Job Description: Our client is seeking a Farm Animal Key Accounts Dairy Veterinarian to join a progressive dairy-focused team in the Waipa region of New Zealand. This unique opportunity is ideal for a veterinarian with strong dairy industry credibility who wants to step beyond traditional clinical practice and work as a trusted advisor to leading multi-farm owners and corporate dairy enterprises.
The role combines veterinary expertise, relationship management, commercial awareness, and strategic advisory capability. Working across farm teams, managers, senior leaders, and ownership groups, you will help align animal health, productivity, agri-technology, data insights, and business performance outcomes across complex dairy operations.
In this position, your responsibilities will include:
- Building trusted partnerships with multi-farm owners, managers, and farm leadership teams
- Aligning herd health strategies with wider farming business goals and productivity targets
- Using agri-data and insights to guide decisions, improve systems, and support continuous improvement
- Encouraging technology adoption, animal welfare, and future-focused farming practices
- Supporting strategic planning and change management across progressive dairy businesses
Qualifications Needed:
- Veterinary qualification with eligibility for New Zealand veterinary registration
- Strong dairy industry experience and credibility
- Understanding of dairy business performance drivers and large-scale farming operations
- Confidence interpreting data and translating insights into practical action
- Excellent communication, stakeholder management, problem-solving, and advisory skills
Package:
- Strategic dairy veterinary role focused on key accounts and multi-farm clients
- Opportunity to work with leading corporate dairy enterprises in the Waipa region
- Influence across farm teams, managers, executive leaders, and ownership groups
- Blend of clinical expertise, consulting, advisory, and relationship management
- Scope to support animal health, productivity, technology, and business outcomes
- Ideal for an experienced dairy vet or a candidate from consulting, technical sales, agribusiness, or leadership
- Strong opportunity to contribute beyond individual farm-level work
- Progressive client base with a focus on innovation and sustainable farming systems
- Confidential conversations welcomed for suitable candidates
- Waikato lifestyle with access to strong farming communities and rural networks
