General Manager

We are currently looking for a General Manager for Northern Ireland. The position is located in our Lurgan office and hybrid work is an option. The primary purpose of the role is to lead a senior team to deliver world leading genetic progress to customers in Northern Ireland, achieved through the development of outstanding people, working together as a team to deliver growth in Operating Profit for Genus, to reinvest for the future.

• Managing individual performance of direct reports as per agreed objectives
• Increasing the effectiveness and profitability of the business operation.
• Documented support team succession plan, as an output from the talent management process, and agreed development plans in place for all direct reports
• Together with the EMEA leadership team, develop strategies to have a stronger combined commercial offering and demonstrating continued growth and expansion of the business

People Development

• To build and develop a team of outstanding leaders, who have a proven track record of getting results through people.
• Deliver targeted training and development to all staff in the team to grow capability and competences, where customers view Genus ABS staff as the best in the field of dairy and beef genetics.
• To both attract and retain talent, reviewing reward strategies which are both competitive and aligned with Genus’s approach to pay.
• Stretch people to go above and beyond what they feel they are capable of doing to provide growth to the individual and the business.
• To create a team environment which encourages sharing of good ideas, whilst also being prepared to challenge one another, ultimately acknowledging that with this group of agile business units, opportunities can be capitalised on faster than in more mature markets.

Customers

• Provide direction to the teams to focus on the growing, progressive dairy farmers, delivering and demonstrating the value of genetic progress.
• Create a one team mindset with sales and service viewed as one seamless solution by customers.
• Acknowledge that in a number of markets, medium sized dairy farmers still create a huge proportion of value for the business, therefore demanding a cost effective solution to support this.
• To provide feedback surrounding the wants and needs of customers, both in terms of dairy and beef genetics, as well as the service and tools to fuly capture the value of this.
• Innovate through a digital platform to provide a disruptive solution in the market place, which provides a highly cost effective route to market for small and/or transactional customers.
• Manage the supply of genetics to deliver growth to Genus ABS.

Grow Market share and results

• Look to work with potential collaborators to grow the market, not onlty through the frozen semen model, but also exploring alternative routes to market through innovation in both technology and business model
• Deliver a targeted approach to providing tailored customer solution, asking for 100% of their genetics business, where possible on medium term (3yr) contracts.
• Capitalise on opportunities in the market, which as a team allow the ability to deliver double digit growth.
• Embrace the diversity of the region to also de-risk the team’s performance. E.g. As one geography becomes under pressure, accelerate with opportunities in other parts of the country.

• Posses a high level of commercial flair, a successful track record in business and sound operational management capability
• Ideally educated to degree level (Business or Animal Sciences) with an Agricultural/Scientific background
• Considerable knowledge of the dairy and beef genetics markets, with an understanding of animal health which pertains to adjacent products.
• Significant experience at Senior Management level, preferably in the genetics field and with excellent negotiating skills, financial acumen and analytical ability
• Evidence experience of building excellent relationships with key stakeholders and influencing key decision makers
• Able to demonstrate excellent leadership skills with the ability to communicate with and effectively motivate a dynamic support team
• The ability to travel within the U.K and sometimes into Europe and the rest of the world is an essential requirement of the role.

Genus is an agricultural biotechnology pioneer. We are a global FTSE 250 company, headquartered in the UK, and listed on the London Stock Exchange.  Genus PLC has a presence in over 70 countries and a global workforce of over 3,000 employees and growing.  We are a worldwide leader in porcine and bovine animal genetics, partnering with farmers to transform how we nourish the world – a mission that is important to a sustainable future.  Our vision is clear: Pioneering animal genetic improvement to help nourish the world.

• Competitive Salary
• Private Healthcare
• Company Vehicle or Car Allowance
• Pension
• 25% Bonus