Commercial Ruminant Nutritionist

AB Agri Ltd; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in animal nutrition seeks a Commercial Ruminant Nutritionist to manage customer accounts and provide expert nutritional solutions. This role requires a strong background in ruminant nutrition and a relevant degree. Candidates will engage with clients to ensure tailored solutions and represent the company at industry events. Competitive package includes salary, bonus, and benefits.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Discretionary performance-related bonus

Car allowance

Matched pension contributions up to 10%

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of ruminant nutrition and production systems.
• Proven ability to apply animal nutrition in a commercial setting.

Responsibilities

• Manage and grow customer accounts across the UK and Ireland.
• Engage with customers to deliver tailored nutritional solutions.
• Prepare technical papers for industry conferences.

Skills

Ruminant nutrition knowledge

Customer relationship management

Technical presentation skills

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Animal Science or Veterinary Science

Job description

Overview

The Role & Key Responsibilities

Job Title: Commercial Ruminant Nutritionist

Location: Home based with travel to customers and Head Office, Rugeley, Staffordshire

Contract and shift pattern: Permanent - 37.5 hours per week

Package includes: Competitive Salary, including discretionary performance related bonus, Car Allowance, plus pension contributions matched up to 10%, access to flexible benefits that support your development, wellbeing, and everyday life.

Premier Nutrition offers the chance to make a real impact—helping customers deliver excellence in ruminant nutrition as part of a market-leading, trusted brand in the feed industry. As a Commercial Nutritionist – Ruminant, you’ll manage and grow valued customer accounts across the UK and Ireland, providing technical expertise, innovative feed solutions, and commercially smart advice. This is a role where your knowledge is valued, ideas shape outcomes, and relationships drive success.

What you'll be doing

• Contribute as a core member of the Ruminant team with responsibility for acquiring new customers and supporting existing accounts across premix, supplements, feed formulation, and the provision of expert nutritional and technical advice.
• Engage with customers to understand performance targets, strategic objectives, and market-specific requirements, ensuring tailored solutions are delivered effectively.
• Safeguard product specifications, ensuring compliance with safety and legal standards while meeting commercial, marketing, and margin objectives.
• Contribute to the preparation of product literature, marketing campaigns, PR initiatives, and the authorship of technical articles and thought-leadership pieces.
• Represent the company externally by preparing and presenting technical papers at conferences, seminars, and discussion groups, strengthening Premier Nutrition’s industry profile.

What you'll bring

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Animal Science, Veterinary Science, or equivalent.
• Strong knowledge of ruminant nutrition, production systems, and performance data.
• Proven ability to apply animal ruminant nutrition in a commercial setting, with experience developing robust R&D plans, protocols, and diets.

About growth and company values

What sets us apart is how we delight our customers – and that’s because of great people like you. We’re collaborative, purpose-driven and encourage trying new ideas. We also nurture your individual journey so everyone can feel proud of the difference they make in their own way.

AB Agri was recognised as one of The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality 2025, reflecting our commitment to an inclusive, supportive, and fair workplace. We have rebuilt talent management practices, from inclusive hiring to transparent pay frameworks and flexible work, supported by Employee Network Groups. We are a Disability Confident employer and can provide additional support in the recruitment process on request.

About The Company

Rewarding your passion

When you join us, you'll do meaningful work and be rewarded fairly with annual salary reviews, incentive bonuses, ongoing career development, and enhanced family, financial, and wellbeing benefits from day one.

About us

Premier Nutrition is a leading provider of vitamin premix to manufacturers of animal feed across Europe and Asia, offering expert advice from leading nutritionists. We are part of AB Agri, the agricultural division of Associated British Foods, and are dedicated to feeding the world responsibly and affordably through quality animal feed, nutrition and technology-based products, and data services for the agri-food industry.

Application notes

We encourage you to register your details and upload your CV via our careers website as soon as you can. We may close the process early depending on applications. Equal opportunities questions are anonymised and separate from your application. You may choose not to answer, and it won't affect your application.

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