Ruminant Nutritionist

When farmers trust your advice, sales take care of themselves, and that's exactly how our client has built their reputation.

Our client takes a genuinely consultative approach, putting farmers and their businesses at the centre of every decision. Rather than chasing short-term sales, they focus on providing honest, practical nutritional advice that delivers long-term results.

As a Ruminant Nutritionist, you'll work closely with dairy, beef and sheep farmers across your territory, becoming a trusted adviser and helping them maximise performance, profitability and animal health through sound nutritional management.

You'll spend your time on farm, building lasting relationships, understanding individual business goals and providing tailored feeding recommendations. The role offers plenty of autonomy and the opportunity to make a real impact with your customers.

This is an excellent opportunity for a technically competent nutritionist who enjoys working directly with farmers and wants to join a business where expertise and customer relationships are genuinely valued.

Location: The territory will be tailored around the successful candidate, with an established customer ledger allocated accordingly. We are particularly interested in hearing from individuals based in Aberdeenshire, Perthshire, Angus, Fife and Stirlingshire.

Role Overview

• Provide technical ruminant nutrition support to farming customers.
• Build lasting customer relationships through regular farm visits.
• Formulate practical and profitable diets for dairy, beef and sheep enterprises.
• Analyse farm performance and provide nutritional recommendations.
• Identify opportunities and deliver tailored feed solutions.
• Manage and develop customer accounts across your territory.
• Liaise with production teams to ensure feed quality standards are maintained.
• Represent the business at agricultural shows, industry events and customer meetings.

About You

• Relevant qualification in ruminant nutrition, animal science or a related discipline.
• Strong technical knowledge of dairy, beef and sheep nutrition.
• Confident communicator with the ability to build long-term customer relationships.
• Commercially aware with a customer-focused approach.
• Able to analyse farm performance and provide practical nutritional solutions.

The Package

• Competitive salary reflective of experience.
• Company car.
• Pension scheme.
• Training and development opportunities.
• Long-term career prospects within a well-respected business.

Recruitment Contact

Recruitment for this role is being led by Harry. If you would like to learn more about this position, ask any questions, or explore whether the opportunity could be the right fit for you, please get in touch for an informal and confidential chat.

Harry Porter
Key Account Consultant
harry.porter@delacyexecutive.co.uk
01885 485524

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