Functietitel: Agronomy Technical Support 

Functietype: Regulier - fulltime ​

Vorderings-ID: 36998 

 

We are looking for our new Agronomy Technical Specialist to join our Agronomy organization at McCain. Within the CE agronomy department, you will deal with issues around threats of climate change and the increasing ask for differentiation by bringing high technical support to our growers and field representatives. You will be the eye of agronomy on the fields and provide the field team with best-in-class technical support for our growers and field representatives. You will provide support in topics such as variety, crop management, regenerative practices, and storage.

You will report to the Agronomy Technical Support Lead CE. This position will be based in Lewedorp, the Netherlands.

Key responsibilities:

You monitor crop development on the field and in storage in your Region (South NL), where you will for example organize test liftings and store loading samples. Furthermore, you will support the different teams in implementing and deploying their trial strategy on the farms.You bring technical support to growers and field representatives. From design to implementation of the technical support strategy, you ensure good coverage of growers in your region. On top of that, you will bring technical support to growers and a sales toolkit to field representatives for implementation of innovations related to new varieties, farming practices / solutions allowing savings in carbon, water, nitrogen, pesticides, and other sustainable solutions to ensure competitiveness and robustness of the potato production. You utilize a CRM tool to update grower information/activities and crop events.You support the Regenerative Agriculture deployment (implementing regenerative farming practices on 100% of our potato acreage by 2030) by developing and coordinating the animation with the field representatives and sharing needs for specific technical research with the R&D innovation Lead.You contribute to reach food safety /quality targets at farm level

Qualifications :

You have a degree or background in agriculture or agronomy and excellent potato knowledge (growing practices, storing, economics, diseases, varieties developed regionally and globally).You are an excellent relationship builder, to build sustainable relationships with the growers with a commercial approach.You have strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with diverse stakeholders in a multicultural environment.You have good oral and written communications in Dutch and English.You have strong strategic decision skills and know how to navigate through a complex matrix organization.You have strong analytical skills and can synthesize and translate information in an easy-to-understand way.

To remember :

You can lead your activity in a new way of working.You work on our future vision and strategy for our potato business.You will work on exciting projects for sustainable solutions in a technology and data driven company.You will have the opportunity to bring the agronomy organization to a higher level.A role in which you can show full ownership.

What we offer:

An exciting role in a solid global company with collaborative colleaguesCompetitive salaryLearning opportunitiesLocal benefit (Health and Pension insurance)Partial working from home is possibleFriendly atmosphere

Learn more about McCain:

McCain is a leading Canadian company in the frozen potato products market, with 22,000 employees worldwide.

Today, McCain has 54 production plants worldwide. McCain promotes values such as integrity, authenticity, commitment, and solidarity by actively pushing for change in a context where the safety of all is paramount.

To achieve this, actions have been put in place in favor of environmental protection: sustainable agriculture, efficient use of resources, quality food and prosperous communities.

 

McCain Foods is een werkgever voor gelijke kansen en discrimineert niet op basis van een wettelijk beschermde status of eigenschap (minderheid/vrouw/seksuele geaardheid/geslachtsidentiteit/handicap/veteraan).

 

Functiefamilie: Landbouw      

Vacaturelocatie(s): NL - Nederland : Zeeland : Lewedorp 

Bedrijf: McCain Foods Holland B.V.