Job Description

Job Purpose:

To be part of a team providing key support to the Farm Trading department, delivering high-quality administrative expertise that helps drive commercial success and strong customer relationships across the agricultural sector.

Main Responsibilities:

• Provide proactive, efficient administrative support to the Farm Trading team, ensuring smooth day-to-day operations.
• Work closely with Farm Traders, supporting daily activities such as handling enquiries, managing contracts, processing amendments, and sharing pricing and sample results.
• Build strong relationships with farmers by maintaining regular contact and supporting ongoing business opportunities.
• Set up new customer accounts and maintain accurate, up-to-date records.
• To assist with general account management including, but not limited to, activley monitoring overdue accounts, along with managing and chasing stakeholders to return paperwork required for compliance purposes (eg. Warrants, Regen Programmes, ID), and escalating where necessary.
• Maintenance of spreadsheets to determine availability/quality and pricing requirements of forward contracts.
• To contact prospect customers via telephone to create leads for Farm Traders.
• Assisting the Farm Trading desk with campaigns providing relevant information is presented in an accurate and timely manner.
• Assisting with the organisation of farmer events.
• To assist with organisation of samplers and their workloads during harvest.

Skills, Abilities and Experience:

Experience

• One year’s experience of working in an administrative role essential.
• Confident user of Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel) with the ability to learn and work with bespoke systems.

Capabilities

• Strong commercial awareness.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build rapport quickly.
• Highly organised, proactive and motivated to deliver outstanding administration support.
• Comfortable with working collaboratively and building relationships with both internal teams and external customers.

City

Hemswell

State

Lincolnshire

Location Country

United Kingdom

About ADM

At ADM, we unlock the power of nature to provide access to nutrition worldwide. With industry-advancing innovations, a complete portfolio of ingredients and solutions to meet any taste, and a commitment to sustainability, we give customers an edge in solving the nutritional challenges of today and tomorrow. We’re a global leader in human and animal nutrition and the world’s premier agricultural origination and processing company. Our breadth, depth, insights, facilities and logistical expertise give us unparalleled capabilities to meet needs for food, beverages, health and wellness, and more. From the seed of the idea to the outcome of the solution, we enrich the quality of life the world over. Learn more at www.adm.com.