Graduate / Early Career - Dairy Consultants

targetjobs UK; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading dairy consultancy firm in the UK is seeking Graduate Dairy Consultants to support dairy farmers. This entry-level role offers training alongside experienced advisors, focusing on building strong relationships and offering essential advice to improve business performance. Ideal candidates will have a passion for agriculture and excellent communication skills. The position includes a salary starting at £30,000 and various benefits, and it emphasizes the importance of learning and adaptability in a dynamic environment.

Benefits

Benefits package

Matched pension contribution up to 10%

Qualifications

• A strong interest in agriculture, dairy, food production, or business.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• A willingness to learn, adapt, and work independently.
• A UK driving licence and flexibility to travel.
• Confidence using IT and analysing information.

Responsibilities

• Build strong relationships with dairy farmers and understand their business needs.
• Learn how to offer technical, nutritional, and commercial advice.
• Support clients to improve profitability and operational performance.
• Keep up to date with the latest dairy industry trends and technology.

Skills

Communication skills

Relationship-building

Analytical skills

Adaptability

Interest in agriculture

Education

Degree in Agriculture, Animal Science, Business or related field

Job description

Graduate / Early Career - Dairy Consultants

At Kite Consulting, we help dairy farmers across the UK unlock the potential of their businesses.

We’re looking for ambitious, motivated individuals to join us! No extensive experience needed — just the right mindset, energy, and a passion to learn.

The Role & Key Responsibilities

Location: UK

Contract: Full time, Permanent.

Package includes: Salary from £30,000, plus a benefits package designed to support your wellbeing and reward your impact, and a matched pension contribution up to 10%.

Interviews to take place in January 2026

What The Role Involves

This role is your first step into consultancy. You’ll work alongside experienced advisors, building your knowledge of dairy farming and business performance. You’ll support farmers, develop practical skills, and start building trusted client relationships.

• Build strong relationships with dairy farmers and understand their business needs.
• Learn how to offer technical, nutritional, and commercial advice that drives real improvements.
• Support clients to improve profitability, sustainability, and operational performance.
• Keep up to date with the latest dairy industry trends and technology.
• Grow your own client portfolio as your knowledge and confidence develop.

What We’re Looking For

• Essential:
  • A strong interest in agriculture, dairy, food production, or business.
  • Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
  • A willingness to learn, adapt, and work independently.
  • A UK driving licence and flexibility to travel.
  • Confidence using IT and analysing information.
• Desirable:
  • A degree in Agriculture, Animal Science, Business, or a related field.
  • Experience on a farm, within dairy production, or along the supply chain.
  • Knowledge of sustainability or environmental practices in agriculture.

About The Company

Kite Consulting provides business services across the food supply chain, from farmer to retailer. We are recognised as one of the UK’s leading dairy consultancy companies, proud of our knowledge‑base and relationships built with customers through practical imaginative advice focused on delivering excellence and success.

We’re part of AB Agri, the agricultural division of Associated British Foods (ABF plc), and we’re passionate about feeding the world responsibly and affordably by making quality animal feed, creating nutrition and technology‐based products, and offering data services for the agri‑food industry.

As a Disability Confident employer, we’re committed to ensuring our application and recruitment processes work for everyone. If you need any additional support—alternative formats, support dogs, a sign language interpreter—just let us know.

Application Notes

We hope you feel that AB Agri is somewhere you can thrive and we look forward to hearing from you. Please register your details and upload your CV via our careers website as soon as possible. When you do, we’ll ask some equal opportunities questions for inclusivity; this information is anonymised and confidential.

Apply today or contact our recruitment team for more information.

Agencies and media sales

AB Agri group politely requests no contact from recruitment agencies or media sales. We do not accept speculative CVs from agencies nor the associated fees.

Note: Only direct applications are accepted.