The vacancy
Location: Heathfield
Contract: Permanent,
Working Hours: Full-time (40 hours per week, 5 out of 7 days on a rota)
Salary: £36,000 per annum. Salary is open to discussion based on experience
Are you ready to lead a thriving agricultural retail store at the heart of the Heathfield community?
We're looking for a passionate and driven Agricultural Store Manager to take the reins of our Heathfield branch. With a strong customer base of farmers, smallholders, and countryside enthusiasts, this store is a hub for rural life, and we need a leader who understands and values that.
What You'll Be Doing
- Leading and inspiring your team to deliver outstanding customer service-every customer, every time.
- Driving store performance through smart commercial decisions and operational excellence.
- Building strong relationships with local agricultural customers and suppliers.
- Managing stock, promotions, and seasonal ranges to meet the needs of the rural community.
- Creating a positive, inclusive, and high-performing team culture.
- Ensuring compliance with health & safety and company policies.
What You'll Bring
- Proven management experience in a retail or agricultural setting.
- A passion for rural life and an understanding of agricultural customers.
- Confidence in decision-making and a proactive approach to problem-solving.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to build trusted relationships.
- Commercial awareness and a drive to grow the store's success.
Why Join Us?
- Be part of a business that values community, sustainability, and innovation.
- Lead a store with a unique agricultural identity and loyal customer base.
- Enjoy opportunities for personal development and career progression.
The company
We are one of the country's leading agricultural supply businesses offering a complete suite of in-store, on-farm and online services, inspired by our passion for the agricultural industry and wider rural community.
Originally founded in 1960 by a small group of farmers, over the years we have grown and today we operate over 50 nationwide rural retail locations comprising Mole Valley Farmers, Mole Country Stores, and Farmdirect, along with our direct to farm business providing feed, fertiliser, and other inputs to the nation's farmers.
We exist for the greater good of our farming shareholders and work with them to improve their productivity, profitability, and sustainability.
For everyone who works in one of Mole Valley Farmers' businesses - just like our customers who live and work in it - the countryside is a way of life and we are committed to UK agriculture.
The benefits
Competitive
salary
Generous holiday allowance
Staff discount in our retail stores
Pension scheme
Learning & development opportunities
Life assurance
scheme
Employment assistance programme
Salary finance
scheme
What we do
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