Agriculture Manager (12m FTC)

We’d all like amazing work to do, and real work-life balance. That’s waiting for you at Sainsbury’s. Here, everything in our Sainsbury’s stores starts out in Sainsbury’s Commercial. Whether it’s the product, proposition, packaging or price, or the fact that something tastes great, our team is responsible for all food, non-food and Clothing items available in Sainsbury’s stores, digitally and on demand. You’ll discover it’s incredibly fast-paced. People here are in it together and not afraid to take risks. They’re enthusiastic too, and their amazing leadership team is right behind them. The knowledge and experience you gain here could set you up for career moves anywhere else in the business. So, if you’re passionate about your products and just as hungry to learn, you’ll fit in perfectly.

Why join us

Joining us as an Agriculture Manager at Sainsbury's offers a unique and impactful opportunity to shape our sustainability and ethical sourcing practises. As a key player in our organisation, you will have the chance to drive positive change in animal welfare, environmental sustainability, commercial viability, and product quality. With a focus on building strong relationships with our trusted farming partners and external stakeholders, you will help align our initiatives with broader industry goals. Collaborating with cross-functional teams, you will have a crucial role in embedding agriculture priorities within category and joint business plans, driving meaningful change throughout our organisation. With extensive experience in agriculture and strong communication skills, this role offers the platform to make a real difference and contribute to a more sustainable and resilient future of the agricultural supply chains.

What You'll Do

As an Agriculture Manager, you’ll work collaboratively across the business and our value chains to implement the Sainsbury's Agriculture Strategy for your aligned species. This includes sourcing policy, supply chain resilience, security of supply, delivery of our plan for better sustainability commitments as well as our commercial Win In Food strategy. To achieve this, you'll engage and influence the Sainsbury's technical and commercial teams, our supplier partners & farmers as well as other external bodies.

Who You Are

As an Agriculture Manager for Sainsbury's, you are a highly experienced professional with a deep understanding of sustainable sourcing practises in the agricultural industry. With your extensive background in agriculture and ideally a relevant degree, you bring a wealth of knowledge and expertise to shape the company's strategies and initiatives. Your exceptional communication skills allow you to effectively engage and manage relationships with key stakeholders, both internally and externally, including our trusted farming partners, industry organisations, and regulatory bodies. Your collaborative approach and ability to lead and influence cross‑functional teams ensure the successful implementation of sustainable agricultural practises throughout our supply chains. By championing animal welfare, environmental sustainability, and product quality, you play a pivotal role in driving meaningful change and shaping the future of agriculture at Sainsbury's.

Essential Criteria

• Degree/equivalent in Agriculture or related subject (e.g. Animal science) or significant experience in the agricultural industry
• Sector experience preferable with demonstrable experience in livestock and a track record of delivering results
• Commercial awareness and understanding of agriculture supply chains and the commerciality of them
• Strong understanding of UK agriculture sector
• Flexibility to Travel: Willingness to travel to supplier locations as and when needed and hold a valid UK driver’s license

We are committed to being a truly inclusive retailer, so you’ll be welcomed whoever you are and wherever you work. Around here, there’s always the chance to try something new – whether that’s as part of an evolving team or somewhere else across the business – and we take development seriously and promise to support you. We also recognise and celebrate colleagues when they go the extra mile and, where possible, offer flexible working. When you join our team, we’ll also offer you an amazing range of benefits. Here are some of them. Starting off with colleague discount, you'll be able to get 10% off at Sainsbury's, Argos, TU and Habitat after 4 weeks. This increases to 15% off at Sainsbury’s every Friday and Saturday and 15% off at Argos every pay day. We've also got you covered for your future with our pension scheme and life cover. You'll also be able to share in our success as you may be eligible for a performance‑related bonus of up to 20% of salary, depending on how we perform. Your wellbeing is important to us too. You'll receive an annual holiday allowance, and you can buy additional holiday. We also offer other benefits that will help your money go further such as season ticket loans, interest‑free car loan of up to £10k, cycle to work scheme, health cash plans, pay advance (where you can access some of your pay before pay day) as well as access to a great range of discounts from hundreds of other retailers. And if you ever need it there is also an Employee Assistance Programme, you will also be eligible for private healthcare too. Moments that matter are as important to us as they are to you which is why we give up to 26 weeks’ pay for maternity or adoption leave and up to 4 weeks’ pay for paternity leave.