Agriculture Manager

Manchester City Centre, in this role you’ll work in a hybrid way splitting your time between
home and the office (find out more about our hybrid working policy at
colleagues.coop.co.uk/hybrid-working-policy). 

We’re looking for an Agriculture Manager to join our Farming and Fisheries team. We’ll look to
you to ensure the responsible sourcing of products in line with our agriculture strategy with a
particular focus on Sustainable Farm Practices. You’ll build strong relationships with farmers
and suppliers that we partner with, travelling across the UK to meet them and being a
representative of our Co-op. As an Agriculture Manager, you’ll support and coordinate projects
to make sure our sourcing standards are met and help us deliver against our sustainability
targets. 

What you’ll do

• Work collaboratively with our farming supply chain, engaging with farmers and suppliers
  across our categories 
• Make sure Co-op sourcing standards are met across health, welfare, and environment 
• Help to deliver Co-op’s sustainability strategies by working on a range of projects and
  collaborating with both internal and external teams 
• Manage a range of queries from customers and members relating to farming and provide
  updates around Co-op’s sustainability and welfare initiatives 
• Collect and report data on our performance against public targets and external reporting
  requirements 
• Support in the development of Farming and Fisheries sustainability policies 
• Collaborate with the Senior Agriculture Manager to plan, organise, and complete strategies
  and actively contribute to the team’s overall goals 

This role would suit people who have

• A background in agriculture or sustainability 
• An appreciation for agriculture and their supply chains 
• Previously worked with farmers, growers, or in a produce business 
• Good technical knowledge and understanding of primary productions across protein and
  produce, UK policy and impacts of climate change on the sector 
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to clearly explain technical subject matter
  to a non-technical audience 

Why Co-op? 

If you have the skills that we need, we can offer you a competitive salary and great benefits
package which includes 30% off Co-op branded products in our food stores (as well as other
discounts on Co-op products and services).

• An annual bonus (based on personal and business performance)
• 28 days holiday (rising to 32 with service) plus bank holidays 
• A pension with up to 10% employer contributions
• Access to a subsidised onsite gym (at our Manchester HQ)
• Coaching and training to support your career development
• Wagestream app – giving you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn

At Co-op, we’re proud to do things a different way. As one of the world’s largest
co-operatives, owned by millions of members, community is at the heart of what we do. Since our
Co-op was founded in 1844, we’ve had a clear social purpose, and everything we do as a business
helps to build a fairer world for our members, customers, colleagues, and communities. 

Building a diverse environment

We’re actively building diverse teams and we welcome applications from everyone. If you have a
disability, we can make reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process according to your
needs. We’re also part of the Disability Confident scheme, meaning we’ll always offer an
interview to disabled candidates who apply through the scheme if they meet the minimum criteria
for a job.

We’ll ask whether you’d like to be considered under the Disability Confident scheme when you
apply.

If we invite you to take part in the recruitment process for any of our jobs, we’ll ask you if
you need any reasonable adjustments to enable you to participate.

Please note that we may close applications for this role early. 

As part of your application, you’ll need to complete an online assessment. This
assessment typically takes between 45-60 minutes.