Farm Account Manager

Location Okehampton
Discipline: Agriculture, Farming
Job type: Permanent
Salary: £20,000 - 25,000 Dependant on experience + Benefits
Contact name: Ollie O'Driscoll

Contact email: ollie@agrifj.co.uk
Job ref: 14756 OO
Published: almost 3 years ago
Startdate: ASAP

Job Title: Farm Account Manager

Location: Okehampton

The Company:

Our client, a well-established country store specialising in the farming and agricultural sector are looking to further expand their account manager by recruiting for a Farm Account Manager. They have been established for over 40 years and are continually reinvesting and expanding. This company are committed to providing the highest quality service and products to their customers.

The industry:

Retail - Country Store - Pet and Bird, Farm and Smallholder, Hardware and DIY, Clothing and Footwear, Equestrian, Home and Gift

The successful Farm Account Manager will be responsible for:

  • Proactively building strong relationships with Farming customers to confidently offer the right advice and product information

  • Confidently advise Farm customers on Fertilisers, Feeds and Seeds 

  • Liaise with Farm customers referencing prior year orders to secure orders ahead of the competition.

  • Reactively respond to inbound telephone/email enquiries 

  • Processing orders

  • Liaise with internal departments (stock queries, sales opportunities)

  • Support the management team with any reasonable requests

The ideal Farm Account Manager will have/ be:

  • Agricultural or Farming experience

  • Excellent customer handling skills

  • A friendly, confident, and informed approach

  • Strong organisational and decision-making skills.

  • Experience of working within a targeted fast paced environment.

  • Great IT and computer skills

Additional Information:

This is a Permanent Full time position

You will be based in Okehampton

Full product training will be provided.

Salary:

£20,000 - £25,000 per annum + Benefits

How to apply for the Farm Account Manager role:

Please send your CV and cover letter to; Ollie O'Driscoll - Ollie@agrifj.co.uk or call Ollie on 07843 700 001.

​We thank all applicants who apply for this role. However, please be advised that only those short listed for an interview will be contacted.

Please be assured that your job application will be managed in complete confidence and your personal details will not be passed to any third party without your prior permission.

Agricultural and Farming Jobs are an established specialist Agricultural Recruitment business with offices based in rural Worcestershire.

We have a specialist and dedicated Headhunting Recruitment Division as well as a specialist Jobs Advertising Division. We recruit specifically for all roles within the Agricultural industry and support the recruitment needs of all related clients including; Farms, Agricultural Machinery, Fresh Produce, Food, Horticultural, Equestrian, Finance and Veterinary companies on an International basis.

We offer an exceptional service with a personable, yet highly professional approach.