Farm Acquisition Manager

Stonegate Farmers Ltd; Lacock; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Stonegate Farmers Ltd is seeking a Farm Acquisition Manager to identify, engage and onboard new contract farms across all egg production systems, ensuring a sustainable supply base to meet demand. This field-based role involves extensive travel across the UK and regular engagement with farmers, industry stakeholders and internal teams.

You will build relationships, assess opportunities and guide onboarding, negotiating terms and developing recruitment materials to support growth and a robust

Qualifications

• Experience in a farm liaison, producer engagement or farm recruitment role.
• Strong relationship-building and stakeholder management skills.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
• Commercially aware, able to balance producer needs with business objectives.
• Self-motivated and able to work independently.
• Full UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Identify, engage and recruit new contract farms in line with demand and supply plans.
• Develop and maintain a strong pipeline of prospective producers across the UK.
• Represent Stonegate Farmers at agricultural shows, trade events and producer meetings.
• Build trusted relationships with prospective farming partners and industry stakeholders.
• Support prospective producers throughout the recruitment and onboarding process.
• Provide guidance on egg production systems, bird performance and farm development opportunities.
• Negotiate commercial terms, including initial egg pricing and recruitment incentives.
• Produce regular reports and pipeline updates using Salesforce CRM.
• Develop and enhance recruitment materials, presentations and farmer engagement strategies.
• Work closely with the Egg Supply and Farms Liaison teams to support business growth objectives.

Skills

Relationship building

Negotiation

Communication

Self-motivation

Driving licence

Tools

Salesforce

Microsoft Excel

Job description

This is a unique opportunity to play a pivotal role in the future growth of Stonegate Farmers. As Farm Acquisition Manager, you will be responsible for identifying, engaging and onboarding new contract farms across all egg production systems, ensuring the business has a sustainable and secure supply base to meet current and future customer demand.

Working closely with prospective producers, you'll build strong relationships, assess opportunities and guide farmers through the onboarding process, helping to develop a robust and resilient supply network for the future.

This is a highly visible, field-based role involving extensive travel across the UK and regular engagement with farmers, industry stakeholders and internal teams.

About Stonegate Farmers Ltd

At Stonegate Farmers, we’re proud to be one of the UK’s leading producers of free-range and organic eggs. With roots dating back to 1926 and a fresh vision since 2016, we’ve grown into a fully integrated business spanning farming, egg packing, and cooked egg processing.

What you’ll be doing:

• Identify, engage and recruit new contract farms in line with Stonegate Farmers' long-term demand and supply plans.
• Develop and maintain a strong pipeline of prospective producers across the UK.
• Represent Stonegate Farmers at agricultural shows, trade events and producer meetings.
• Build trusted relationships with prospective farming partners and industry stakeholders.
• Support prospective producers throughout the recruitment and onboarding process.
• Provide guidance on egg production systems, bird performance, breed characteristics and farm development opportunities.
• Negotiate commercial terms, including initial egg pricing and recruitment incentives.
• Produce regular reports and pipeline updates using Salesforce CRM.
• Develop and enhance recruitment materials, presentations and farmer engagement strategies.
• Work closely with the Egg Supply and Farms Liaison teams to support business growth objectives.

About You:

We're looking for a commercially minded individual who enjoys building relationships and has a passion for British agriculture.

Essential Experience & Knowledge

• Previous experience in a farm liaison, producer engagement, agricultural business development or farm recruitment role.
• Strong relationship-building and stakeholder management skills.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
• Commercially aware, with the ability to balance producer needs with business objectives.
• Self-motivated and comfortable working independently.
• Full UK driving licence.

Preferred Experience & Knowledge

• Knowledge of the UK egg production sector or wider poultry industry.
• Experience within the food production, food manufacturing or wider food industry sector.
• Strong financial and commercial acumen.
• Experience using CRM systems, such as Salesforce.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills.
• Experience attending agricultural events, trade shows or producer engagement activities.