Senior Field Representative for Agriculture

McCain It’s All Good™ is our philosophy. As a food manufacturer, our business is driven by good people, making good food, from good ingredients – and the result is food that makes people feel good. But McCain It's all good ™ is not just about the food we make, it's about how we conduct ourselves in every aspect of our business. From farmer and customer relationships to sustainable agricultural processes – we strive to make every element of our business good. The McCain It's all good ™ philosophy

• Support Field Manager by leading and providing direction for day-to-day operations of Field Department
• Promote professional relations between the company and grower/suppliers through farm and storage visits.
• Assist and participate in raw potato contract negotiations, contract development and procurement requirements.
• Recommend contract language changes necessary to secure required raw volume, price and quality.
• Coordinate purchasing activity with forecast requirements.
• Partner with Manufacturing to ensure the volume and quality of raw aligns with production requirements.
• Contract raw product volume with grower/suppliers and monitor their operations.
• Inspect, gather, analyze and report potato crop growth data and field activities of contract grower/suppliers.
• Proactively communicate with grower/suppliers key improvement areas with respect to production, quality, food safety, alignment and diversity spend.
• Coach and provide support to Field Representatives on the supervision and evaluation of potato handlers, scale clerks, laboratory technicians and seasonal laborers
• Proactively inspect and monitor raw product storage facilities for environmental conditions and product quality.
• Proactively collect and process grower/suppliers field and storage records including seed source data, chemical application records, & agronomic data.
• Monitor grower/suppliers compliance with USDA Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) program. Assure that they are complying with on farm audits.
• Assure compliance of raw potato traceability records and food safety requirements.
• Collect industry agronomic and cost of production information.
• Attend and participate in agricultural production education meetings to gain knowledge of current agricultural practices.
• Maintain Field Department budget.

• Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture, Agriculture Economics, Agronomy or relevant discipline
• 5-7 years relevant working experience, preferably within agricultural, manufacturing and/or quality
• Strong leadership qualities and interpersonal skills, with a proven ability to development and nurture strong cross-functional and departmental relationships
• Strong commercial awareness and business acumen
• Superior negotiation and relationship management skills
• Exceptional management and execution skills
• Excellent command of English, both verbal & written
• Proven achievement in prior employment