British Sugar is a home‑grown success story and one of the most efficient and competitive beet processors in the world. Around 3,500 farmers based in East Anglia and the East Midlands supply our four advanced manufacturing sites with eight million tonnes of sugar beet every year. We turn this into over 1 million tonnes of sugar, serving customers across the UK, Ireland and expanding internationally.
Salary
£31,840.00 to £33,696.00
Core Accountabilities
* Proactively develop and nurture relationships with growers, providing regular dialogue with timely, relevant information, using a range of communication channels
* Signpost growers to Agriculture’s range of services including agronomic support, commercial soil sampling and agricultural lime services, and the use of the My British Sugar portal
* Share contract, seed and science‑based knowledge with the Growers
* Respond and act on queries whilst involving the relevant internal stakeholders
* Validation of on‑farm roles such as the Contract Decision Maker and Agronomist, to ensure accuracy of account data
* Telephone support service to our Growers and industry partners based on our segmentation and offer packages
* Deliver portfolios as assigned by line manager to include weekly settlements, Grower communications, data reconciliation, authorisation management and seed account
* Build and maintain relationships with individual Growers to engender a feeling that we care and capture all interactions within the Agriculture Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system
* Provide full administrative support for the annual contracting process
* Maintain the highest standards of data entry accuracy to include Grower and industry partner GDPR consents and communications
Job Purpose
Reporting to the British Sugar Services Team Leader, this role is responsible for developing and strengthening relationships with our Growers and Partners in support of Agriculture’s crop area, yield and relationship management objectives. This is a great opportunity to be part of a team that provides first‑class support and administration to our Growers that exceeds expectations. This role is also responsible for delivering relevant relationship and administration portfolios.
Skills, Knowledge & Competencies
* Experience of working in a customer service environment is essential
* Experience of managing and resolving complaints
* 5 GCSE’s or equivalent including Maths and English
* Sales and administration experience preferably in an agricultural environment
* Experience of working with a CRM system
* Experience of operating ERP systems (e.g. Croplands and JDE)
* Ability to professional handle all types of enquiries raised by growers and other industry stakeholders
* Ability to explain complex information clearly and simply
Location: Peterborough, England, United Kingdom
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