 50 people and we’re not stopping there. We’re hiring our first ever UK MD to lead our incredible UK team to new heights. 

Reporting into MOTH’s Co-Founders, the UKMD will lead MOTH’s UK business. The ideal candidate will have a blend of exceptional commercial acumen and world-class leadership skills - we see both skills being just as important as the other in order to succeed in this role at MOTH.

Responsibilities

Commercial:

• We’re looking for a commercial all-rounder, you will be responsible for the entire UK P&L, from sales revenue, to marketing spend to headcount planning and everything else in between 
• Owning the UK budget and ensuring that your teams do too
• You will craft robust strategies within Sales and Marketing in the UK, developing our established revenue channels, whilst also being adaptable to new opportunities and having foresight to mitigate risks
• You’ll be responsible for working with the UK Marketing team to translate global marketing plans into the UK market and working with Operations, People and Finance on cross functional projects. 
• You’ll work closely with the NPD team on executing new opportunities in the UK market

Management & Leadership:

• The UK MD will sit on our global leadership team and is a strategic leadership role
• You will lead and manage the UK business to enable us to achieve our ambitious (and exciting) growth plans over next year and the years to come. You will have 3 direct reports (2 in Sales and 1 in Marketing) and an indirect team of c. 20
• We take culture and our values extremely seriously at MOTH. We only hire 9s and 10s out of ten, and as a result, our MOTHs are a talented team with buckets of potential. You will work closely with your teams to develop them, whilst always understanding that preserving MOTH culture is at the heart of everything we do. You’ll love being part of people’s growth and want to take people on the journey with you. 
• An expert communicator, you’ll be comfortable coaching the team to get the absolute best from them 
• We consider ourselves low-ego and you’ll thrive on leading the applause when we’re celebrating success, but if the going gets tough, you’ll know how to rally and inspire the team to turn things around

Requirements

Who you are

• Previous experience in a leadership role in FMCG, preferably in drinks and passionate about RTD
• Demonstrable experience in building long term plans and driving these through, pivoting where needed to maximise opportunities
• Proven experience in P&L and budget management 
• Data and numerically fluent
• Brilliant relationship builder and rapport builder - across the board
• Extensive management experience - a natural leader with a proven track record in managing and developing high performing teams

Benefits

We put lots of time and care into our interview process so that new MOTHs feel fully part of the team from the minute they walk into MOTH HQ. Therefore, our benefits are available to all MOTHs from day one without any minimum service requirement:  

• Flexible working hours - Core working hours are 10am-4pm so you can choose your working hours to suit you (e.g. 8am-4pm, 9am-5pm or 10am-6pm)
• Bonus - up to 20% subject to personal and Company Performance, paid annually
• Pension – 3% employer contribution
• Annual leave - 27 Days Holiday (+ your birthday off) (+ 2 life admin days)
• Working from abroad - up to 2 weeks’ per year
• Enhanced parental leave and support - 20 weeks full pay for each parent. We also offer parental transition coaching and Workplace Nursery Benefit to help out with nursery fees.
• Private Medical – Vitality including personal worldwide travel insurance
• Learning and development - Personal annual learning and development budget of £2,000 (alongside companywide training)
• Snacks - Free Breakfasts and more chocolate covered rice cakes than you could dream of
• Socials – weekly cocktail Thursdays, monthly Socials and summer/Christmas Parties
• Free MOTH allowance - Free monthly MOTHs allowance and discount codes for family and friends

Diversity & Inclusion

At MOTH we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and strive to ensure a fair and supportive recruitment process for all candidates.

We will ask you during the application process if you require any adjustments which will have no bearing on the outcome of your application.