Head of Farming

About the role

The Head of Farming is accountable for the creation and implementation of the Company's Farming business strategy in the short, medium and longer term.

Working in conjunction with the Head of Rural to implement effective business plans and vision

Accountable for delivery of the agreed strategy and driving high performance across the Farming department as a whole

A key focus on driving a business development culture in order to cultivating existing clients and establishing new clients

Retain responsibility for managing own client relationships

Oversight of processes in order to manage risk, drive quality and profitability

Work in conjunction with the Head of Rural to develop a culture of process improvement through training, communication and development of appropriate systems and processes

Accountable for P&L for the Farming department

Accountable for the achievement of budgets and reforecast of the Farming department

Communicate financial information to the relevant people in the Farming department

Be a visionary and inspirational leader

Actively communicate and drive the vision of the Company, rural and farming businesses

Inspiring, coaching, mentoring and developing successors including the identification of top talent

Instilling an ethos of business development throughout the business line

Acting as a role model for organisational behaviour across the business

Responsible for overall client satisfaction and monitoring quality of business undertaken.

Working with the wider business to develop and execute regional and national business development plans

About you

The candidate should be a strong communicator, highly numerate and with a high degree of adaptability and flexibility. They will be an experienced and knowledgeable agriculturalist able to represent the client with authenticity and credibility. They will support and articulate the vision for the business and will create clear and effective plans to drive performance and deliver measurable results.

Qualifications:

Educated to degree level in an agricultural discipline

MRICS as an option but not required

CAAV as an option but not required

BASIS and FACTS desirable but not required

Experience

Demonstrable record of the Farming sector with a strong consultancy and client management background

Previous experience of team leadership and a proven ability to inspire followers to deliver enhanced performance through growth and profitability

Strong market profile as both a leader and new business generator

What's next?

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