Overview
Fertiliser Manager (Agricultural Merchant / Commodities) – Chelmsford. Competitive Salary.
The Fertiliser Manager oversees fertiliser procurement, pricing, logistics, and seasonal supply planning within a merchanting environment. The role involves managing supplier relationships, monitoring market movements, controlling stock exposure, and coordinating delivery logistics to ensure customers are supplied efficiently during peak periods. This is a commercially exposed role where judgement, timing, and risk management are critical.
Company
Our client is a well-known agricultural merchant operating in a commodity-driven environment, supplying fertiliser and crop inputs to farms across its region.
Responsibilities
* Oversee fertiliser procurement, pricing, logistics, and seasonal supply planning within a merchanting environment.
* Manage supplier relationships and monitor market movements.
* Control stock exposure and coordinate delivery logistics to ensure timely supply during peak periods.
* Apply judgement and risk management to commercial decisions related to fertiliser commodities.
Qualifications
* Experience in fertiliser, commodities, or agricultural supply chains.
* Strong understanding of seasonality, logistics, and price volatility.
* Commercially astute with good risk and stock awareness.
* Decisive, organised, and able to work under pressure.
Package
* Competitive salary DOE.
* Senior operational responsibility.
* Long-term stability within a merchant business.
How to apply
Please email your CV to Bradley Frost, Senior Recruitment Delivery Consultant, BFrost@agriRS.co.uk.
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