Junior Portfolio Manager

Your Role

As Junior Portfolio Manager, you play a key role in constructing, managing, and optimizing client whisky investment portfolios. You support the full lifecycle of portfolio management, from acquisition and allocation to monitoring performance and advising on strategic adjustments.

You work closely with the Portfolio Manager to build well-balanced whisky portfolios, selecting casks and bottles based on factors such as distillery performance, age profiles, rarity, market trends, and client objectives. You continuously monitor portfolio performance and valuation, ensuring portfolios remain aligned with both market developments and long-term investment strategies.

In this role, you combine analytical thinking with a strong understanding of the whisky market. You help translate data and market insights into actionable portfolio decisions, contributing directly to client returns and satisfaction.

You are also actively involved in improving portfolio management processes and systems, ensuring data accuracy and operational efficiency. As the organization continues to grow, your role evolves alongside it, offering increasing responsibility and exposure to strategic decision-making.

Close collaboration with teams such as Purchasing, Sales, Finance, Marketing, and Logistics is essential. You contribute to a seamless flow from sourcing whisky to delivering value to clients.

Your Experience

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree (HBO/WO), preferably in Finance, Economics, or a related field

• 1–3 years of experience in portfolio management, investments, or financial services

• Strong affinity with alternative investments and a genuine interest in whisky is a plus

• Experience with data analysis and financial modelling (Excel required; Power BI is a plus)

• Understanding of financial markets and portfolio construction principles

• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, scale-up environment

• Strong analytical mindset with attention to detail

• Proactive and hands-on approach with a strong sense of ownership

• Team player with strong communication skills

• Fluent in English (Dutch is a plus)

What We Offer

• Competitive salary (based on experience)

• Pension and annuity plan

• 25 vacation days

• Company laptop

• On-site gym

• Weekly Thursday afternoon drinks

• A close-knit, ambitious, and international team culture

What Sets Us Apart

• A fast-growing scale-up in a dynamic and emerging investment market

• A unique product: Scotch whisky as an alternative investment asset

• Ownership of the world’s oldest whisky collection

• A strong combination of tradition, craftsmanship, and data-driven investing

• Flat organizational structure with high levels of responsibility and collaboration

• Direct impact on portfolio performance and client success

• Frequent client engagement through tastings, trips, golf events, and exclusive experiences

• Strong cultural and operational ties to Scotland

• A creative, entrepreneurial, and fast-evolving environment

About Us

We are a fast-growing, dynamic organization offering Scotch whisky as a premium investment product. We serve over 1,500 clients with a portfolio worth €325 million. Our rapid growth reflects our ambition, vision, and entrepreneurial spirit.

This is how you apply
Send your CV together with a cover letter to recruitment@scotchwhiskyinternational.com. There are 2 rounds of interviews and after that the offer follows.  We aim to complete this procedure as soon as possible. So please apply quickly!

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