Area Manager in Braintree

We are looking for an Area Manager to join our Precision Services team, playing a key commercial role in driving growth across the South Suffolk and Essex region. This is a customer-facing, revenue-generating position where you will take ownership of your territory, developing profitable relationships with both new and existing customers. You will promote and sell Precision Services full portfolio, combining strong commercial acumen with high-quality technical advice to help growers maximise performance, resilience and return on investment.

The Benefits

• Competitive salary with performance based commission
• Opportunities for a mixture of home and site working (to be agreed with Line Manager)
• 25 days holiday per calendar year with option to purchase up to 5 more days (subject to meeting eligibility requirements)
• Dedicated Learning & Development team to support you and your career
• Employee Assistance Program providing 24 hours support & advice in areas such as health and wellbeing for yourself, your family & friends (up to 5 people in total)
• Increased Maternity, Paternity & Adoption leave benefits for eligible employees
• Life Assurance scheme and pension plan with employer contributions of up to 7%
• Up to two days paid volunteer leave per year (only applicable to permanent employees)
• The opportunity to join our employee network groups including LGBTQ+, Menopause wellbeing, Neurodiversity and Womens network groups.
• Cycle to Work Scheme, employee retail discount scheme and free eye test vouchers.

About You

You will be commercially driven, customer-focused and comfortable managing your own territory. You will bring:

• An agricultural background with a solid understanding of farming operations and the annual crop cycle
• Strong commercial acumen, with the ability to identify opportunities and convert them into profitable outcomes
• A genuine interest in precision farming, crop production and soil health
• A results-driven mindset, with experience of developing accounts and growing sales
• The ability to build trusted relationships with customers and colleagues alike
• A proactive, self-motivated approach with strong organisational and time-management skills
• Confidence working independently while contributing effectively as part of a wider commercial team
• FACTS qualification (advantageous but not essential)
• Full UK driving licence
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Excel, Word and PowerPoint

Your Role

As Area Manager, you will be responsible for the commercial performance of Precision Services within your region. Key responsibilities include:

• Owning and delivering a regional sales and consultancy strategy, focused on revenue growth and long-term customer value
• Maintaining and expanding an established customer base while proactively identifying and converting new business opportunities
• Acting as the regional expert and trusted commercial advisor for precision crop production
• Working collaboratively with Frontier colleagues across all product areas to maximise cross-selling and account development opportunities
• Delivering agreed sales targets across multiple product lines
• Providing high-quality technical support and advice to ensure customers fully realise the benefits of Precision Services
• Representing the business at trade shows, farmer meetings and industry events, both locally and nationally
• Designing and delivering a local events programme to drive engagement and commercial growth
• Preparing and delivering compelling presentations to customers and internal stakeholders
• Monitoring competitor activity and market trends, feeding insight back into the wider commercial team
• Working closely with operational teams to ensure consistent, high-quality service delivery

We encourage candidates to submit their applications as early as possible and not to wait until the published closing date as applications will be reviewed and interviews may be booked in before that date. We reserve the right to remove this advert or close it to further applications at any point during the recruitment process.

About Us

Frontier is a successful and growing business. We are the largest crop production and grain marketing company in the UK, with over 1,000 employees and a turnover of more than £1.5 billion. With a vision to be the first-choice employer in UK agriculture, we are committed to delivering a culture where people are at the heart of our success. Our business approach is underpinned by our core values Integrity, Customer First and Expertise or ICE. These values support our whole philosophy and way of working and we are always looking to attract talented individuals with either industry knowledge or specialist skills that will help us deliver consistently to these values.

Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

We have a clear commitment to equality of opportunity and diversity encouraging fairness and equality of treatment for all. As such we encourage applications from all backgrounds. We recognise the value of a workforce in which people from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to introduce fresh ideas and contribute to the business goals. We are committed to providing a diverse and inclusive environment with inclusive employment policies, such as progressive flexible working and parental policies.