Agricultural Trader (Trainee)

Monday - Friday (8.30am - 5.00pm) plus Saturdays (8.30am - 12.00pm) on a rota basis

Are you looking for an exciting career, where your potential is recognised and developed, where your employer invests in your training and progression? Do you want to join Wynnstay, a leading UK agricultural supplies business?

With a turnover in excess of £700 million, and more than 900 valued employees Nationally, 100 years of successful operations have laid the foundations for Wynnstay’s core values concept of THRIVE:

Teamwork, Honesty, Respect, Innovation, Value creation, Environmental Sustainability.

The Opportunity:

Your main responsibilities as a Trainee Agricultural Trader will include:

• Retaining, increasing and maximising sales of agricultural products
• Being a key point of contact for the depot for support and advice on retail agricultural products
• Providing quality service to customers along with advice, in a friendly, courteous, and professional manner
• Organising and supporting promotional activities and campaigns, promoting link selling and monitoring success
• Generating and building leads, capitalising and promoting available products
• The responsibility for replenishment of agricultural stock within the depot
• Utilising the marketing and CRM function, to increase sales activities at customer level, and to assist with the ongoing data collection
• Enhancing growth by liaising with other sites, including local markets, and key people including Depot Managers, Product Specialists, Marketing Team, Purchasing Team, and Regional Business Managers
• Continuously developing your knowledge on agricultural products by attending relevant training courses

The Person:

The successful candidate will be:

• Able to demonstrate sound knowledge and have a strong passion for agriculture
• Commercially aware, ambitious and committed to seeking out opportunities to grow the trading area
• RAMA qualified or willing to undertake the training
• An efficient accurate worker, with a positive hands-on attitude, thriving from carrying out a wide range of tasks and challenges
• Able to cope with a physically demanding role involving a substantial amount of manual handling
• Self-motivated with the ability to work on own initiative
• Hard-working, flexible, and able to work in a fast-paced environment

In addition to a competitive salary you will receive:

• Profit related annual bonus
• Employee discount at Wynnstay depots
• 31 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays
• Save As You Earn schemes

A full training and development programme will be provided and tailored to the successful candidate.

To apply, please submit your CV together with a covering letter outlining your suitability for the role to careers@wynnstay.co.uk or send a paper copy to Wynnstay Group Plc, Eagle House, Llansantffraid, Powys, SY22 6AQ.

Application Closing Date: Friday 2nd June 2023

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Benefits:

• Employee discount

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• Weekend availability

Supplemental pay types:

• Yearly bonus

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 02/06/2023