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An informal, no-nonsense and ambitious culture Personal development through our Academies and other training courses Colleagues who like to share their passion and knowledge with you We work For the Future of Farming. Would you like to join us? Based in the Netherlands, Germany, Poland and the United Kingdom We are looking for someone to join our established trading team to grow and manage the Monogastric and Organic sector. You will work with the PPL sales teams, customers, prospects and merchants to ensure a pro-active approach to straights and misc sales, and where possible the co-products range as well. Working with campaigns and targeted sales initiatives. You will work cross functionally with planning, logistics to maximise the efficiency of the Trading operation. You will utilise, maintain and update the CRM system. Following up leads and making proactive outbound calls. Negotiating and closing profitable business. Attending team meetings and shows etc. when needed. Purpose of the Job Increase and develop the Trading activity in the allocated area in order to expand market share in the large Ruminant and Intensive sectors. Work with the sales teams, customers, prospects and merchants to ensure a pro-active approach to straights/co-product/mineral and misc sales. Working with campaigns and targeted sales initiatives. Work cross functionally with planning, logistics and co-products to maximise the efficiency of the Trading operation. Utilise, maintain and update the CRM system. Following up leads and making proactive outbound calls. Negotiating and closing profitable business. Attending agricultural shows and events when needed Skills Required Minimum 1 years’ experience trading in animal feed products or similar Proven track record Pro-active Self motivated Able to work within a team IT literate, numerate, and financially aware About ForFarmers Do you ever stop to wonder where your Sunday morning poached egg came from? Or the milk in your cafè latte? Or what about the sausage and bacon served with full English? It will come as no surprise to you that the animals which produce these products need to eat themselves too. And that’s where ForFarmers comes into the equation. ForFarmers produces feed for cattle, pigs and poultry in both conventional and organic livestock farming. And that probably sounds a great deal simpler than it actually is. Make no mistake: an awful lot of knowledge, research and innovation has gone into one of those seemingly simple-looking chunks of animal feed. And these are the kind of things we, as a company, invest a great deal in. What are the benefits of working for ForFarmers UK? Employee Assistance Programme (offering support on a range of topics) Private Medical Insurance Generous holiday allowance (35 days inc of bank holidays) Options to enhance your pension after 12 months service (increased employer contributions) Opportunities to grow personally and develop within the business Cycle to work scheme B&Q Trade card offering 10% discounts in-store and online Candidates wishing to apply who would require sponsorship can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship for the role by assessing their circumstances against the relevant criteria on the Gov.UK website. Please make us aware if your need any reasonable adjustments to participate in this process. We encourage you to submit your application as early as possible and not wait until the published closing date as this can vary. What is ForFarmers’ job application process?Interested in the vacancy above? Click apply to begin you application!We will ask you to upload your Cover Letterand CV (in one file) and provide us with some personal details too. We will subsequently contact you to inform you whether or not we will be progressing your application. Online application Make sure you have your Cover Letter and CV to hand. Online application Make sure you have your Cover Letter and CV to hand. Initial Informal Conversation An initial informal introduction to explore the role in more detail. Interview You will be invited to a first stage interview with the hiring manager. Here we will provide you with more information on the role and our company whilst exploring what you can bring to the role should you be the successful candidate. Assessment For some roles we may ask you to complete a short assessment style activity (such as a presentation on a given topic or an online activity) This may be incorporated into the first or second interview. Second interview Where necessary, a second interview may be required. Offer proposal If all goes to plan, we will inform you verbally that we would like to offer you the position and summarise the proposed offer! Congratulations, you’ve got the job Once we have verbal acceptance, we will issue you a formal contract and work towards a start date that works for you. Once you join us, you’ll be contributing to the Future of Farming!#J-18808-Ljbffr