Farm Trader

**ADM Agriculture** operates from locations throughout England and offers a people-based quality service to farmers and consumers. As well as providing an integrated supply chain to ADM’s UK assets in milling and oil seed crushing, We supply a full range of non-grain feed ingredients to the feed and fuel markets, alongside a comprehensive range of seed and fertilisers.
- Job Purpose
- To be responsible for purchasing combinable crops and selling quality seed and fertiliser products along with promoting ADM Agriculture’s quality technical services to farmers. Managing and supporting existing accounts along with building relationships and procuring business with new accounts.**Location***:
We are recruiting for two roles to expand our established Farm Trading Team. One to cover the North of England/Scotland and one to cover the Midlands area.- Your Responsibilities
- To purchase grain, oilseeds and pulses from farmer customers trading with existing accounts and developing new business.
- To negotiate contracts with farmers within the terms and price range given by ADM Traders.
- To sell seed and fertiliser products to both existing accounts and procuring new business.
- Actively promote campaigns in liaison with the Retail department.
- To follow up on business enquiries providing outstanding customer service.
- To utilise company information and promote technical services to farmers.
- To manage workload effectively to maximise account and business potential.
- To become BASIS and FACTS qualified (within 2 years)

Your Profile
- **Knowledge, experience & capabilities**
Knowledge
- To gain/have an understanding of combinable crops, OSR, pulses and their uses/markets
- Following training - familiarity of the concept and desired outcome for farm trading business.
- To gain understanding of AIC and FOSFA grain contracts
- Awareness of seed varieties and dressings.
- Knowledge of fertiliser types and their uses.

Experience
- Arable farming understanding
- Building relationships
- Experienced in the use of Microsoft IT software - Outlook, Word, Excel and utilising skills into using bespoke systems

Capabilities
- Demonstrates good level of commercial awareness
- Ability to engage and influence others
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to interact and build relationships effectively, both internally and externally

Core hours of work: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday
- Our Offer
- Room for growth with the opportunity to manage your own career path.
- A company culture which promotes continuous learning and diversity.
- Excellent career opportunities in a world leading nutrition company.
- An attractive remuneration package including a variety of social benefits like subsidised health & fitness offers.- **Ref ID**
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