Position Title: Director, Agriculture - Seed
Position Type: Regular - Full-Time
Requisition ID: 44872
Director, Agriculture - Seed
Montrose
In every role, McCainers are ambitious, curious, and passionate about creating exceptional work experiences - together. With a customer-first mindset, we make doing business with McCain easy.
About the role.
This is a rare opportunity to lead McCain Potatoes' GB seed potato business from our Montrose Pugeston site in Scotland. Reporting to the VP of Agriculture, you'll run a unique, vertically integrated in-house seed operation and be McCain's visible champion to industry, regulators and customers. You'll own the end-to-end seed supply chain, from seven-year supply planning and production through to seed operations, storage, grading and commercial delivery. Plus, responsibility for the seed budget, capital programme and site health & safety.
You will inspire, lead and develop the seed management team, drive performance and succession, and build a high-performing, commercially focused culture. Lead and develop the seed management team, while contributing to the overall GB agriculture leadership team and strategy development. A focus will be defining and embedding regenerative agriculture within our seed supply: working with growers and GB Agriculture to create a sustainable, future-fit seed programme that secures supply, boosts resilience and leaves a lasting positive legacy for McCain.
What you'll be doing.
Own the Safety of Everyone on Site
This role carries overarching accountability for the health and safety of every McCain Potatoes employee, visitor, contractor and associated venture at Montrose. You'll set the tone from the top, building a culture where safety isn't just a priority, it's a non-negotiable way of working every single day.
Set the Strategic Direction for Seed
You'll be the author of McCain's Seven-Year Plan for Seed, the roadmap that ensures our supply chain is always ahead of demand. From factory requirements and processing needs through to customer commitments, you'll make sure the right seed is in the right place, at the right time, every time.
Lead a Team That Takes Pride in What They Grow
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