Who we are looking for 

We are looking for an ambitious and commercially driven Poultry Commercial Nutritionist to professionally promote and sell Trouw Nutrition products and services. Reporting to the Poultry Director, you will be responsible for identifying new business opportunities whilst also supporting a long-established customer base. You will be able to identify needs and requirements to promote our company’s solutions, meet customer needs and help achieve overall business growth objectives.  

The primary area of responsibility will within GB, however flexibility to travel as and when required. 

Who we are 

Trouw Nutrition is a leading manufacturer of premix, farm minerals, calf milk replacers and feed additives both in GB & Ireland and across our other global organisations. Our customer base comprises of poultry integrations, large home mixers, the compound feed industry, agricultural merchants/Co-ops and agri-distributors,  

Key Accountabilities: 

• Uncover and develop the needs and requirements of the customer, link these to relevant Trouw Nutrition products and solutions 

• Establish and build strong customer relationships that over time allows for strong business relations and ongoing representation reinforced by sales and technical support. 

• Participate with other sales and commercial nutritionists and management to develop sales strategies for accounts and help identify target accounts and product and service opportunities. 

• Help organise customized customer seminars, internal staff training and help coordinate applicable customer marketing activities. 

• Monitor competitive activity in each account and ensure that appropriate response strategies are formulated and communicated 

• Facilitate the customers to meet technical training demands using other team members where required 

• Use initiative to identify new business opportunities and ways of developing new Trouw/Customer relationships 

• Provide support and direct advice on a very large and diverse range of areas, nutrition, NIR, QC, Legislation, sales training, on farm support, FA sales, regular engagement with key people within our customer base involving sales, technical, QC, management etc.  

• Participate in localised innovations in conjunction with key customers, to reinforce Trouw representation and sales  

• In addition, any other duties deemed necessary by the country Poultry Director. 

Qualifications, Skills, and Experience Requirements: 

Essential: 

• Educated to degree level in a related discipline 

• Strong working knowledge of poultry nutrition 

• Experience of developing and nurturing positive relationships and influencing people at a senior level 

• Team player with strong negotiation, presentation, contractual and legal skills 

• Adept at persuasive selling, sales processes and tools 

• In-depth understanding of business environments and sales financials 

Desirable: Knowledge, qualifications, or experience of the following would be an advantage: 

• At least 3 years of technical selling and account management experience in a business-to-business and business -to-farm environment 

• Previous experience working in the agriculture industry preferably within the poultry sector. 

Key Competencies: 

• Sound poultry technical knowledge 

• Communication  

• Collaboration 

• Leading relationships 

• Business acumen 

• Customer relationship management  

Location:   

This job will be based within Great Britan with occasional travel to Ireland and Europe. 

Job will be home based with occasional travel to Ashbourne, Derbyshire. 

Our Offer: 

An attractive package is on offer to the successful candidate, which includes a competitive salary, pension and company car.  Locally, we offer the opportunity of joining the Nutreco family within a small, highly motivated and dedicated team.  Working for Trouw Nutrition brings all the advantages and opportunities of working for an international market leader while feeling part of a local Company.  Within Nutreco there are a wealth of possibilities.