Regional Crop Manager

Position Title: Regional Crop Manager

Position Type: Regular - Full-Time

Requisition :42746

Regional Crop Manager.

About McCain.

At McCain were feeding the world: from French fries to Smiles we contribute to the important role food plays in peoples lives. Thats why were dedicated to ensuring our core values

Family Authentic Trusted and Qualityshine through every day. As a privately owned family company with over 60 years of experience a presence in more than 160 countries and a global team of 22000 people our values and culture are at the heart of everything we do. We believe that we can work together along with our business and community partners to bring sustainable growth and positive change today tomorrow and for generations to come.

Join us and see how you can MAKE IT at McCain!

Why join the McCain family.

• Your Life were here to help you fulfil your potential flourish and thrive in work and life.
• Your Success work alongside passionate individuals who are committed to supporting your career ambitions drive and success.
• Your Impact we want you to make a meaningful lasting impact for you for your colleagues and for the business.

About the role.

This role puts you right at the heart of McCains agricultural operation. Youll be working closely with growers across the region helping them meet their contractual commitments and making sure the right quality potatoes are delivered at the right time.

A big part of the role is keeping people in the loop. Youll be pulling together clear meaningful crop intelligence and making sure it reaches everyone who needs it so that deliveries run smoothly and quality stays where it needs to be.

Youll also be working alongside the Regional Agriculture Manager lending real support to the bigger strategic picture and helping to strengthen McCains grower relationships

Leadership Principles.

Our principles each with related practices guide our actions across the organisation. Together they address how McCain interacts with our customers and employees and how we work as individuals and collectively to find success. While each role adheres to the Leadership Principles individual roles may focus more on a specific principle or principles.

We are customer obsessed. Customers are our starting point. By understanding their needs and leveraging data and consumer insights we drive mutual success.

We think big and plan ahead. Through ambition curiosity and smart risks we can accomplish goals refine processes and innovate to scale success.

We bring out the best in our people. We create safe spaces for our people so that trust and empowerment come naturally. Inclusion is about listening first showing humility and working together.

We act like owners. Together we clear obstacles and do the work that makes us all successful and proud to be part of McCain.

Accountabilities.

• Work hand in hand with the Regional Agriculture Manager to help bring the strategic objectives to life playing an active role in making things happen on the ground.
• Partner with the Crop Management Technician to make sure crop intelligence is accurate timely and genuinely useful keeping all the right people informed at every stage of the growing and storage cycle.
• Keep growers focused on what matters most delivering the right quality potatoes at the right time and making sure contractual commitments are being met throughout the season.
• Build real trusted relationships with growers and grower groups through regular contact honest conversations and solid technical and commercial support. Be a proactive and visible presence representing McCain in the right way across the grower base.
• Champion quality improvement across the board encouraging and supporting growers to consistently raise the standard of the potatoes they produce.
• Make sure potato seed is ordered correctly and on time using the right processes and systems to keep things running smoothly between McCain Potatoes and contract growers. Step in to carry out seed quality inspections where needed and handle any complaints in a professional and timely way.
• Give growers the agronomic support they need to get the best out of their crops from putting together solid crop production plans to keeping a close eye on progress through the growing season and into store.

Experience

• A background working with growers in a quality or agronomic capacity getting hands on with crop performance and bringing genuine expertise to the role.
• Direct experience working with a processing potato crop with a solid understanding of what good looks like from field to factory.
• Some experience managing customer or grower relationships with the confidence to build rapport and handle conversations at all levels.
• Comfortable using bespoke agricultural computer systems or the willingness and ability to pick them up quickly.

Knowledge

• A strong working knowledge of agriculture and potato crop production with the practical understanding to support growers through every stage of the season.
• A tertiary qualification in agriculture or a related…