Relationship Manager Agriculture

Location: Prescot

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Business Direct - Sector Relationships Salary Range: £48,000 to £60,000 per annum DOE? benefits

Location:

UK Hybrid - occasional travel to a hub Contract Type:
Permanent Our Team We have an exciting opportunity to join Business Direct's Agri Sector Relationships team to support Agribusiness customers across the UK. If you have a passion for Agriculture or a strong desire to learn and are keen to develop nurturing relationships, then this might just be the role for you. Everyday you'll get to provide a top-class service to a portfolio of Agri customers, working with them and their supporting professionals to establish their needs and thinking creatively about how you can deliver for them.

You'll be working closely with a fantastic team to make sure we achieve our goals as well as getting to develop your skills further on the more complex cases. What you'll be doing Ensure that you're delivering a simply brilliant experience for customers Management of Risk Exposure within portfolio - managing repayment and risk exposures and focusing on growing our Business.

Contribute to the team's financial performance and achievement of its overall business objectives Preparing credit applications to support customer requests - analysing financial information and working closely with Credit to achieve desired outcomes Management of Risk Exposure within a portfolio Solve complex queries in a timely fashion Ensure excellent attention to detail and care in data quality, and lending risk measurements Develop strong relationships with new customers through focussed conversations Liaising with professionals (solicitors/accountants/valuers) to achieve the customers' requirements and build relationships for future business opportunities Deliver a strong focus on customer retention We need you to have Knowledge of the UK Agriculture sector including key market opportunities and challenges

Experience of managing a demanding portfolio of clients A track record of generating business growth, identifying, structuring, negotiating and delivering business opportunities Proven ability to perform under pressure, consistently meeting tight deadlines with resilience and initiative Understanding of Agriculture Financial Statements and regulations Relationship building experience including managing challenging conversations Working both independently and as part of a team A real eye for detail with plenty of experience of delivering workloads to tight timescales Ability to plan ahead and manage your workload efficiently Excellent interpersonal skills and written and verbal communication skills Understanding of risk and compliance requirements in line with the role Ability to work at pace and manage multiple requests whilst maintaining and delivering a first-class service to colleagues and customers It's a bonus if you have but not essential

Experience of Business Banking, including a good knowledge of our business products & services Have completed Moody's (Commercial Lending) and have the ability to understand and interpret financial statements A sound knowledge of Vulnerable Customer requirements with an ability to identify financial difficulty Red Hot Rewards 25 days holiday per year, increasing over time to 30. Plus, an option to buy more, giving you even more choice.

Private medical insurance A highly competitive pension to help you build a strong foundation for retirement Access to an annual performance-related bonus Training and development to help you progress your career A great selection of additional benefits through our flexible benefits scheme Life assurance to provide peace of mind for you and your loved ones Up to 2 days of paid volunteering a year If we're lucky to receive a lot of interest, we may close the advert early.

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