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 Strutt & Parker 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?
To find out more please click apply now. Or give me a call on 01780 480 530 or email ryan@morepeople.co.uk
