Origination Manager

Bunge Iberica SA; Birmingham, Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A major player in agribusiness is seeking an experienced Origination Manager to enhance business growth and manage key account relationships. The successful candidate will lead origination strategies, engage with stakeholders from major UK retail businesses, and build high-performing teams. This role requires extensive agribusiness experience and expertise in sustainability projects. The position can be home or office-based in the UK.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Discretionary bonus

Life insurance

Private healthcare

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in driving business growth within the UK agriculture sector.
• Proven leadership skills managing diverse teams.
• Success in developing key account relationships.

Responsibilities

• Oversee origination strategies driving business growth.
• Engage with major UK retail businesses.
• Lead and build high-performing origination teams.

Skills

UK agribusiness experience

Leadership and team management

Strategic thinking

Commercial acumen

Change management

Sustainability project knowledge

Job description

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Origination Manager

Location: London, GB, SE1 2AQ

City: Liverpool / Leeds / Tarporley / Birmingham
State: North Lincolnshire (GB-NLN)
Country: United Kingdom (GB)
Requisition Number: 42353

This role is ideally based in the North‑West of the UK, South Yorkshire, Humberside or North Lincolnshire. Named locations above are optional, not exhaustive. Please apply if based in other locations and open to travel across mainly North‑East UK and to the country headquarters in Thame.

The Bunge UK Business, formerly Viterra, based in Oxfordshire, has been operating for nearly 6 decades and is a major participant in the UK grains, feeds and bio‑fuel markets. Across the UK our portfolio of strategically placed storage and port facilities ensures our products are moved efficiently between destinations without delay. The trusted consumer relationships we have developed over the years provide our farmer customers with the ability to add greater value using our worldwide market intelligence and information.

Summary of the Role

We are seeking an experienced Origination Manager to drive business growth within the arable sector by managing and expanding farmer relationships and key accounts. This leadership role involves strategic oversight of origination and sales, expertise in delivering and implementing new sustainability and other projects with the origination team and growers, leading change initiatives, and collaborating with product and commodity teams to execute successful campaigns across all markets across the UK.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee origination strategies to drive business growth and develop a strategy securing and maintaining strong trading relationships with key accounts, including farm accounts across all products.
• Engage with key stakeholders of major UK retail businesses and farm accounts to strengthen partnerships and deliver commercial success.
• Collaborate with product managers to design and deliver successful campaigns across all markets, ensuring alignment with business objectives.
• Lead, recruit, and build high‑performing national and local origination teams, fostering a culture of excellence and accountability.
• Establish and manage new office locations, including recruitment, team setup, and comprehensive training programs.
• Develop and train farm traders from diverse backgrounds (e.g., college graduates or professionals from other industries) and nurture the growth of new managers.
• Demonstrate expertise in delivering sustainability projects, aligning with industry standards and business objectives.
• Lead campaign delivery of change initiatives and implement new projects to origination teams and growers, ensuring successful adoption and impact.
• Report directly to the Head of Grains & Country Manager, providing strategic insights and updates on origination and sales performance metrics.
• Collaborate with internal teams to align origination, sales, and sustainability strategies with overall business objectives.

Essential Skills and Experience

• Extensive UK agribusiness experience with a proven track record in driving business growth, origination, and sales, particularly with major UK key farm accounts and retail businesses.
• Exceptional leadership and team management skills, including demonstrated success in recruiting, building, and developing high‑performing diverse sales and (farm) trading teams.
• Strategic thinking, commercial acumen, and a proven ability to lead change, implement projects, and collaborate effectively on, and drive campaigns across all markets.
• Leadership experience at a senior management level, responsible for growth and development of teams with varied backgrounds.
• Experience in setting up new office locations and managing corporate change initiatives.
• A knowledge of the major UK retail businesses across all input products would be an advantage.
• Knowledge of delivering sustainability projects within the agribusiness sector.

Personal Attributes

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage across all organizational levels.
• Natural motivator and positive leader.

Company Benefits

• A salary commensurate with role and responsibilities.
• Discretionary bonus scheme.
• Life insurance, income protection and private healthcare (after qualifying period).

Location & Working Hours

Location: UK, can be home or office-based.

Working hours: Monday to Friday 8.30-5.30pm.

Reporting To

Head of Grains and Oilseeds UK & Country Manager.

Contact Information

Does this role trigger your interest, and do you recognize yourself in the profile we are looking for? Apply through the apply button to share your interest or in case of questions, connect with Marinke van Stekelenburg, Talent Acquisition Manager EMEA via [e-mail].

Company Values

• We Are One Team – Collaborative, Respectful, Inclusive.
• We Lead The Way – Agile, Empowered, Innovative.
• We Do What’s Right – Safety, Sustainability, With Integrity.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Bunge is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, national origin, citizenship, age, disability or military or veteran status, or any other legally protected status.

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