Farm Trader

Frontier Agriculture Limited; Aberdeen City; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading agriculture company in Aberdeen City is seeking a Farm Trader to join their commercial team on a permanent full-time basis. The ideal candidate will have a strong interest in agriculture and excellent commercial skills. Responsibilities include building relationships with customers and promoting the company's products and services. Full training will be provided along with a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.

Benefits

Competitive salary

25 days holiday plus option to purchase more

Dedicated Learning & Development support

Employee Assistance Program

Life Assurance and pension plan

Paid volunteer leave

Employee network groups

Qualifications

• Strong interest in the agricultural sector is necessary.
• Commercial acumen and the ability to build customer relationships.
• Excellent communication skills are needed.

Responsibilities

• Building knowledge of Frontier's products and services.
• Promoting and managing business with farmer customers.
• Engaging in prospecting for new customers.

Skills

Strong commercial acumen and awareness

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Ability to build outstanding professional relationships

Strong interest in the agricultural sector

Planning and organisational skills

Personal ambition and resilience

Education

FACTS qualification

Job description

We are looking for a Farm Trader to join the Frontier commercial team, based in Newmachar, on a permanent full-time basis. A background in sales is not essential as we are looking for people with a strong interest in agriculture who will integrate and be a key member of the Scottish Commercial team. Full training will be provided.

The Benefits

• Competitive salary
• 25 days holiday per calendar year with option to purchase up to 5 more days (subject to meeting eligibility requirements)
• Dedicated Learning & Development team to support you and your career
• Employee Assistance Program providing 24 hours support & advice in areas such as health and wellbeing for yourself, your family & friends (up to 5 people in total)
• Increased Maternity, Paternity & Adoption leave benefits for eligible employees
• Life Assurance scheme and pension plan with employer contributions of up to 7%
• Up to two days paid volunteer leave per year (only applicable to permanent employees)
• The opportunity to join our employee network groups including LGBTQ+, Menopause wellbeing, Neurodiversity and Womens network groups.

About You

• Strong interest in the agricultural sector
• Strong commercial acumen and awareness.
• Ability to build outstanding professional relationships with customers and colleagues.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal).
• A high level of initiative with strong planning and organisational skills.
• The personal ambition, tenacity, and resilience to succeed in a sales role.
• FACTS qualification (would be an advantage but not essential).

Your Role

• Building a comprehensive knowledge of Frontiers products and services.
• Promoting, managing, and developing Frontiers business, products and services.
• Having knowledge of grain markets and provide advice on the most appropriate management strategies.
• Purchasing Grain, Oilseeds and Pulses from our farmer customers both established and new, agreeing terms for grain storage and handling services, if required.
• Advising and selling seed, fertilisers and other inputs and services to farmer customers and developing new sales opportunities.
• Building strong relationships with experienced commercial managers, developing commercial understanding alongside technical knowledge.
• Liaising closely with colleagues to identify opportunities with new customers and develop relationships with existing customers, supporting a joint working approach.
• Actively engaging in prospecting customers for Frontier.

We encourage candidates to submit their applications as early as possible and not to wait until the published closing date as applications will be reviewed and interviews may be booked in before that date.

We reserve the right to remove this advert or close it to further applications at any point during the recruitment process.

About Us

Frontier is a successful and growing business. We are the largest crop production and grain marketing company in the UK, with over 1,000 employees and a turnover of more than £1.5 billion.

With a vision to be the first-choice employer in UK agriculture, we are committed to delivering a culture where people are at the heart of our success.

Our business approach is underpinned by our core values

Integrity, Customer First and Expertise

or ICE. These values support our whole philosophy and way of working and we are always looking to attract talented individuals with either industry knowledge or specialist skills that will help us deliver consistently to these values.

Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

We have a clear commitment to equality of opportunity and diversity encouraging fairness and equality of treatment for all. As such we encourage applications from all backgrounds.

We recognise the value of a workforce in which people from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to introduce fresh ideas and contribute to the business goals.

We are committed to providing a diverse and inclusive environment with inclusive employment policies, such as progressive flexible working and parental policies.