We’re recruiting an Arable Farm Manager to take strategic and operational control of a well-invested, and significant arable business at the heart of a long-established, family-owned farming enterprise in Suffolk. Reporting directly to the Managing Director, you’ll have real autonomy, board-level exposure, and the mandate to shape the future of a large-scale arable operation integrated with livestock and contract farming activities. The Opportunity You’ll lead the arable enterprise end-to-end. From strategy and budgets through to crop performance, people leadership, and compliance, within a diversified business that values professionalism, long-term thinking, and doing things properly. Cropping includes wheat, barley, sugar beet and oilseed rape, supported by modern machinery, robust systems, and a business that is financially stable, forward-looking and commercially very ambitious. What You’ll Be Doing * Owning and delivering the arable strategy, aligned with board objectives * Managing budgets, forecasts, and financial performance * Driving operational excellence across cultivation, drilling, crop protection, irrigation (where relevant) and harvest * Embedding soil health, cover cropping, and environmental margins into profitable rotations * Integrating arable and livestock operations to maximise nutrient use, straw value, and efficiency * Leading, developing, and motivating an experienced arable team * Managing contract farming relationships and delivering against agreed outcomes * Ensuring full compliance with Red Tractor, H&S, and environmental regulation What We’re Looking For Essential * Proven leadership of large-scale arable operations (1,000 ha+) * Strong technical grounding in combinable crops and modern systems * Commercially sharp, with experience of budgeting and cost control * Confident people manager with high standards * Solid understanding of assurance schemes and compliance Desirable * Experience integrating livestock manures and nutrients into arable systems * Contract farming or multi-site management exposure * Environmental stewardship and conservation delivery experience The Person You’re strategic but hands-on. Commercial, organised, and calm under pressure. You value process, safety, and people — and you’re comfortable making decisions and being accountable for outcomes. Why This Role? * Senior position in a respected, multi-enterprise farming business * Genuine influence over strategy and investment * Long-term role with autonomy and trust * Very competitive remuneration package for the right individual Interested? If you’re ready to step into a senior arable leadership role with real scope and responsibility, we would be very keen to hear from you