Regional Agriculture Manager in Lincoln

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.

As a Regional Agriculture Manager, you will be McCain's primary point of contact for growers across your region, building strong partnerships and providing both agricultural and commercial support. Acting as the key link between our grower network and contract management teams, you will help ensure the successful delivery of crop programmes, drive grower engagement, and support a sustainable, high-performing supply base. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who combines agricultural expertise with strong relationship-building and commercial skills.

What you'll be doing:

• Serve as McCain's lead agricultural contact for growers within your assigned region, building strong and trusted partnerships.
• Lead all grower contract negotiations, including volume planning, pricing discussions, and contract execution.
• Provide commercial and agronomic support to growers, helping optimise crop performance, yield, quality, and long-term sustainability.
• Collaborate with Regional Crop Managers and Crop Management Technicians to deliver timely crop insights and support informed decision-making throughout the growing and storage cycle.
• Drive the delivery of quality potatoes in line with contractual requirements and McCain's supply needs.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with growers and grower groups through regular communication, technical guidance, and proactive account management.
• Champion continuous improvement, using crop and grower performance data to identify opportunities and implement development plans.
• Support the growth of McCain's supply base by identifying and onboarding new grower partners where appropriate.
• Manage seed ordering and quality processes, including supporting growers throughout the seed supply cycle and resolving any related issues.
• Ensure accurate crop and storage records are maintained within McCain's grower management systems.
• Lead, coach and support regional agricultural team members, providing day-to-day guidance to Regional Crop Managers and Crop Management Technicians.

What you'll need to be successful:

• Proven experience working with growers in a commercially focused agricultural environment.
• Strong knowledge of agriculture, potato production and crop management.
• Demonstrated success in managing and developing a grower supply base, with a proactive and customer-focused approach.
• Excellent commercial negotiation, planning and contract management skills.
• Strong relationship-building and stakeholder management capabilities, with the ability to influence and build trust at all levels.
• Leadership experience, with the ability to coach, develop and support others.
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to interpret data, identify trends and drive continuous improvement.
• Confident using Microsoft Office and other digital tools to manage information and communicate effectively.
• BASIS and FACTS qualified, or the ability to achieve these qualifications within 12 months of joining.

Desirable:

• Experience in grower, customer or account relationship management.
• Experience using agricultural management systems, databases or other industry-specific software.
• A qualification in Agriculture, Agronomy, Crop Science or a related discipline.
• Experience working within the potato industry or wider fresh produce supply chain.

Key Attributes:

• Commercially astute and results-driven.
• Strong communicator with excellent influencing skills.
• Collaborative and relationship-focused.
• Self-motivated, organised and able to manage multiple priorities.
• Passionate about supporting growers and driving sustainable agricultural performance.

Benefits:

• Private healthcare [single]
• Annual bonus scheme based on both company and individual performance with the ability to salary sacrifice into your pension
• Company car
• An excellent salary sacrifice pension scheme where we'll contribute double what you do, up to a maximum of 12% of your salary
• 25 days' annual leave from day one plus bank holidays (increasing with service), giving you plenty of time to recharge with the opportunity to buy and sell up to 5 days holiday per year
• Life insurance cover providing peace of mind for you and your family
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay, because the moments that matter outside of work matter to us too
• Medicash health cash plan, helping you claim money back on everyday healthcare costs, with access to a virtual GP and wellbeing support
• TELUS Health employee and family assistance programme offering full wellbeing support - including a 24/7 confidential counselling line, legal and financial guidance, and a range of employee discounts.
• Salary sacrifice cycle to work scheme
• A paid 'Chips In' Volunteering Day, giving you the opportunity to support projects that make a positive impact in our communities
• Flexible/hybrid working arrangements where the role allows

McCain Foods is an equal opportunity employer. As a global family-owned company, we strive to be the employer of choice in the diverse communities around the world in which we live and work. We recognize that inclusion drives our creativity, resilience, and success and makes our business stronger. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.