I am looking for an experienced Operations/Production Manager to join an animal feed business focusing on providing a top quality, bespoke service to their farming clients. Within this role you will be instrumental in an exciting period for the business who can celebrate impressive sales figures for the year ahead..

The successful person will have ample opportunity to “put their mark” on the role and the business as a whole, you may come from a similar role or perhaps you are an experienced sales manager with a strong understanding of the feed sector looking for something a bit different.

As Operations Manager, your duties will include:

• Forecasting and monitoring Compound, Blend and straights.

• Organisation and/or purchasing of raw materials.

• Pricing, in collaboration with senior management.

• Management of the blend calculator following senior management team instructions.

• Managing the implementation and running of new processes within the business.

• Day to day management to include: transport, customer service, raw material and finance teams.

• Coordination of the UFAS and internal audit systems with appropriate support, for the company’s storage and blend facilities.

• Dealing with any customer complaint and compliance issues.

• Working closely with the senior management team, to include regular meetings regarding company and staff performance.

You will need:

• An enthusiastic, motivational management style.

• Experience within the feed sector, this may be in a sales or operations based role.

• To be based in, or willing to relocate to Devon.

• Management experience.

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