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Competitive base salary + bonus potential + vehicle (+ relocation if applicable) Closing date 14 Oct 2025
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You're a seasoned poultry industry professional with a passion for influencing the future of the sector. This is an opportunity to build long-term consultative relationships with independent farmers on behalf of a leading poultry supply chain business.
The role will place you at the heart of an evolving poultry supply chain. The company is expanding and is in the process of acquiring multiple additional farms.
As Agriculture Relationship Manager, you'll be the key link between the business and its independent broiler growers. Your mission will be twofold:
- Retain and support the existing grower base through proactive relationship management.
- Expand the network by identifying and onboarding new and established growers aligned with the company's growth plans.
Another core function of the role will be to gather and disseminate market insight up, down and across the company. You'll work closely with farmers, commercial colleagues, and operational teams to ensure high performance, loyalty, and sustainable growth across key UK regions.
Key responsibilities:
Conduct regular farm visits, grower meetings and social events.
Gather market insights and present both internally (including at board level) and externally.
Collaborate closely across the farming team and fulfil a knowledge exchange function.
Optimise grower retention and attraction.
Conduct performance reviews and implement outcomes.
Negotiate and manage grower contracts and new shed developments.
Identify and attract new growers, including those supplying other processors or entering the market.
Provide guidance to new entrants on farm development and broiler production.
Maintain a database of market activity and grower contacts.
Collaborate with internal teams to share best practices and meet collective goals.
Your profile:

• Comprehensive knowledge of the UK and regional broiler markets is essential.

• Proven success at relationship management within the agricultural sector.

• Ability to build strong relationships based on integrity, trust, and respected financial/ budgetary judgement.

• Commercial and negotiation skills around agreeing financial terms and contracts.

• Readiness to travel and work away from home as and when required.

• Extensive regional contacts within the wider poultry industry, with strong networking skills.

• Attention to detail and accuracy.

What you can expect:
- Competitive salary to reflect skills/experience + bonus potential
- Car allowance
- Life assurance x3
- Private medical insurance
- Attractive pension (employer contribution - 7.5%)
To apply:
For more information and an informal confidential discussion please call Jon Handley on: Office 01885 485522 or e-mail your CV and covering letter to jon.handley@delacyexecutive.co.uk
De Lacy Executive Recruitment 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.
Company
De Lacy Executive is a recruitment consultancy that supports farming and agri-business.
Since 2000 we have been recruiting within agriculture, horticulture, sustainability, food supply chain and other rural sectors across the UK and Internationally. We arguably have the largest network of candidates and regular employer clients within the sectors we operate in.
Over this time, 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 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 or 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 a corporate member of 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.
We look forward to hearing from you.
De Lacy Executive Ltd. Suite 1 First Floor, Oak House, Bromyard Road, Worcester, WR2 5HP.
Tel: 01885 483440. E mail:
Company info Website Telephone 01885 483440 Location Suite 1, First Floor
Oak House
Bromyard Road,
Worcester
Worcestershire
WR2 5HP
United Kingdom
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