Senior arable leadership role

Senior arable leadership role East of England
Excellent salary package + housing allowance

An exceptional opportunity has arisen for an experienced Farm & Estate Manager to take responsibility for a substantial, progressive arable farming and estate operation in the East of England, working closely with professional managing agents and a resident family.

This is a hands-on, strategic leadership role for someone who combines first-class crop production skills with strong commercial, people, and organisational capability.

The Role

You will be responsible for delivering profitable, high-quality arable production while maintaining and enhancing the wider estate, its environment, and its reputation. Working within agreed farm plans and budgets, you will lead the farming operation day-to-day while contributing to longer-term business planning, investment decisions, and income diversification.

Key responsibilities include:

• Full responsibility for crop husbandry, production standards, and cost control
• Delivery of annual budgets, harvest plans, and contribution to longer-term (10-year) business planning
• Leadership and motivation of the farm team, including recruitment, training, and staff welfare
• Oversight of machinery, buildings, contractors, and capital projects
• Accurate record-keeping, compliance, and reporting in line with regulatory and assurance requirements
• Management of grain drying, storage, quality, and load-out
• Close liaison with professional managing agents on performance, opportunities, and risk
• Active stewardship of the environment, conservation areas, and public-facing estate elements

The Ideal Candidate

You will be:

• An experienced Farm Manager or Estate Manager with a strong arable background
• Commercially minded, organised, and comfortable working to budgets and plans
• A confident people manager who sets high standards and leads by example
• Technically competent, forward-looking, and open to innovation
• Comfortable operating in a professional, reporting-led environment
• Passionate about farming standards, environmental delivery, and estate presentation

The Package

• Excellent salary package, commensurate with experience
• Housing allowance included
• Long-term, senior position with real autonomy and influence
• Strong professional support from managing agents

This is a rare opportunity for an ambitious Farm or Estate Manager to step into a high-calibre role with real autonomy. Interested? Get in touch with Redfox today. All enquiries handled in confidence. Apply via this website or call Max MacGillivray on quoting Ref: 6014M

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