Horticultural Jobs UK

Location: Essex (East Anglia)

Salary: £25,000 ~ £30,000

Job Type: Full-Time

Duration: Permanent

You will be responsible for the coordination of the company's supply chain. This will involve stock planning and control and the understanding of all supply chain costs and actively seeking opportunities to reduce these. This is a fast paced fresh produce company, with products such as Cucumbers, Peppers and Tomatoes. The IDEAL candidate will possess: Good communication skills, written and verbal, IT/systems literacy, Attention to detail, Numerical Accuracy, Time Management

Location: South East England (South East)

Salary: £30,000 ~ £40,000

Job Type: Full-Time

Duration: Permanent

Our client, based in the South East of England, is a major player in fresh produce. They are looking for a trader with a couple of years experience in the fruit trade.

The Role:-

• Managing and supplying a number of wholesale and foodservice customers, to provide additional support to the core team
• Developing strong and lasting relationships to ensure continuity
• Building new business where possible to drive your desk forward

The Candidate:-

• Will have at least a couple of years experience in a similar role, ideally with fruit, but must have fresh produce
• Will be energetic, enthusiastic and efficient in order to maximise the potential of the role
• Will be driven and determined to succeed

Location: Lincolnshire (East Midlands)

Salary: Circa £30k ~ £40k with excellent bonus

Job Type: Full-Time

Duration: Permanent

Based in Lincolnshire, our client is a category leader and manufacturer of an innovative food product. The company is going through some very exciting times and are looking for a National Account Manager to ensure a suitably strong structure is in place.

The Role:
· Implementing and delivering the agreed commercial strategy with retail customers to ensure retention and growth of current accounts
· Establishing sales forecasts and account management plans for each customer that jointly deliver (at least) the overall annual sales and margin targets
· Managing the internal and external communications & relationships to ensure customers and the business are fully informed about all relevant issues.

The Candidate:
· Will ideally have experience managing one of the Top 4 UK supermarkets
· Should have a demonstrable track record of sales development via category management
· Will have experience of analysing and summarising market data and reports
· Will be computer and numerically literate

Location: Cambridgeshire (East Anglia)

Salary: Dependent on Experience

Job Type: Full-Time

Duration: Permanent

Based in Cambridgeshire, our client is one of the UK's leading fresh produce growers and suppliers. They are looking for a National Account Manager to manage one of their major retailer accounts.

The Role:
· Managing a major supermarket account, ensuring that sales opportunities for both parties are maximised
· Utilising all relevant market data sources to provide excellent analysis and thereby driving future strategy
· Building and maintaining a strong working relationship with the customer to help drive business forward

The Candidate:
· Must have successful experience of dealing with a major retailer, ideally on a fresh produce category
· Will have excellent communication and negotiation skills, but also the tenacity to deal with the demands of the supermarkets
· Must be an exceptional communicator in order to keep all areas of the business and the customer informed of developments

Location: South East England (South East)

Salary: £50,000 ~ £60,000

Job Type: Full-Time

Duration: Permanent

Our client, based in the South East of England, is a major player in fresh produce. They are looking for a senior trader with a number of years experience trading at a senior level.

The Role:-

• Developing new business relationships and opportunities, whilst always maintaining the values of the company
• Liaising with senior management to develop and implement strategic plans for the business
• Continuously developing and improving ways of working and supply routes to ensure efficiencies are maximised

The Candidate:-

• Will have several years experience in a senior trading role or at least in a trading role, but looking to move up
• Must have fresh produce experience, but will ideally have a strong background in fruit
• Will be a team player with a natural ability to inspire and build lasting relationships
• Must have excellent communication and negotiation skills

Location: Cambridgeshire (East Anglia)

Salary: £25,000 ~ £30,000 + benefits

Job Type: Full-Time

Duration: Permanent

Our client is a large and very well established supplier of fresh produce to the major retailers. They are looking for an Insight Manager, with a couple of years experience to strengthen their commercial offering.

The Role:-

• Utilising internal sales data and external market data to full effect, in order to provide excellent insight to the commercial teams
• Develop and lead insight projects that meet the needs of the customer account plans
• Coaching and advising colleagues to ensure they have the knowledge and understanding of key insight sources

The Candidate:-

• Must have a couple of years experience in a similar role, utilising various data to provide key information
• Must have excellent communication skills in order to keep colleagues and customers fully informed
• Will have good presentation skills and a head for numbers, in order to disseminate the data efficiently and effectively

Location: Shropshire (West Midlands)

Salary: £30,000 ~£35,000

Job Type: Full-Time

Duration: Permanent

Our client is a supplier of fresh and frozen meats to multiple retailers, manufacturers and caterers. This exciting role is for someone with a real passion for Innovation and development who is experienced in the following:

• Developing and delivering the NPD process
• Maintaining and improving client relationships
• Produce summer / winter plans to acquire new business through innovative products
• Ensuring all relevant food safety and process controls are in place and adhered to for all products and raw materials.

The IDEAL candidate will possess:

• Scientific background and degree
• Similar previous experience/NPD exposure
• Experience within the meat industry and dealing with retailers
• Someone with 'hands on' experience
• Passion for packaging and knowledge in the area

Location: East Midlands (East Midlands)

Salary: £18,000 ~ £23,000

Job Type: Full-Time

Duration: Permanent

Our Client is a quality nursery stock grower ~ they are looking for a driven grower who is interested in developing their growing skills, producing high quality plants within a professional commercial nursery.

The SUCCESSFUL candidate will be responsible for:

• Assisting within the day to day production tasks, carrying out potting, growing, watering etc.
• Supervising and managing a team of staff.

The IDEAL person:

• Knowledge and training within a horticultural discipline, commercial production background preferred
• A strong team player with initiative, drive and enthusiasm
• Good nursery stock knowledge an advantage

Location: West Sussex (South East)

Salary: Circa £19,000

Job Type: Full-Time

Duration: Permanent

Our client produces a range of garden plants that includes herbs, perennials and patio plants for garden centre customers across the UK.

In preparation for the future departure of their Propagation Supervisor they are seeking to recruit an Assistant Propagation and Site Supervisor that will work alongside the present incumbent and learn their full range of activities. It is expected that the post-holder will assume full supervisory responsibilities within two years.

This post will involve taking responsibility for a small team and site. Some proficiency in propagation is required and will be supplemented by further on-the-job training. The ideal candidate will also possess good technical and man-management skills, and be seeking to progress to a senior supervisory position.

The standard working week is 39 hours; but overtime will also be required at busy times and as part of a weekend duty rota. The remuneration for the post will be linked to the candidate's previous experience and will also be enhanced upon progression to the full Supervisory role.

Location: Yorkshire and the Humber (Yorkshire & Humberside)

Salary: Circa £50,000+

Job Type: Full-Time

Duration: Permanent

A progressive and leading fresh produce supplier to the multiples is looking for an industry experienced site General Manager who can continue to drive the business forward.

You will have experience of leading senior levels of management, driving margins forward, and experience of full site management within the retail supply chain.

Please forward your CV for consideration in the first instance