FarmCamps vacancies

Business Development Representative UK

24 to 32 hours per week

Help FarmCamps grow in the United Kingdom

FarmCamps is ready for the next step: expanding into the United Kingdom. After our success in the Netherlands and Germany, we want British families to experience just how special a farm holiday can be. Waking up among the animals, playing in the farmyard, learning where your food comes from and, at the same time, enjoying the peace, space and comfort of a luxury tent.

To make this happen, we are looking for new FarmCamps locations in the United Kingdom. Farms that would like to open their yard to families and see an opportunity to create an additional income stream alongside their agricultural business.

What will you do?

As Business Development Representative UK, you will play an important role in this growth. You will identify interesting farms, make the first contact and build a strong pipeline of potential FarmCamps locations.

You will be responsible for that first, crucial step: finding, enthusing and qualifying the right farmers and agricultural entrepreneurs.

You will:

· research which agricultural businesses could be interesting for FarmCamps;
· collect contact details and approach potential partners by phone and email;
· tell the FarmCamps story in an enthusiastic and convincing way;
· answer initial questions and build trust with farmers and agricultural entrepreneurs;
· assess whether a farm fits the FarmCamps concept;
· schedule meetings and location visits for the management team;
· carefully keep track of contact moments, follow-up and progress;
· share market insights, opportunities and common objections with the team.

You will work closely with the team in the Netherlands and report directly to management.

Who are we looking for?

You get energy from new business and enjoy making new contacts. You are commercially minded, curious and not afraid to pick up the phone. You know how to build trust, especially with entrepreneurs who may not yet be familiar with FarmCamps.

In addition:

· you have experience in sales, lead generation, business development, recruitment or telephone acquisition;
· you speak and write fluent Dutch and English; native English is a plus;
· you communicate professionally, positively and convincingly;
· you work in a structured way and keep a clear overview of your pipeline;
· you make smart use of AI tools for research, lead lists and follow-up;
· you are proactive, results-oriented and able to work independently;
· you feel comfortable communicating with farmers and agricultural entrepreneurs;
· an affinity with hospitality, recreation, tourism or outdoor life is a plus.

What do we offer?

· An entrepreneurial role with a direct impact on the international growth of FarmCamps.
· The opportunity to help build FarmCamps in a new market.
· Plenty of room for independence, initiative and your own ideas.
· A commercial role at the intersection of tourism, hospitality and agricultural entrepreneurship.
· A committed team that thinks along with you and supports you.
· Plenty of opportunities to further develop yourself in sales, partnerships and market development.
· A market-based salary between €3,000 and €4,000 gross per month based on a full-time contract, depending on experience.
· An attractive bonus scheme based on commercial results, such as qualified leads, scheduled meetings and new FarmCamps locations.

About FarmCamps

FarmCamps offers families a unique holiday on 23 working farms in the Netherlands and 1 in Germany. Guests stay in luxury tents and experience real farm life up close. Children feed animals, play outside and discover where their food comes from, while parents enjoy peace, space and comfort.

For farmers, FarmCamps offers an additional income stream alongside their agricultural business. We provide the accommodations and support farmers with marketing, bookings, guest experience and quality control. This means they are not on their own and can welcome guests to their farm in a way that suits their business.

Ready to help put FarmCamps UK on the map?

Are you commercially minded, curious and great at making new contacts? And would you enjoy helping FarmCamps grow in the United Kingdom? Then we would love to hear from you.

Send your CV and motivation to alette@farmcamps.com.

Do you have any questions about the role? Feel free to get in touch. 

Who we are.

Luxury lodging at the farm is hip! FarmCamps is a scale-up that offers luxury vacations on farms throughout the Netherlands. Our guests sleep in luxury tents. One of the perks is that you 'have to' try it out yourself....

In a young, enthusiastic and ambitious team you will work at our head office in Bussum and, as an intern, you will be jointly responsible for the success of our formula. You will participate fully in the Operations team where you can learn from colleagues and where there is plenty of room for personal development. Operations forms the pivot between our farms and the other FarmCamps teams and from this role you will work intensively with both our farmers and farmers' wives as well as colleagues from other teams, such as Sales and Marketing, and Customer Service.

The assignment:

The assignment is a full-time cooperative internship, with the possibility to use one day per week for a possible internship assignment (assignment in consultation with FarmCamps).

When. Immediately we are looking for a full-time intern. The start date will be determined in consultation and the internship duration is at least 5 months. Your internship consists, among other things, of the following activities:

• Contact person for the farms
• Maintaining and managing orders and stock at headquarters and at our farms
• Planning new camps and dismantling existing camps
• Thinking along about improving operational processes. E.g. How do we improve the flow of goods from our suppliers to our farms? How can FarmCamps become more sustainable?
• Thinking along about national and international expansion.
• Co-responsible for reports and manuals

We offer you:

• An informal working environment with young and motivated people from whom you can learn
• A dynamic internship within a successful growing company
• Not just desk work, but also active outings to our farms
• A generous internship remuneration of at least €250,- gross per month (depending on experience and any targets achieved)
• If we become happy with each other, you might have the opportunity to continue working with us after your internship.

What do we expect from you?

• MBO or HBO level, preferably a facility, hospitality or business education
• An approachable person who takes responsibility, initiative and can work independently.
• You are a team player, result-oriented, accurate and enthusiastic.
• Affinity with the travel industry
• A driving license is an advantage

Do you recognize yourself in this profile and would you like to work for a few months at an innovative and cozy company in the heart of Bussum? Then send your CV and motivation to operations@farmcamps.nl