Senior Agribusiness Broker Manager - South West Vic

• Flexible Location – Warrnambool, Hamilton, Geelong or Ballarat
• Dynamic customer relationship opportunity 
• Exciting growth strategy in the Agribusiness Broker market

Rural Bank is striving to be the bank of choice to help Australian farmers grow and we are looking for people who thrive on helping Agricultural customers grow to join our team.

Rural Bank is proudly part of the Bendigo and Adelaide Bank group, offering a specialist value proposition to Australian farmers.  As a specialist lender, we have a deep understanding of Agriculture and how to assist our customers in securing their financial needs to grow their business.  Setting the standard for banking and giving financial power back to our communities, Bendigo and Adelaide Bank was recently ranked in the top three most trusted brands in Australia. So, come and work for a Bank you can be proud of. 

We are currently transforming our business and have entered a growth phase both internally and externally in market.  We have harnessed our dynamic energy for change, and we have made investments to be better digitally enabled whilst retaining our focus on building and serving customer relationships both on farm and remotely.  This allows our customers to choose how they wish to bank with us, knowing that a team of specialists are committed to meeting their financial needs.  Our business offers career pathways that allow for growth and movement, as well as flexible working arrangements to suit your personal circumstances.

As part of our growth strategy, we recently launched our products and services to specialist Agribusiness Brokers with high levels of interest and a positive outlook for success.  To assist us, we are looking to expand our team with motivated and experienced individuals who can work with our Business Development Managers to deliver exceptional outcomes to customers introduced via our third-party channel.

As an Agribusiness Relationship Manager, you’ll get to:

• Increase market share in target markets and identify opportunities for deepening customer relationships and referring opportunities to our partners as appropriate.
• Proactively contribute to the successful delivery of key initiatives.
• Prepare concise, accurate and timely loan proposals and reviews whilst ensuring the quality of credit assessment and ongoing management is maintained.
• Identify ways to appropriately assist customers to access finance to grow their business and in turn their communities and regional wealth.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with Key Business Influencers by proactively networking and developing new relationship with potential future customers.

This is a full time, permanent position based out of Warrnambool, Hamilton, Geelong or Ballarat however is mobile as travel by vehicle to visit customers on farm and attend field days and networking events is required. We offer flexible work options that put our people first, with a hybrid model of minimum 2 days in office per week.

Given you will travel over 15,000kms/pa this role qualifies for a Job Required Vehicle.  With a co-contribution the vehicle may also qualify for personal use.   

So come on the journey with us if you:

• Have a passion for Agriculture and an understanding of Agribusiness.
• Are deeply customer centric.
• Have a curious mindset and like to ask questions, learn and grow personally and professionally.
• Enjoy networking and building relationships in the community that you're serving.
• Have experience in business development in a local community environment.
• Have desire to work in complex lending across all Agribusiness industries and segments.

To be successful you will have:

• Growth mindset and can-do attitude.  Confident and thrive in a problem-solving environment.
• Strong background working in Agribusiness commerce, finance or banking, including complex lending, credit and deposit areas.
• Experience working as a broker or banking/customer relationship manager in agriculture or agribusiness (advantageous).
• Understanding of agriculture and farming, including season conditions and relevant market conditions.
• A clean driver’s license and be available to travel intra-state and at times inter-state.

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We believe a diverse workforce supported by an inclusive culture is central to our success and we actively encourage applications from those who bring diversity of thought to our business. We support candidate requests for adjustment to accommodate an illness, injury or disability to equitably participate in the selection process.

Still in two minds?  

Research suggests 60% of women and underrepresented groups might stop here, even after getting as far as drafting an application. We believe that diversity makes every team stronger, so even if you don’t tick every box we still want to see your application!

Please note shortlisting and interviews may take place prior to the advertised close date, so don't delay apply now!