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Higher Farm
Shepton Mallet, Somerset
Posted: 28 Oct 2024
Deadline: 5 Dec 2024
Compensation: £50-£60k per annum
Living Wage employer
Paid Full-time Permanent
Job description
We are a natural food and farming business situated on our 50 acre farm in Somerset. We are a young startup, and are looking for someone to manage and lead the growth of our fresh produce and food products business.
Job Summary
You will be managing the two divisions of our food production: Fresh Produce and Food Products. For Fresh Produce, we grow natural fruit and veg on our farm, which we are looking to scale to a nationwide veg box business, as well as to local farmers markets, restaurants and shops. For Food Products, we are developing scalable natural products that can compete with large market-share holders. So far we have developed our Great British Ketchup and Farm Biscuits, we would be looking to scale these nationwide and then begin to launch new products.
Business development:
Increasing revenue both D2C and D2B
Build and maintain strong relationships with accounts including, wholesalers, retailers, restaurants, households and other food services businesses
Lead the launch of new retail products
Work closely with our Marketing Manager to deliver sales targets
Grow veg box business
Grow food markets business
Grow food products into retailers nationwide
Distribution management :
Design and manage our new distribution warehouse
Build operations systems to fulfil orders efficiently
Work with farm managers for fresh produce supply
Establish manufacturing system to scale the production of retail products nationwide
You will be joining a young company and building this department from the ground up. We are looking for:
Builder and creator mindset
High-energy and able to deal with fast pace work environment
Problem solver and enterprising spirit
Mission focused and highly passionate
Application information
Please email your application to matteo@higher-farm.co.uk
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About Higher Farm
We want to support the regeneration of our food system We are a natural food and farming business that is focused on supporting the UK’s ecology, health, and economy through three branches our business: Fresh Produce, Food products & Hospitality.
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