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Commercial Manager (B2B) - Animal Nutrition (Midlands & Southern England)

Employer
De Lacy Executive Recruitment
Location
Midlands & Southern England
Salary
Excellent salary + bonus, company car + benefits package
Closing date
8 Feb 2025
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Sector
Animal Nutrition
Contract Type
Permanent
Role
Manager
Employer Type
Recruitment Consultant

Job Details

To succeed in the animal nutrition industry, you have to believe in your product. Join a market leading business with a world class, diverse product portfolio alongside a clear sustainability ethos.

Our client manufactures and distributes ruminant, monogastric, equine and pet nutrition supplements globally. Their reputation is second to none.

This is an opportunity for an seasoned animal nutrition professional with a clear commercial flair and proven sales credentials. The focus of the role is to further develop the business across a territory covering everywhere south of the M62 (exc. Wales) and some of the largest milk fields in the country.

You will utilise your strong business acumen and network of senior industry executives to drive business growth, effectively leading your own business with a support where necessary and plenty of autonomy.

Day-to-day activity:

- Devise and implement regional business plans aligned with company objectives.

- Identify and target new accounts and markets in-line with strategic business plans.

- Establish and nurture relationships with new and existing clients, harnessing your network of industry executives.

- Market observation, development and investigation.

- Present business plans and report on commercial performance at board level.

-  Drive innovation and present business case to leadership.

Your profile:

- Demonstrable B2B sales success in animal nutrition or an allied industry is essential.

- Well-rounded business management skillset.

-  Sound budgeting and commercial management ability.

-  Self-starter and ability to take initiative.

-  Excellent relationship building and management skills.

What you can expect:

 - Strong salary in keeping with skills and experience + bonus.

- Company vehicle.

- Benefits package.

- Market leading product portfolio and excellent brand reputation.

To apply:

For more information and an informal confidential discussion please call Jon Handley on: Office 01885 485522 or e-mail your CV and covering letter to jon.handley@delacyexecutive.co.uk

De Lacy Executive Recruitment will upload your CV to our database and retain some data about you in order to process your application. More information about our processing activities can be found at www.delacyexecutive.co.uk/privacypolicy. Please be assured that all contact is treated in complete confidence and your details will not be passed to a third party without your prior permission.

Company

De Lacy Executive acquisition increases recruitment resources

De Lacy Executive is pleased to announce that the agri-business recruitment consultancy has been acquired by AgCareers.com Canada, part of the Farms.com group. Farms.com is a supplier of innovative technology based information products, services and publications for the global agriculture and food industry. Farms.com has offices in Canada, USA, Australia and India and also owns and operates a 2,000 acre farm in Canada. A large number of leading organizations in the international agriculture and food industries are amongst its clients.

Graham Dyer, President of Farms.com believes "De Lacy Executive has a unique search and selection recruitment service based upon integrity and profound industry knowledge. We are thrilled to add this excellent team to our group. It will be 'business as usual' for this professional team. We will add to the De Lacy portfolio of services and spread the model to other sectors of UK land based business and to other parts of the world, benefitting our clientele and providing additional support and guidance for jobseekers. Combined with our AgCareers.com and CareersInFood.com job boards, we have an increasingly international offering in the agriculture and food industries."

The sale took effect on June 1st 2016. Stuart Goodinson is the Managing Director. John Davies, who founded De Lacy, will remain working closely with the company as a consultant to the business. Stuart says; "I believe the acquisition by AgCareers.com Canada provides additional products and services for the benefit of our clients and candidates - plus growth opportunities for us, both in the UK and in international markets. This change will increase our resource pool and search capability to ensure an even greater selection of top quality candidates for our recruitment clients."

 

De Lacy Executive is the principal recruitment specialist in the Agricultural and Land Based Business sector operating in the UK and Internationally with regional, national and global clients. We have been awarded Preferred Supplier List status with a number of major organisations.

The company was formed in 2000 and our extensive industry knowledge enables us to successfully assist our clients with vacancies in all disciplines from sales and marketing to technical and operations and at all levels from graduate trainees to chief executives. Our team of nine includes 8 who are the offspring of farmers and 6 who are agricultural graduates. Our agricultural credential are second to none.

We offer information and frank and honest advice to clients and job seekers. Career guidance is a key part of our work with candidates. Our service is free to candidates.

The Key Points to Our Business

Consultancy - We act in a consultancy capacity, adding value by devising a recruitment plan relevant to each client and each vacancy and then proactively searching and selecting the best candidates for clients whilst offering career advice to candidates.

Proactive searching for candidates - We don't wait to see if we receive applications. We use our own database and others, search websites, "head hunt" plus advertise on the most effective job boards to build our contacts and boost applicant numbers.

Our vacancies extend from graduate trainee to managing director - from sales through to technical, marketing, operations and production to R & D management.

Our specialism extends from the agricultural supply trade (arable, livestock, machinery and equipment etc) to farm management, primary food and fresh produce, horticulture, equestrian, environment, renewable energy and a diverse range of Rural and Land-based Business vacancies.

Integrity and Confidentiality - De Lacy Executive is approved as a member of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation, which oversees the UK's recruitment industry (REC Membership Number: 00082047) and is registered with the UK Information Commissioner's Office under the Data Protection Act.

Commitment - We are committed to the industry and try to give something back through sponsorship of events and scholarships.

Ambassadors - We act in a professional manner recognising that we act on behalf of our clients.

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