A wonderful opportunity to join an ever present business.
Step up your career and become a Crop Protection Manager!
You will lead a team of three crop input specialists, managing a £60m annual business integral to the AF group.
The role includes overseeing annual budgets, monthly forecasts, and building strong relationships with distributors and manufacturers. You’ll also ensure farmer members and independent agronomists are well-informed on technical and commercial strategies.
RESPONSIBILITIES
The agricultural environment is constantly changing with new technologies, consolidation and legislation. You will be expected to have an in-depth knowledge of these changes and help evolve the overall Crop Protection strategy to respond to the challenges and opportunities ahead.
Adopt and implement the 5 year strategic plan for the AF business.
Team management – be responsible for managing individuals in the Crop Inputs team and helping develop their own career plans and increasing their business knowledge
Identify growth opportunities from existing and new potential customers.
Develop and build relationships with key accounts, becoming their primary point of contact for Crop Protection inputs.
Identity opportunities to grow business in collaboration with UK buying groups.
Manage supplier accounts, agreeing forecast plans, commercial terms, price adjustments and end of season rebates.
Manage strategic plans with Crop Protection manufacturers and technology providers to help develop a clear strategy including commercial support programs
Identify market research opportunities to secure income from the firms bank of transactional data.
Working with the communications team to develop a marketing campaign to promote and increase our exposure across the UK and support business growth outside of East Anglia.
Building relationships with key independent agronomists across the UK.
Identifying and developing new business opportunities with these agronomists.
Attending industry, events, and technical meetings to ensure we are up to date on the latest developments.
If you have a passion for agriculture and strong leadership skills, we want to hear from you!
QUALIFICATIONS
You must be BASIS registered and preferably a FACTs holder