We’re recruiting an Arable Farm Manager to take strategic and operational control of a well-invested, and significant arable business at the heart of a long-established, family-owned farming enterprise in Suffolk. Reporting directly to the Managing Director, you’ll have real autonomy, board-level exposure, and the mandate to shape the future of a large-scale arable operation integrated with livestock and contract farming activities.
The Opportunity
You’ll lead the arable enterprise end-to-end. From strategy and budgets through to crop performance, people leadership, and compliance, within a diversified business that values professionalism, long-term thinking, and doing things properly.
Cropping includes wheat, barley, sugar beet and oilseed rape, supported by modern machinery, robust systems, and a business that is financially stable, forward-looking and commercially very ambitious.
What You’ll Be Doing
* Owning and delivering the arable strategy, aligned with board objectives
* Managing budgets, forecasts, and financial performance
* Driving operational excellence across cultivation, drilling, crop protection, irrigation (where relevant) and harvest
* Embedding soil health, cover cropping, and environmental margins into profitable rotations
* Integrating arable and livestock operations to maximise nutrient use, straw value, and efficiency
* Leading, developing, and motivating an experienced arable team
* Managing contract farming relationships and delivering against agreed outcomes
* Ensuring full compliance with Red Tractor, H&S, and environmental regulation
What We’re Looking For
Essential
* Proven leadership of large-scale arable operations (1,000 ha+)
* Strong technical grounding in combinable crops and modern systems
* Commercially sharp, with experience of budgeting and cost control
* Confident people manager with high standards
* Solid understanding of assurance schemes and compliance
Desirable
* Experience integrating livestock manures and nutrients into arable systems
* Contract farming or multi-site management exposure
* Environmental stewardship and conservation delivery experience
The Person
You’re strategic but hands-on. Commercial, organised, and calm under pressure. You value process, safety, and people — and you’re comfortable making decisions and being accountable for outcomes.
Why This Role?
* Senior position in a respected, multi-enterprise farming business
* Genuine influence over strategy and investment
* Long-term role with autonomy and trust
* Very competitive remuneration package for the right individual
Interested?
If you’re ready to step into a senior arable leadership role with real scope and responsibility, we would be very keen to hear from you