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Farm Business Manager - Shropshire

Employer
De Lacy Executive
Location
Shropshire
Salary
Competitive salary and bonus package reflecting your experience and skills
Closing date
17 Jun 2022

Job Details

Have you a solid practical grounding in agricultural management along with a passion and drive to maximise the potential of a 400 acre estate? Do you have an entrepreneurial flair together with an interest in regenerative agriculture, renewables and other diversification opportunities? If so, this role may be of interest.

Our client owns a 400 acre estate in a scenic, rural corner of Shropshire. They're seeking an ambitious Farm Business Manager to work in partnership with the owner to develop and deliver a strategy and business plan to optimise the agricultural, leisure and commercial potential of the estate. You will take a 'hands on' approach to managing the estate, currently a mixture of woodland, arable and amenity land.

Whether you're towards the beginning of your agricultural management career or a more experienced professional, your passion for sustainable agriculture will be self-evident and you will act in a consultancy capacity to the owner. This is an excellent opportunity for someone seeking to benefit from the long-term success of a rural business.

What your 'day-to-day' will look like:

  • Develop a business plan to maximise the agricultural, leisure and commercial potential of the estate
  • Plan finances and budget / monitor progress against budget
  • Undertake practical activities, such as driving tractors, operating machinery, feeding livestock (if appropriate) and spraying fields
  • Responsibility for purchasing inputs and supplies as required
  • Arrange the maintenance and repair of farm buildings, machinery and equipment
  • Manage estate commercial properties
  • Manage estate residential properties
  • Manage woodland
  • Plan staffing to meet business needs
  • Recruit, train, mentoring and manage staff as required
  • Ensure that farm activities comply with government regulations
  • Apply health and safety standards across the farm estate
  • Protect the environment and maintaining biodiversity
  • In conjunction with the book keeper, assist in maintaining financial records
  • Keep abreast of government grants / subsidy schemes and submit applications

What you will possess:

  • Agricultural management degree (or equivalent in a related field)
  • Strong practical agricultural experience
  • A minimum of 2-3 years of agricultural management experience
  • A demonstrable entrepreneurial flair
  • Aptitude and passion for farm business diversification
  • Sound grasp of various relevant agricultural initiatives
  • Ability to act in a consultancy capacity

What you can expect:

  • Competitive salary and package to reflect your skills and experience
  • Profit share bonus scheme
  • Strong commitment to your long-term professional development

To apply:

Please email your CV and covering letter to jon.handley@delacyexecutive.co.uk

For more information and an informal confidential discussion please call:

Jon Handley on DDI: 01885 485522

De Lacy Executive will upload your CV to our database and retain some data about you in order to process your application. More information about our processing activities can be found at www.delacyexecutive.co.uk/privacypolicy. Please be assured that all contact is treated in complete confidence and your details will not be passed to a third party without your prior permission.

Please note that this advertisement is not a job description and you should satisfy yourself about the full details at interview.

De Lacy Executive is an Approved member of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation, which promotes high standards in recruitment practice, and is registered with the Information Commissioners Office. De Lacy Executive complies with all relevant data protection legislation.

Company

De Lacy Executive is the professional Agri-Business recruitment consultancy.

Since 2000 we have been recruiting within the agriculture, horticulture, fruit, fresh produce, primary food and other rural sectors in the UK and Internationally. We arguably have the largest database of candidates and regular employer clients.

In this period we have been privileged to help countless companies and jobseekers to achieve their employment goals.

We engage at all levels from trainee through to senior executive and in disciplines from production to technical and commercial.

Our team of nine is friendly, knowledgeable and experienced. We welcome your enquiries and offer our very best advice and service whatever the employment situation.

Most of us are agriculturalists by upbringing and education and have experience of working in the sector we serve before entering the recruitment industry.  We are well trained in recruitment practice and De Lacy Executive is the only Agricultural Recruitment business to be Approved by the Recruitment and Employment Confederation which promotes high standards within the recruitment industry.

We maintain the highest levels of confidentiality and are registered and conform to the requirements of the Data Protection Act.

 “Integrity, Knowledge and Confidentiality”.

We look forward to hearing from you.

De Lacy Executive Ltd. Suite 7, Malvern Gate, Bromwich Road, Worcester WR2 4BN

Tel: 01885 483440. E mail: admin@delacyexecutive.co.uk

Company info
Telephone
01885 483440
Location
Suite 7
Malvern Gate
Bromwich Road
Worcester
Worcestershire
WR2 4BN
United Kingdom

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