• The Role & Key Responsibilities

  • Job Title: Category Development Manager - Services & Technology

    Location: United Kingdom (Home based - with occasional travel to sites such as Peterborough and Harrogate).

    Package includes: Salary from £51,500, plus a benefits package designed to support your wellbeing and reward your impact, including discretionary performance related bonus, car allowance, private healthcare, and a matched pension contribution of up to 10%.

    Are you experienced in delivering services and technology solutions to UK ruminant farms? Do you have a passion for innovation, insight, and driving value through digital tools, data platforms, and on-farm services?

    We’re looking for a Category Development Manager –Services & Technologies to join our Operational Marketing team at AB Dairy. In this role, you’ll lead the strategic development and performance of our Services & Technologies portfolio, from on-farm advisory services to digital innovations. You’ll work cross-functionally to shape the future of how we support ruminant farmers through smarter, more connected solutions.


    What you’ll be doing:

    • Develop and deliver strategic plans for the Services & Technologies category to support growth and profitability.
    • Use your understanding of the ruminant sector to shape and evolve service and technology offerings in line with customer needs.
    • Analyse market trends, customer behaviour, and competitor activity to uncover opportunities and market gaps.
    • Optimise pricing strategies to ensure competitiveness and long-term value.
    • Lead the implementation of targeted campaigns to drive awareness, engagement, and uptake across the category.
    • Collaborate cross-functionally with Technical, Commercial, Sales, Operations, and Marketing teams.
    • Monitor performance through sales data, customer feedback, and key category metrics—adjusting strategies as needed.
    • Ensure service and technology solutions are aligned to customer experience goals and overall business strategy.
     

    What you’ll bring:

    • Strong understanding of the UK dairy/agriculture industry, particularly in relation to on-farm services and ag-tech solutions.
    • Commercially minded with proven experience in a strategic, analytical, or product-focused role.
    • Ability to work with technical teams to translate business requirements into practical solutions.
    • Excellent analytical skills with the ability to turn data into actionable insight.
    • Strong communicator and collaborator, experienced in working cross-functionally across teams.
    • Proficient in Excel, CRM systems, and other reporting or analysis tools.
     

    Location

    This role is predominantly home-based and can be performed remotely. Occasional visits to our recently refurbished Peterborough office, as well as other sites across the UK. Our Peterborough head office offers a modern working environment, excellent public transport links, free onsite parking, complimentary drinks, a daily free lunch option, and a welcoming team culture.


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Questions about this role?

If you have any questions about this role or need help applying please contact Taylor Waldon 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.

Category Development Manager - Services & Technology

  • All Locations
    Home based
  • Job Function
    Business Development / Commercial / Sales
  • Type
    Permanent
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