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Agriculture Planning Lead - Pork&Lamb

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Location Uxbridge
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This is a {Contract Type}, Full Time vacancy that will close in {x} days at {xx:xx} BST.

We are looking for an experienced and strategic Agriculture Planning Lead to establish and lead the agricultural planning capability for the Pork & Lamb Business Unit.

This is a high‑impact role responsible for developing robust short‑term and long‑term supply plans (12–36 month), aligning farm production, procurement and processing requirements. You will provide data‑driven insights and scenario analysis to support decision‑making at BU Executive Director level, while building the processes, governance and KPIs required for a mature, effective agricultural planning function.

This role is ideal for someone comfortable working in an evolving agricultural planning environment, with the ability to build robust processes and capability from the ground up.

Location: Uxbridge
Department: Central Planning
Reporting to: Head of Supply Chain Planning – Pork & Lamb BU

Key Responsibilities

  • Coordinate demand versus supply for pigs across the BU
  • Develop weekly short‑term supply plans
  • Produce 12–36 month long‑term agricultural supply outlooks
  • Align supply requirements across internal farms and external suppliers
  • Manage volume, weight/specification profiles and provenance
  • Ensure clear visibility of inbound risks, constraints and opportunities
  • Build planning scenarios across sourcing mix, cost evolution and supply availability
  • Translate complex data into clear recommendations for the BU Executive Director
  • Provide structured, insight‑led decision support
  • Monitor UK pig market price benchmarks (APP)
  • Track feed cost evolution and broader production trends
  • Integrate external market dynamics into planning assumptions
  • Design and implement standardised agricultural planning processes
  • Establish a clear planning cadence (weekly / monthly)
  • Improve data quality, visibility and consistency
  • Coordinate cross‑functionally with Agriculture, Procurement, Planning and Finance
  • Track and drive performance
  • Develop additional KPIs in collaboration with Agriculture and Finance teams

What We’re Looking For

Essential

  • Strong analytical and scenario‑modelling capability
  • Mandatory experience within the pork industry
  • Deep understanding of pork supply chains
  • Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills
  • Experience operating in low‑maturity or build‑out environments
  • Knowledge of the UK pig market
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills
  • Advanced Excel and dashboarding capability
  • Advanced PowerPoint skills

 

Qualifications

  • Degree in Agriculture, Supply Chain, Economics or a related discipline
  • Fluent written and spoken English
  • Experience with QLIK or similar data analysis tools

Behaviours

Our values guide everything we do.

  • Demonstrates ownership, sincerity and determination, working collaboratively with discipline and humility to deliver practical results

Why Join Pilgrim’s Europe?

  • Competitive base salary, aligned to experience and role responsibility
  • Annual performance‑related incentive/bonus scheme, linked to business and individual objectives
  • Company pension scheme with employer contributions
  • Life assurance
  • Employee discount schemes 
  • 25 days paid annual leave, plus statutory entitlements
  • Join a values‑driven organisation with scale, ambition and investment in planning
  • Be part of a large, complex organisation offering long‑term career development and leadership opportunities

Ready to Apply?

If you are an experienced planning professional with deep pork industry knowledge and the ability to build capability, influence senior leaders and translate data into strategic direction, we invite you to apply.

This is a unique opportunity to establish a critical planning function within Pilgrim’s Europe, shape long‑term agricultural supply strategy and play a key role in supporting informed, insight‑led decision‑making at Business Unit leadership level.

Apply now to contribute to the future success of the Pork & Lamb Business Unit and make a lasting impact within a leading European food business.

Pilgrim’s Europe produces some of the best-known and most iconic brands in the UK and Ireland, including Fridge Raiders, Rollover, Denny, Richmond, Oakhouse and Moy Park, alongside a diverse range of industry leading own-label products in categories including fresh pork, lamb and chicken, working with all the major retailers and food service outlets.

Our portfolio extends to authentic chilled and frozen ready meals, snacking ranges, added value and food service products.

Across Pilgrim’s Europe we combine 20,000 of the best people in the industry, united by a shared set of core values and a passion for producing the highest quality, most delicious and innovative food, which is enjoyed by millions of people in the UK, Ireland and Europe every day. Our Pilgrim’s Europe team are based in our Pilgrim’s UK, Moy Park, Pilgrim’s Food Masters and Pilgrim’s Shared Services businesses.

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