Administrator - Farm Trading (Fixed Term Contract)

ADM; Hemswell CP; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

ADM in the United Kingdom is seeking an Administrator for Farm Trading on a fixed-term contract. You will provide proactive admin support to the team, handle enquiries, manage contracts, and maintain accurate records to support commercial success across the agricultural sector.

The role requires at least one year of admin experience, strong MS Office skills (Outlook, Word, Excel), and the ability to work collaboratively with farmers and internal colleagues.

Qualifications

• One year’s experience in an administrative role is essential.
• Confident user of Microsoft Office with the ability to learn bespoke systems.

Responsibilities

• Provide proactive, efficient administrative support to the Farm Trading team, ensuring smooth day-to-day operations.
• Work closely with Farm Traders, supporting daily activities such as handling enquiries, managing contracts, processing amendments, and sharing pricing and sample results.
• Build strong relationships with farmers by maintaining regular contact and supporting ongoing business opportunities.
• Set up new customer accounts and maintain accurate, up-to-date records.
• Assist with general account management including monitoring overdue accounts and chasing paperwork for compliance purposes.
• Maintain spreadsheets to determine availability, quality and pricing requirements of forward contracts.
• Contact customers by telephone when required and route calls to the relevant colleague or department.
• Assist the Farm Trading desk with campaigns, ensuring information is accurate and timely.
• Assist with organising farmer events and the workloads of samplers during harvest.

Skills

Administrative experience

Communication

Tools

Outlook

Word

Excel

Job description

Job Description

Administrator - Farm Trading (Fixed Term Contract)

Job Purpose

To be part of a team providing key support to the Farm Trading department, delivering high-quality administrative expertise that helps drive commercial success and strong customer relationships across the agricultural sector.

Main Responsibilities

• Provide proactive, efficient administrative support to the Farm Trading team, ensuring smooth day-to-day operations.
• Work closely with Farm Traders, supporting daily activities such as handling enquiries, managing contracts, processing amendments, and sharing pricing and sample results.
• Build strong relationships with farmers by maintaining regular contact and supporting ongoing business opportunities.
• Set up new customer accounts and maintain accurate, up-to-date records.
• To assist with general account management including, but not limited to, activley monitoring overdue accounts, along with managing and chasing stakeholders to return paperwork required for compliance purposes (eg. Warrants, Regen Programmes, ID), and escalating where necessary.
• Maintenance of spreadsheets to determine availability/quality and pricing requirements of forward contracts.
• Contact customers by telephone when required, and filter/direct incoming calls to the relevant colleague or department, including esculating leads to Farm Traders.
• Assisting the Farm Trading desk with campaigns providing relevant information is presented in an accurate and timely manner.
• Assisting with the organisation of farmer events.
• To assist with organisation of samplers and their workloads during harvest.

Experience

Skills, Abilities and Experience

• One year’s experience of working in an administrative role essential.
• Confident user of Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel) with the ability to learn and work with bespoke systems.

Capabilities

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build rapport quickly.
• Highly organised, proactive and motivated to deliver outstanding administration support.
• Comfortable with working collaboratively and building relationships with both internal teams and external customers.
• High attention to detail including accurate data entry and record-keeping skills.
• Ability to prioritise workload and manage multiple tasks effectively.

#IncludingYou

Diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging are cornerstones of ADM’s efforts to continue innovating, driving growth, and delivering outstanding performance. We are committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce and create welcoming, truly inclusive work environments — environments that enable every ADM colleague to feel comfortable on the job, make meaningful contributions to our success, and grow their career. We respect and value the unique backgrounds and experiences that each person can bring to ADM because we know that diversity of perspectives makes us better, together.

For more information regarding our efforts to advance Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging, please visit our website here: Culture, Engagement & Inclusion | ADM.

About ADM

At ADM, we unlock the power of nature to provide access to nutrition worldwide. With industry-advancing innovations, a complete portfolio of ingredients and solutions to meet any taste, and a commitment to sustainability, we give customers an edge in solving the nutritional challenges of today and tomorrow. We’re a global leader in human and animal nutrition and the world’s premier agricultural origination and processing company. Our breadth, depth, insights, facilities and logistical expertise give us unparalleled capabilities to meet needs for food, beverages, health and wellness, and more. From the seed of the idea to the outcome of the solution, we enrich the quality of life the world over. Learn more at www.adm.com.

Req/Job ID

112963BR