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Job Title: Poultry Sales Manager
Location: Remote
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full-time 37.5 hours per week
Reporting to: Business Development Director
The Poultry Sales Manager leads the UK Poultry Sales Team and driving the growth of ForFarmers’ presence in the poultry feed market. This management role requires deep sector expertise, strategic commercial thinking, and strong leadership to meet sales targets and deliver exceptional customer service across the poultry industry.
Key Requirements
- Proven experience in sales leadership, ideally in the poultry, animal nutrition, or agricultural sector.
- Strong understanding of the UK poultry industry (broilers, layers, breeders) and associated production systems.
- Demonstrated ability to lead and motivate a sales team in a target-driven environment.
- Commercially savvy, with a track record of increasing market share and profitability.
- Exceptional communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
- Willing and able to travel regularly across the UK.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead, manage, and develop the Poultry Sales Team to achieve and surpass national sales objectives.
- Help design and implement the UK poultry feed sales strategy, aligned with company goals and evolving industry trends.
- Build and maintain robust relationships with poultry producers, integrators, distributors, and key stakeholders.
- Monitor industry developments, competitor activities, and customer demands to identify opportunities for innovation and growth.
- Collaborate with internal departments including nutrition, operations, marketing, and technical support to deliver high-quality feed solutions and service.
- Manage budgets, sales forecasts, and report regularly on team performance and market developments.
- Promote and uphold ForFarmers’ values through all business and team interactions.
About ForFarmers
Do you ever stop to wonder where your Sunday morning poached egg came from? Or the milk in your cafè latte? Or what about the sausage and bacon served with full English? It will come as no surprise to you that the animals which produce these products need to eat themselves too. And that’s where ForFarmers comes into the equation.
ForFarmers produces feed for cattle, pigs and poultry in both conventional and organic livestock farming. And that probably sounds a great deal simpler than it actually is. Make no mistake: an awful lot of knowledge, research and innovation has gone into one of those seemingly simple-looking chunks of animal feed. And these are the kind of things we, as a company, invest a great deal in.
What are the benefits of working for ForFarmers UK?
- Employee Assistance Programme (offering support on a range of topics)
- On site parking
- Private Medical Insurance
- Generous holiday allowance (35 days inc of bank holidays)
- Options to enhance your pension after 12 months service (increased employer contributions)
- Opportunities to grow personally and develop within the business
- Cycle to work scheme
- B&Q Trade card offering 10% discounts in-store and online
- And much more!
Applications
We value diversity in our workplace and welcome enquiries from everyone. To apply for this position please see our website Vacancies | Working at ForFarmers.
Candidates wishing to apply who would require sponsorship can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship for the role by assessing their circumstances against the relevant criteria on the Gov.UK website.
Please make us aware if your need any reasonable adjustments to participate in this process.
We encourage you to submit your application as early as possible and not wait until the published closing date as this can vary.
About ForFarmers
Do you ever stop to wonder where your Sunday morning poached egg came from? Or the milk in your cafè latte? Or what about the sausage and bacon served with full English? It will come as no surprise to you that the animals which produce these products need to eat themselves too. And that’s where ForFarmers comes into the equation.
ForFarmers produces feed for cattle, pigs and poultry in both conventional and organic livestock farming. And that probably sounds a great deal simpler than it actually is. Make no mistake: an awful lot of knowledge, research and innovation has gone into one of those seemingly simple-looking chunks of animal feed. And these are the kind of things we, as a company, invest a great deal in.
What are the benefits of working for ForFarmers UK?
- Employee Assistance Programme (offering support on a range of topics)
- On site parking
- Private Medical Insurance
- Generous holiday allowance (35 days inc of bank holidays)
- Options to enhance your pension after 12 months service (increased employer contributions)
- Opportunities to grow personally and develop within the business
- Cycle to work scheme
- B&Q Trade card offering 10% discounts in-store and online
- And much more!
Applications
We value diversity in our workplace and welcome enquiries from everyone. To apply for this position please see our website Vacancies | Working at ForFarmers.
Candidates wishing to apply who would require sponsorship can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship for the role by assessing their circumstances against the relevant criteria on the Gov.UK website.
Please make us aware if your need any reasonable adjustments to participate in this process.
We encourage you to submit your application as early as possible and not wait until the published closing date as this can vary.
