• Degree/diploma in Agriculture or Horticulture
• BASIS and FACTS qualified (desirable but not a pre-requisite)
• Full driving licence
• The successful candidate will have experience in fruit, vegetable or salad crop production, be able to communicate in a clear and effective manner at all levels and possess the ability to develop and maintain good relationships.

• Salary : £Competitive (d.o.e)
• Fully expensed company vehicle

Our Client is UK’s leading manufacturer of agricultural machinery and are positioned at the forefront of developing direct strip seeding technology which creates a sustainable future for arable farmers.

Operations Manager – 3159SB

 National Sales Manager 3471IR

Technical & Sourcing Manager (Spain) 3420IR

 

Due to continued success, a career-defining opportunity has emerged to work as TECHNICAL SOURCING MANAGER for this world-leading supplier. This is a vital role which will require a significant contribution to help successfully deliver the business objectives. You will co-ordinate and manage product supply from Spain ensuring that quality and due diligence standards meet the requirements of customers in the UK.  This role will act as the focal point for the Spain/UK supply chain and the post holder will be responsible for developing and managing business relationships within the group of affiliated companies in Spain as well as third party suppliers.  The role will cover both conventional and organic products and the responsibility will extend from source through to the UK customer.

 

The Opportunity

To drive forward company quality & technical performance in Spain

To further develop and nurture customer relationships

To effectively manage and build relations with growers and suppliers

To understand and exceed customer expectations

To achieve cost reductions, quality improvements and service enhancements

 

The Qualities we want to see

You will be first and foremost a statesman

Superb communication and strong negotiation skills

A successful track record of strong retail relationship building

Minimum five years fresh produce experience

Strong understanding of farming

Excellent attention to detail with clear focus on end results

Personal integrity 

Spanish would be an advantage

 

Location

Murcia, Spain

 

The Rewards

€55-65K + Bonus + Car

Excellent progression plan

 

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a truly inspirational produce supplier who are entering a hugely exciting period and are continually looking to support, strengthen and grow their team.

To discuss this opportunity in complete confidence, please contact Ian Reed on +44 (0)1638 750706 or email ads@redfoxexecutive.com quoting reference 3420IR  

 

• The senior trader will be responsible for sales and profitability of tropical fresh fruits across Europe. For this purpose, the trader will not only have sales and profits responsibility, but will also be accountable for purchasing and tropical sourcing.
• To manage existing customer relations and to build profitable and sustainable trading business.
• You will be required to lead the trading team and work closely with other traders and sourcing operations representatives on a daily basis.
• To coordinate quality control, logistics, volume planning and handling claims
• There will also be a fair amount of traveling involved on a local and International basis.

• You will be required to have a minimum 3 years of working experience within sales role in fruit and vegetables industry.
• Preferred experience in or affinity with tropical fruits
• Proven profitable track record in building sustainable sales across EU countries
• Strong knowledge of at least German F&V wholesalers and preferably other EU counties
• Language skills : English and German are a must, Spanish and French will be considered a plus

Our client is a major division of a rapidly growing and hugely professional main market London plc that provides a vertical integration of the southern African Agri-Business sectors, delivering production, processing and a logistics cold chain to take African produce to international retailers. As a business, they deliver the highest quality of fresh produce internationally by being aligned to key global retailers and leading suppliers. The company firmly believes African produce will play an important and growing part in meeting global food demand.

• Achieve agreed budgets and financial targets including full P&L

• Passionate about delivering exceptional customer service and satisfaction.
• Commercial confidence and an analytical ability, combined with a self motivated approach to your work with a strong team orientation.

• Degree/diploma in agriculture or horticulture
• BASIS and FACTS qualified
• Full driving licence
• The successful candidate will have experience in agri seed crop production, be able to communicate in a clear and effective manner and possess the ability to develop and maintain good relationships.
• Given the nature of our business the candidate must be flexible to work a weekend rota. You will also be required to work additional hours in order for you to be successful in the role.

• To take the lead on product and process innovation
• To further develop and nurture customer relationships
• To help the commercial team develop quality, safe, legal and innovative products
• To understand and exceed customer expectations

• Of graduate calibre
• Superb communication and strong negotiation skills
• A successful track record of strong retail relationship building
• Minimum five years fresh  produce experience

• West Sussex, UK

• £Very Competitive + benefits

 Technical Manager

Bringing growers and customers together, our client is facilitating their growers to have a competitive edge, adding value to each stage of the supply chain. In committing themselves in providing a supportive role to growers, whilst understanding the importance of research, development and innovation, they are able to exceed their customers’ expectations and are consequently successfully supplying major UK retailers.

Managing one of their most prestigious retail accounts, in this role you will take full responsibility for all technical areas managing relationships accordingly with the client and their growers. You will drive new product initiatives in the market, considering all options to raise standards and give a point of difference, whether it is variety choice, carbon footprint, ethical standards, green iniatives and so forth. You will also need to ensure that all suppliers meet technical and quality standards and ensure that systems are maintained all year round to the highest level.

If you are a proven technical manager from the fresh fruit sector, looking for a new challenge, we want to hear from you! Proven retail experience is essential for this role – ideally Tesco-facing, as is a project management skill set to see initiatives through from beginning to end. Softer skills such as friendliness, a can do approach and the ability to communicate at all levels is as important for this role as your qualifications.

This is a fabulous supplier and customer facing opportunity, which is bound to put the bounce back into your step. Give us a call! 

Circa £45,000 + benefits

KENT

TECHNICAL MANAGER 2940IR

Based in the West Midlands our client has become one of the leading UK suppliers of fresh chilled produce to the major multiples.
Due to continued success, a career-defining opportunity has emerged to work as SENIOR TECHNICAL MANAGER for this world-leading supplier. This is a vital role which will require a significant contribution to help successfully deliver the business objectives. You will be expected to proactively drive forward and effectively communicate product and process innovation and quality standards with customers, also ensuring that the state-of-the-art production sites and global suppliers meet strict company policy requirements. You will be a significant member of the technical team with very strong customer facing ability.

The Opportunity…
• To take the lead on product, packaging and process innovation
• To further develop and nurture customer relationships
• To help the commercial team develop quality, safe, legal and innovative products
• To understand and exceed customer expectations
• To achieve cost reductions, quality improvements and service enhancements

The Qualities we want to see…
• Of graduate calibre
• Superb communication and strong negotiation skills
• Demonstrable man-management experience
• A successful track record of strong retail relationship building
• Minimum five years fresh food experience, specifically with short shelf-life chilled products
• Strong understanding of high care processing environments
• A good track record of successful delivery of innovative product NPD & EPD
• Excellent attention to detail with clear focus on end results
• Personal integrity

Location.....
• West Midlands, UK

The Rewards...
• £50-65k + Benefits
• Excellent progression plan

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a truly inspirational chilled foods supplier who are entering a hugely exciting period and are continually looking to support, strengthen and grow their team.

To discuss this opportunity in complete confidence, please contact Ian Reed on 08448 011911 or email ads@redfoxexecutive.com quoting reference 2940IR

Working exclusively with our northern-based client, a fantastic opportunity has arisen for an account director to focus on developing Certification & Accreditation business within food processing.

Our client is expanding its operations throughout the UK specialising in the inspection and certification of food and farming production; sustainable and responsible sourcing.

As Key Account Manager you will be a pivotal member of the Executive team. You will be fully responsible for devising and delivering the sales and marketing development plan, networking extensively throughout the UK food industry at both supplier and retail level in order to develop the company’s business.

You will be a natural communicator, commercially aware and astute, ideally from a food-processing technical background as you will be liaising with senior technical individuals on a regular basis. You must be able to hit the ground running, be well-networked and highly motivated as you will be working independently. You will have strong self-confidence and an attitude to succeed.

This is an outstanding opportunity to be a significant part of a rapidly developing business where your ultimate earning potential is uncapped.

Location : Home based

Benefits:
£ Competitive Salary
+ Car Allowance
+ Uncapped bonus potential
+ Potential equity in the medium term for outstanding performance

• To identify suppliers who can deliver long term competitive advantage
• To develop strategic relationships with suppliers and growers
• To effectively manage and build relations with key stakeholders
• To develop quality, safe, legal and innovative products
• To understand and exceed customers expectations
• To achieve cost reductions, quality improvements and service enhancements

A fantastic opportunity has arisen with a leading and internationally respected fresh produce business for Traders in Holland to be at the forefront of one of their key major multiple accounts. Your role will be to explore new business opportunities within the fresh produce sector and develop a clear business strategy for both short and long term opportunities to increase turnover and profit further. As such you will play a key part in the management of new product development and identifying strengths and weaknesses to take the account to the next “level”.

Our client is a highly trusted business partner to a significant number of arable businesses across the whole of the Eastern Regions offering a range of services from commodity marketing through to large scale arable storage. With a proven Management team hungry to excel further, they are now looking to make a number of key appointments within their business to secure their long-term growth plans.

• Overall responsibility for the control and customer growth of a designated trading area.
• Maximise the power of established customer trading relationships and further expand their profitable reach.
• Seek out new commercial relationships with new arable businesses whilst managing and developing the Farm Trading team that you will be responsible for.

• Proven commercial “sales” experience in sectors such as grain, ag machinery or fresh foods.
• Excellent commercial and management communication skills with adaptability to all situations.
• A natural self-motivator with first rate planning/organisational skills.

• Creating long-term profitable relationships with arable businesses in a designated trading area.
• Presenting marketing & commodity information to your customer base.
• Achieving the team and your individual sales targets for tonnage of crop bought and associated profitability.

• Great understanding of the arable aspects of UK Agriculture.
• Excellent commercial and relationship building skills.
• A desire to excel and progress within a team structured business.

Are you a budding individual, with a passion for change?

Please contact Sonal Balrey on 01638 750706 for further information