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This will be an office-based role and you will need to be able to travel into northern territory (Scotland) to support the team. Ideal locations would be in Cheshire, Cumbria or Lancashire. Contract Type:
Permanent Contracted Hours:
Full time, 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday Here at Mole Valley Farmers we’re proud to have created an environment unlike anywhere else. We’re 1,700 experts in our field. Retailers, Business Development Managers, Agricultural Specialists, and Advisors. All focused on looking after our customers and developing in our careers. This is a great opportunity for a Trading Manager to join our Alternative Feeds team, who offer their specialist knowledge on the feed markets and when to make buying decisions. In this role you’ll lead our team of Traders based in the North and be responsible for the day-to-day trading. About You So that you're set for success, we're looking for someone who has proven sales history ideally within the UK agricultural commodities marketplace, who is able to develop excellent working relationships across the business to maximise customer opportunity, quality of service, and value for money. You’ll be a natural communicator ensuring a joined-up approach is applied across our business to support the identification and engagement of potential new prospects. What you will be doing as Trading Manager… Motivate and support the team to deliver exceptional standards in the day-to-day operations Create an inspiring team environment with an open communication culture Build and maintain strong relationships with customers, prospects, and our sales team through strong communication and delivering outstanding customer service Understand the raw material market and keep regularly updated to ensure a highly skilled level of knowledge to make informed trading decisions Proactively manage the risk to the business by continually evaluating the trading positions About the Team Our way of working is built on trust and brings opportunity to all. We’re trusted to work in the best way to get the best results and this empowerment has a huge impact on our customers, our business, and our careers. We challenge ourselves to be better and take every opportunity to get better. Our North and South Trading Teams have a wealth of experience spanning centuries between them and have extensive knowledge of the feed markets. Combined with Mole Valley Farmers’ buying power, this means we can offer the very best advice and price on a wide variety of straights to suit specific farm requirements. Their impressive knowledge of all things agriculture is what our customers love about them. And all of this is developed from relationships based on respect and confidence which we’ve created over decades of working with Farmers. This is Us Our shared purpose is at the heart of everything we do. We’re 100% owned by farmers and 100% committed to supporting them in every way. We build lasting relationships with our customers and our brand is built on powering UK agriculture. Since 1960 when we first began, we’ve welcomed thousands of colleagues into our team. We’re friendly, approachable, caring, open to, and supportive of our people above process, and that’s why we believe a comprehensive benefits package is important for your health and wellbeing. Benefits: Company pension contributions Up to 25% discount in our Retail Stores and online 33 days holiday, including bank holidays Free parking on site Discounts across 100’s of well-known brands Employee Assistance Programme Life assurance Long service recognition A wealth of learning and development opportunities for you to grow and progress Please note, this vacancy may close prior to the expiry date if we have received a suitable number of applications.
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This will be an office-based role and you will need to be able to travel into northern territory (Scotland) to support the team. Ideal locations would be in Cheshire, Cumbria or Lancashire. Contract Type:
Permanent Contracted Hours:
Full time, 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday Here at Mole Valley Farmers we’re proud to have created an environment unlike anywhere else. We’re 1,700 experts in our field. Retailers, Business Development Managers, Agricultural Specialists, and Advisors. All focused on looking after our customers and developing in our careers. This is a great opportunity for a Trading Manager to join our Alternative Feeds team, who offer their specialist knowledge on the feed markets and when to make buying decisions. In this role you’ll lead our team of Traders based in the North and be responsible for the day-to-day trading. About You So that you're set for success, we're looking for someone who has proven sales history ideally within the UK agricultural commodities marketplace, who is able to develop excellent working relationships across the business to maximise customer opportunity, quality of service, and value for money. You’ll be a natural communicator ensuring a joined-up approach is applied across our business to support the identification and engagement of potential new prospects. What you will be doing as Trading Manager… Motivate and support the team to deliver exceptional standards in the day-to-day operations Create an inspiring team environment with an open communication culture Build and maintain strong relationships with customers, prospects, and our sales team through strong communication and delivering outstanding customer service Understand the raw material market and keep regularly updated to ensure a highly skilled level of knowledge to make informed trading decisions Proactively manage the risk to the business by continually evaluating the trading positions About the Team Our way of working is built on trust and brings opportunity to all. We’re trusted to work in the best way to get the best results and this empowerment has a huge impact on our customers, our business, and our careers. We challenge ourselves to be better and take every opportunity to get better. Our North and South Trading Teams have a wealth of experience spanning centuries between them and have extensive knowledge of the feed markets. Combined with Mole Valley Farmers’ buying power, this means we can offer the very best advice and price on a wide variety of straights to suit specific farm requirements. Their impressive knowledge of all things agriculture is what our customers love about them. And all of this is developed from relationships based on respect and confidence which we’ve created over decades of working with Farmers. This is Us Our shared purpose is at the heart of everything we do. We’re 100% owned by farmers and 100% committed to supporting them in every way. We build lasting relationships with our customers and our brand is built on powering UK agriculture. Since 1960 when we first began, we’ve welcomed thousands of colleagues into our team. We’re friendly, approachable, caring, open to, and supportive of our people above process, and that’s why we believe a comprehensive benefits package is important for your health and wellbeing. Benefits: Company pension contributions Up to 25% discount in our Retail Stores and online 33 days holiday, including bank holidays Free parking on site Discounts across 100’s of well-known brands Employee Assistance Programme Life assurance Long service recognition A wealth of learning and development opportunities for you to grow and progress Please note, this vacancy may close prior to the expiry date if we have received a suitable number of applications.
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