Company: Lilley’s Cider
Location: Frome, Somerset
Job type: Full-time / Permanent will consider Part-time
Salary: Competitive, dependent on experience
About Lilley’s Cider
Lilley’s Cider is a family-run cider business based in the heart of Somerset. Since starting in 2007, the business has grown by creating modern English ciders that combine traditional craft with bold fruit flavours and high-quality ingredients.
About the Role
We are looking for a highly organised Procurement, Compliance and Admin Assistant to support our purchasing, supplier management, quality checks and compliance processes. This is a varied administrative role suited to someone with excellent attention to detail, strong communication skills and the ability to keep records accurate, up to date and audit-ready.
Key Responsibilities
· Support procurement administration, including purchase orders, supplier records, invoices and delivery documentation.
· Maintain accurate compliance and quality control records, certificates, specifications and supplier documentation.
· Assist with quality control administration, including recording checks, logging non-conformances and supporting traceability documentation.
· Assist with document control, ensuring records are complete, current and easy to access.
· Liaise with suppliers, internal departments and external contacts to resolve queries and obtain required information.
· Support audit preparation by keeping trackers, files and supporting evidence organised.
· Monitor deadlines for renewals, supplier documents, compliance checks, quality records and follow-up actions.
· Update spreadsheets, databases and internal systems with accurate procurement, compliance and quality control information.
· Help identify opportunities to improve processes, accuracy and efficiency across procurement, compliance and quality control administration.
About You
· Previous experience in administration, procurement, compliance, quality control, purchasing, stock control, supplier management or a similar role.
· Excellent attention to detail and confidence working with documents, data and records.
· Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines.
· Confident communication skills and a professional approach when dealing with suppliers and colleagues.
· Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office, especially Excel, Word and Outlook.
· A proactive, reliable and practical approach to problem solving.
· Experience in food and drink, manufacturing, warehousing, quality assurance or FMCG environments would be helpful but is not essential.
What We Offer
· A varied role within a growing Somerset-based cider business.
· Supportive colleagues and the opportunity to work closely with different teams across the company.
· On-site working in Frome with free parking.
· Staff discount and a friendly working environment.
· Opportunities to develop knowledge of procurement, compliance and food and drink operations.
No recruiter or agencies please.
Pay: £26,436.80-£27,352.00 per year
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Discounted or free food
- Employee discount
- Free parking
- On-site parking
Work Location: In person
