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Competitive salary (Reflective of experience) + Bonus + Company car and fuel card Closing date 12 Dec 2025
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Are you an experienced Ruminant Nutritionist looking to step into Senior Management and Team Leadership?
Our client, a progressive Ruminant Feed company based in the South-West of England, is seeking a Senior Ruminant Nutritionist to manage their sales team, maintain and build their customer base, and offer high quality technical advice to farmers and producers.
This is a strategic role requiring someone with strong leadership experience and an excellent technical background in ruminant nutrition. The ideal candidate will reside within or be in commuting distance of the South-West of England.
As Ruminant Technical Sales Manager, there will be three main elements to your role:
Team Leadership: Manage and support the ruminant sales team, ensuring high performance and continuous development.
Commercial: Drive commercial decisions, including key account management, sales growth, pricing decisions, and long-term strategy.
Technical: Collaborate with clients and internal teams to develop feed formulations and provide technical advice.
You could make a significant impact on this progressive business - committed to producing the highest quality feed.
Role & responsibilities:

• Inspire, coach, and develop a high-performing sales team to exceed targets.

• Collaborate closely with Directors on commercial strategy

• Monitor trends and competitor activity to inform proactive decision-making

• Maintain and build on existing network of key client accounts

• Deliver expert ruminant nutrition advice to farmers and buyers

• Manage all feed formulation processes and products

• Represent the business at key agricultural events, reinforcing its leadership position.

• Deliver accurate forecasting, margin optimisation, and business insights

• Maintain precise records, bookkeeping, and reporting related to sales, pricing, and client activity.

• Ensure compliance with internal financial policies and external regulatory requirements.

Requirements:

• Exceptional leadership and mentoring capabilities

• Extensive knowledge of ruminant nutrition

• Proven sales experience in the feed sector

• Strong commercial acumen and strategic decision-making

• Team building and people management skills

• Formulation experience in Dairy and Beef Sector

The package:

• Competitive salary (Reflective of experience)

• Bonus

• Company car and fuel card

How do I apply?
For more information and an informal confidential discussion please call Rupert Kettle on: 01885 485523 / 07498665961 or e-mail your CV (in word format) and covering letter to rupert.kettle@delacyexecutive.co.uk , thank you.
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.
Please note that this advertisement is not a job description and you should satisfy yourself about the full details at interview.
De Lacy Executive Recruitment 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 Recruitment complies with all relevant data protection legislation.
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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