Farm Trader

TN United Kingdom; City of Edinburgh; Remote; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a motivated professional to join their team, focusing on purchasing combinable crops and selling quality seed and fertiliser products. This role involves building strong relationships with farmers, negotiating contracts, and promoting technical services. The company fosters a dynamic work environment that values diversity and continuous learning, offering opportunities for personal and professional growth. If you are passionate about agriculture and eager to make a difference, this position is an excellent opportunity to thrive in a supportive and innovative culture.

Benefits

Subsidized health & fitness offers

Mentorship programs

Career development opportunities

Employee resource groups

Qualifications

• Excellent understanding of combinable crops and their markets.
• Experience in building relationships and customer service.

Responsibilities

• Purchase grain and oilseeds from farmers, managing existing accounts.
• Negotiate contracts and sell seed and fertiliser products.

Skills

Understanding of combinable crops

Knowledge of seed varieties

Excellent communication skills

Commercial awareness

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Description

ADM Agriculture operates from locations throughout England and offers a people-based quality service to farmers and consumers. As well as providing an integrated supply chain to ADM’s UK assets in milling and oil seed crushing, ADM Agriculture supplies a full range of non-grain feed ingredients to the feed and fuel markets, alongside a comprehensive range of seed and fertiliser products.

Your Responsibilities & Role Purpose

To be responsible for purchasing combinable crops and selling quality seed and fertiliser products, along with promoting ADM Agriculture’s quality technical services to farmers. Managing and supporting existing accounts, building relationships, and procuring business with new accounts.

1. To purchase grain, oilseeds, and pulses from farmer customers, trading with existing accounts and developing new business.
2. To negotiate contracts with farmers within the terms and price range given by ADM Traders.
3. To sell seed and fertiliser products to both existing accounts and new prospects.
4. To actively promote campaigns in liaison with the Retail department.
5. To follow up on business inquiries, providing outstanding customer service.
6. To utilise company information and promote technical services to farmers.
7. To manage workload effectively to maximise account and business potential.

Your Profile

Knowledge

• Excellent understanding of combinable crops, OSR, pulses, and their uses/markets.
• Understanding of AIC and FOSFA grain contracts.
• Knowledge of seed varieties and dressings.
• Knowledge of fertiliser types and their uses.

Experience

• Arable farming understanding.
• Building relationships.
• Experience in using Microsoft Office software – Outlook, Word, Excel – and utilising skills in bespoke systems.

Capabilities

• Good commercial awareness.
• Ability to engage and influence others.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to interact and build relationships effectively, both internally and externally.

You should be comfortable in a dynamic, international environment, open to change, and a proactive, goal-oriented team player. Your future includes challenging tasks, short decision-making processes, and growth opportunities in a modern, flexible work environment with a culture promoting continuous learning and diversity. ADM offers employee resource groups such as Women’s ERG, Multicultural ERG, ADM Pride Network, and Young Professionals Network, as well as mentorship programs and career development opportunities. Compensation includes attractive remuneration and social benefits like subsidized health & fitness offers. ADM values mental health awareness and provides support through Mental Health First Aiders and training programs.

#IncludingYou

Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging are core to ADM’s culture. We are committed to creating inclusive environments where every employee can thrive, contribute, and grow. We value diverse backgrounds and perspectives, believing they enhance our collective success. For more on our diversity efforts, visit our website.

About ADM

At ADM, we harness the power of nature to provide access to nutrition worldwide. We lead in human and animal nutrition, agricultural origination, and processing, offering innovative solutions across the food and beverage industry. Our global presence and expertise enable us to meet diverse needs for food, health, and wellness products. Learn more at our website.

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