Healeys Cornish Cyder Farm is a family-run, year round visitor attraction and home to the famous Rattler Cyder! Since the company was founded in 1980, Healeys has grown incredibly, with listings across big Supermarket chains such as Sainsbury’s, Tesco, Asda and Morrisons, in addition to our regional and national wholesale partners. With a multi-faceted production facility specialising in a range of products from ciders, wines, preserves and spirits, our business is thriving and has a very exciting future ahead.
A fantastic opportunity is available to join our busy Logistics Team, to become part of an iconic Cornish business, and to make your mark as Supply Chain Manager.
In this role you will lead end-to-end supply planning, inventory management, purchasing and logistics to ensure uninterrupted production, accurate stock visibility, and efficient coordination across suppliers, production, and customers.
Duties & Responsibilities
Planning & Scheduling
- Create and maintain a rolling 52-week schedule with the management team balancing demand, capacity, stock build profiles, hygiene windows and changeovers.
- Validate inbound deliveries and supplier commitments to de-risk production downtime.
- Build and refine planning tools, workflows and processes over time.
- Maintain MRP database.
Purchasing & Supplier Coordination
- Purchase raw materials, packaging, finished goods and merchandise within lead-times.
- Confirm supplier delivery dates and resolve variances, shortages or quality issues.
- Track supplier performance and highlight risks early.
- Maintain supplier relationships and negotiate contracts when required.
- Any other activity/task as and when requested by the Directors.
Inventory & Materials Management
- Own on-site inventory across raw materials, packaging, finished goods and merchandise.
- Conduct cycle counts and stock takes with high accuracy; investigate variances.
- Optimise rotation and utilisation to minimise waste and margin erosion.
- Report on inventory ageing, stock value and profile, at-risk stock and valuation.
Logistics & Customer Coordination
- Plan inbound deliveries, empty keg returns and CHEP pallet movements.
- Direct line management of logistics function, oversee relationship with contract logistics partners/3PL
- Coordinate with external parties (customers, logistics partners) to balance production requirements and timelines.
- Maintain records for reconciliation, audit and cost control.
Reporting & Analytics
- Produce management reports including service level, plan attainment, wastage, supplier performance, inventory valuation and stock at risk.
- Provide insight-based recommendations for cost, service and waste improvements.
Continuous Improvement & Scale
- Develop supply chain SOPs as the business grows.
- Support systems improvements (planning tools, purchasing processes, stock visibility).
- Take on ad-hoc operational tasks necessary to support scale and reliability.
Authority & Decision Rights
- Recommends and places purchase orders within agreed approval thresholds
- Owns production schedule in coordination with management
- Leads supplier communication & delivery confirmation
- Owns inventory accuracy, rotation, and reporting
- Advises Directors on supply risks, cost impacts, and operational constraints
Working Environment
- Fast-paced FMCG manufacturing environment with variable production demand
- Hands-on role with visibility from raw materials to finished product and customer dispatch
- Processes and systems are still maturing — role suits someone who enjoys building structure, not just operating it
- Cross-functional coordination critical (production, finance, sales, suppliers, logistics)
- Small team
- Any other activity/task as and when requested by the Directors.
Experience
- Experience in production planning, materials management, or supply chain operations in FMCG, food & beverage, manufacturing, or similar
- Experience in working in a fast-paced environment with significant seasonal demand
- Warehouse and forklift experience
Skills
- Strong understanding of supplier lead-times, inventory optimisation and stock rotation
- Confident working with numbers, data, spreadsheets and basic planning tools
- Comfortable in a hands-on operational environment, not purely desk-based
- Strong communication with suppliers, logistics partners and internal stakeholders
- Able to manage ambiguity and scale processes as the business grows
Nice to have
- Experience with CHEP / keg loops / returnable assets
- Familiarity with waste reduction and cost control levers in manufacturing
- Exposure to forecasting or demand planning
- ERP/WMS experience (NetSuite, SAP B1, DEAR, Katana, Unleashed, etc.)
- Continuous improvement mindset (Lean/5S advantageous)
Qualifications
- Forklift licence (Desirable)
- CIPS Level 4 or above (Desirable)
Personal Qualities
- High levels of organisation skills
- Customer focused
- Commercial Drive
- Keen to develop personal skills
- Good team working capabilities
- Good communication skills
This is not a hybrid role, you will be required to work on site.
Joining the #RattlerCru is not just about us - We offer you the opportunity to develop and grow with the business with well-experienced mentors at hand to support you along the way, as well as offering:
- Subsidised private healthcare with Bupa
- 50% discount on products
- 50% discount on food & drink in the restaurant
- Free entry and 20% off food and drink for friends & family
- Free festival tickets
- Chill out after your shift with a £1 pint!
- Free on-site parking
- Cycle2Work Scheme (after probation pass)
- Monthly breakfast club with the team
To apply, please send us a CV and we will be in touch!
Due to a high volume of applications received, we are unable to contact each applicant individually regarding the status of their application
We look forward to hearing from you!
The Healeys People Team
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: Up to £50,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee discount
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Private medical insurance
- Store discount
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Truro TR4 9LW: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Experience:
- Supply chain: 2 years (preferred)
Licence/Certification:
- Driving Licence (required)
Work Location: In person
