Customer Agriculture Manager - Leeds

Customer Agriculture Manager (Maternity Cover), Arla - Flexible UK Location

Are you passionate about agriculture, sustainability and animal welfare? Would you like to play a key role in helping shape the future of dairy across the UK? As Customer Agriculture Manager, you will join our Customer Agriculture team and work closely with farmers, retailer and foodservice customers, and internal commercial teams to deliver welfare and sustainability programmes across our UK farmer-owner network. Reporting to the Senior Commercial Agriculture Manager UK, you will help strengthen customer relationships, support farmer engagement and drive positive sustainability outcomes across the dairy supply chain.

How you will make an impact

• Manage retailer-aligned farmer groups, farmer meetings and customer reporting
• Build strong relationships with farmers, customers and internal stakeholders to support programme delivery
• Manage on-farm performance relating to customer standards, welfare and sustainability requirements
• Support commercial teams in engaging prospective customers around welfare and sustainability programmes
• Lead customer-specific sustainability and agriculture projects where appropriate

This is a maternity cover position and involves regular travel to farms, customer sites and Leeds Head Office.

What will make you successful

You will bring experience of working closely with farmers and have a strong interest in agriculture, sustainability and animal welfare. Experience working with UK retailers, foodservice organisations or agricultural supply chains would be highly advantageous.

Success in this role will come from your ability to build trusted relationships, manage multiple priorities and communicate effectively with a diverse stakeholder group. You will enjoy working collaboratively, be comfortable influencing others and have a genuine passion for supporting sustainable dairy farming.

What do we offer?

At Arla, you will join a farmer-owned cooperative with a clear purpose and long-term commitment to sustainability. You will have the opportunity to build relationships across our farming, customer and commercial communities whilst contributing to programmes that have a real impact on the future of dairy.

• competitive salary
• 26 days holiday plus bank holidays
• flexible working
• matched pension contributions up to 6%
• life assurance
• company vehicle
• discounted products
• training and development opportunities
• flexible benefits
• access to an inclusive and collaborative culture.

Would you like to join us?

If you are looking for an opportunity to contribute to customer-facing sustainability programmes whilst working closely with farmers and commercial stakeholders, we would love to hear from you.

For additional information please contact TA Partner - Oliver Hickson-Burr

This advert will close on the 28th August 2026

Shape the Future of Dairy

Arla is a global leader in the dairy industry, committed to enabling good food choices that make life better, providing people with nourishment, while taking care at every step to ensure Arla is a choice they can feel good about. If you are looking to shape the future with an ambitious global cooperative that truly cares about your growth, where everyone feels valued and empowered, and collaboration is the core of culture, Arla is a choice you can feel good about.