Commercial Development Programme Placements

A core part of the programme, placements last six to nine months and are located throughout the UK so travel is required.

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Ruminant Field Sales

9 months

Aligned to and mentored by an established ruminant account manager, discover opportunities to provide advice and guidance on farm. Understand what we do to add value to our customers’ businesses and how we help them grow. Offer practical support with silage sampling, rationing, contracts and costings and find openings for new products.

Pig and Poultry

6 months 

Build a knowledge of our monogastric business and become a central part of the small Pig and Poultry Sales Team. Gain an overview of all elements of the monogastric business from manufacturing, procurement to formulation. Take part in pig and poultry technical and sales training. Get involved with on farm nutritional trials, as well as farm technical support and sales. 

Trading

9 months

As the world becomes a busier place, our farm customers and prospects are looking for easier ways to do business with us. Work with the straights trading team and help deliver their sales targets, developing your tele sales and communication skills exponentially as you land our total feed portfolio on farm. The focus is on straights but with opportunities in moist and liquid feeds too.

Technical

6 or 9 months 

Build an understanding of our added value services on farm and our feed-to-milk (F2M) rationing programme through shadowing the regional technical manager. Support trial work, assist with data collection, promote our technical services and attract new customers. Also spend time with our formulations team to understand how our diets are constructed and the important link between formulations and manufacture.

Youngstock

9 months

Our youngstock placement offers the opportunity to explore how neonatal nutrition, health, and management influence lifetime productivity, welfare, and farm profitability. Working alongside colleagues, you'll gain hands-on experience supporting farmers, analysing performance data, and developing feeding and management strategies that help animals achieve their full potential. This placement is ideal for ambitious individuals who want ‘hands-on’ experience combining practical management with science and innovation for the future success of livestock farming.

Marketing

6-9 months

Work with our marketing team to help us reach the best and widest audience across all species. Understand our marketing channels and how we deliver our marketing strategy. Support show activities, article development, social media and project work. Take ownership of our in-house information and marketing tool ensuring it’s up to date, live and valuable for the sales force.

Forage

6-9 months

Join our forage specialists and product managers to learn  how forage is the cornerstone of efficient production on ruminant farms. With an increasing focus on sustainability, discover how forage fits into our total feed portfolio and how we incorporate it on farm to reduce environmental impact. This role is field and telesales based, delivering our forage services on farm and generating new leads/sales of our forage product range.

Procurement 

9 months

Purchasing hundreds of thousands of tonnes of raw materials, our procurement team is perfectly placed to help you understand buying strategies. Learn about supplier relationships, how to procure and how we trade to minimise risk but maximise competitiveness in the marketplace. By shadowing the team, recognise different raw material markets and the dynamics of trade.

Sustainability 

9 months

Our sustainability placement offers the opportunity to work on projects that support responsible farming, environmental stewardship, climate resilience, and sustainable supply chains. You'll collaborate with colleagues across technical, commercial, and operational teams, gaining hands-on experience while helping deliver practical solutions for farmers and customers. This placement is ideal for individuals who want to combine sustainability, science, and commercial thinking to make a meaningful impact on the future of food and farming.

Commercial Development Programme

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