Advisor, Farm Business

At Saputo, our best comes from our people. We’re a talented and caring team with a longstanding history of excellence. Since our first days delivering cheese on a bicycle, we’ve grown into a leading global dairy processor by staying true to the culture that defines us. Each of our employees is committed to uphold our tradition of care, quality, and passion through food, and together, we foster an environment where we can all make contributions that matter–from our manufacturing plants to our office locations and everywhere in-between.

SDUK's brands include the Nation’s favourite cheese brand Cathedral City plus other well-known butter & spreads (Clover, Country Life, Vitalite, Utterly Butterly), functional ingredients and dairy free products.

We have a unique opportunity to join our Milk Procurement team on a Full-Time basis as a Farm Business Advisor. This is a hybrid position (3days/week), based out of our Davidstow site in Cornwall. In this role, you will be the first point of contact for all Davidstow and Wensleydale supplying farmers, taking responsibility for managing all aspects of farmer administration, processing and reporting.

YOU’LL MAKE CONTRIBUTIONS THAT MATTER BY…

Being proactive by ensuring the integrity of information generated by the Milk Procurement team, ensuring we remain the milk buyer of choice.

Providing the first point of contact for all supplying farmers and owning the responsibility of driving best practice processes.

Managing the central office-based support to direct supplying farmers and being responsible for answering all calls relating to payment, volume, and quality amongst other things.

Working closely with Farm Business & Operations Manager, you will oversee and take initiative in generating all procedures and reporting.

Managing the frequent monitoring of bespoke systems and supplier databases, with extensive use of analytical tools.

Proactively contacting farmers about out-of-line results – providing relevant details, advice where possible and clarity on payment, contractual or statutory implications.

Effectively managing a range of stakeholders, including data sharing and performance reporting to ensure a robust relationship.

YOU’RE BEST SUITED FOR THE ROLE IF YOU ARE…

Someone with systems management and data reporting experience.

Someone with experience of working with Microsoft Access and Excel databases to produce data queries.

A confident telephone communicator, with a disciplined approach to admin and management records and data.

Someone who has an excellent attention to detail in a high-pressure environment.

Someone who has experience of working in an environment with critical processes to follow.

A quick learner, an agricultural background is not essential.

WE SUPPORT AND CARE FOR OUR EMPLOYEES BY PROVIDING YOU WITH…

Bonus scheme up to paid quarterly

Flexible working – the ability to work from home for up to 2 days a week

Autonomous and inclusive working environment

Health cash plan - claim money back towards essential healthcare such as dental, eye care etc.

Access to Thrive 24-hours a day - a leading and NHS clinically approved app which focuses on general wellbeing

Life assurance up to 4 x contractual pay

Discounted branded products

Free, onsite parking

25 holidays + 8 bank holidays

My Staff Shop - access to exclusive benefits, free advice and savings - providing great discounts from thousands of the UKs largest retailers & service providers.

For additional information on our benefits please go to uk.saputo.com/en/carees/employee-benefits

We support employment equity. Saputo strives to embed diversity and inclusion in its operations and invites candidates from all horizons to join our team.

To enable you to bring your best we will ensure you are provided with any physical or non-physical adjustments to support your participation in the job application and interview process.

Agencies - Thank you for your interest in working with Saputo Dairy UK. We have a PSL who will be supporting us if needed. We do not pay fees or acknowledge any CV’s supplied to Saputo Dairy UK unless you have been briefed on the role by a member of the Talent Acquisition Team.

Our business was founded in 1933. Having sold our dairies business in 2015, we now produce and sell some of the best-loved food brands in the UK, including Cathedral City cheese, Clover spread, Country Life butter and Frylight spray oil. We have a fast-growing dairy alternatives portfolio including the Vitalite and Sheese brands and also manufacture specialised ingredients used in infant formula.

Our commitment is to produce high quality, nutritious food in a sustainable way. We do that from our head office, operating sites and innovation centre which are spread across the UK. Since 2019 we are part of Saputo Inc., one of the top 10 dairy processors in the world.

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