Farm Relations Manager – Peterborough
- Employer
- De Lacy Executive Recruitment
- Location
- Peterborough
- Salary
- Exceptional Renumeration
- Closing date
- 21 Sep 2023
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- Sector
- Administration, Food & Produce, Management
- Contract Type
- Permanent
Job Details
Leading a team by demonstrating passion, enthusiasm and having a people-centric approach will be the cornerstone of your success in this impressive business.
Reporting in the Head of Commercial in this agri-food giant, you will be responsible for supporting a team of people who are the wellies on the ground for growers and partners – building and further strengthening relationships to ensure the best level of satisfaction and ultimately, success on farm.
This business is leading the way in sustainable agri-food growing, processing and marketing – your role is to ensure that your team is supported from all angles whilst also developing a close relationships with growers and stakeholders through clear and positive communication.
You will thrive in an office environment, have led a team and enjoy communicating with different people on a daily basis. This business is modernising, so you will not be phased by change but welcome it, implement and instill it with confidence to your team and growers.
Your Key Responsibilities include:
• Support and mentor your on farm team to further understand their customers
• Nurture and grow relationships with your growers using a range of communication channels
• Provide detailed admin support to your team to ensure they are able to deliver on farm with the highest levels of customer satisfaction
• Effectively communicate with stakeholder to ensure your teams have access to support and relevant industry information in order to build excellent on farm relationships.
Requirements:
• Team leading experience is essential
• Experience in customer service as well as support and troubleshooting
• Proven sales and administration experience required ideally within the agricultural industry
• Experience with CRM and ERP processes
• Excellent Communication skills and the ability to remain professional at all times.
The Offer: Exceptional Renumeration reflecting the seniority and importance of this role is on offer plus huge opportunities for progression in this expanding business.
This is a full time, office based position.
Need to know more?
For more information and an informal confidential discussion please call Jadine Huxtable on: 01885 485525 / 07506296301 or e-mail your CV (in word format) and covering letter to jadinehuxtable@delacyexecutive.co.uk , thank you.
De Lacy Executive 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.
Please note that this advertisement is not a job description and you should satisfy yourself about the full details at interview.
De Lacy Executive is an Approved member of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation, which promotes high standards in recruitment practice, and is registered with the Information Commissioners Office. De Lacy Executive complies with all relevant data protection legislation.
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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