• The Role & Key Responsibilities

  • General Manager – ABN


    Location: Hybrid, with regular travel to Peterborough, ABN sites and customer locations

     

    Are you a visionary leader with deep commercial acumen and a strong track record in the animal feed industry? Do you thrive on creating high-performing, engaged teams and delivering meaningful business growth? If so, this is a rare and exciting opportunity to shape the future of ABN. 

    As General Manager, you'll take full responsibility for the performance and success of ABN, the UK’s market leader in pig and poultry feed. You’ll lead a talented leadership team and oversee all areas of the business, from commercial and supply chain to manufacturing and technical operations, ensuring strategic delivery, financial strength, and a culture where people and customers thrive.

    What you’ll be responsible for:

    • Setting strategic direction and bringing our ambitious growth plans to life, with full P&L accountability.

    • Leading and developing an engaged, customer-centric organisation that delivers technical excellence and long-term value.

    • Driving a culture of continuous improvement across health and safety, feed safety, manufacturing excellence, and innovation.

    • Creating strong, trusted relationships with customers, industry bodies and key stakeholders across AB Agri and beyond.

    • Building and sustaining an inclusive, high-performance environment, with clear succession plans and ongoing leadership development.

    What you’ll bring:

    • Significant leadership experience in the animal feed industry, with end-to-end P&L ownership.

    • A strong commercial mindset and a proven ability to grow and manage strategic client relationships.

    • Deep market understanding, with a flair for spotting opportunities, solving challenges and shaping future product or service offerings.

    • A track record of building highly engaged, high-performing teams and creating a great place to work.

    • Confident communication and influencing skills, with the presence to lead at pace and inspire others—across the board and beyond the business.

     

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Questions about this role?

If you have any questions about this role or need help applying please contact Matt Cannon via [email protected].

Supporting your application

We work with a number of ​external partners to ensure ​that our application process ​is as comfortable as ​possible, regardless of your ​circumstances or ​background.

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General Manager ABN

  • Closing Date:
    31 May 2025
  • All Locations
    United Kingdom
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