Position Title:Manager Research & Development

Position Type: Regular - Full-Time ​

Requisition ID: 44459

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.

The position is responsible for new variety shortlisting, variety evaluation, and agronomic trials to support new variety establishment. The role develops recommendations to maximize yield while maintaining quality, transfers insights to internal and external stakeholders, and supports both seed and ware potato programs. The incumbent will also evaluate future technologies across farms, cold stores, and commercial operations while collaborating with global teams and ensuring timely communication with key stakeholders.

What you’ll be doing.
- Develop a comprehensive understanding of Agribusiness operations, supplier contracts, and raw material quality impacts.




- Provide training and technical guidance to regional grower groups using multiple communication and demonstration methods.
- Support growers in improving crop yield and quality through enhanced Package of Practices based on historical data and field insights.
- Drive compliance with sustainability reporting requirements through AgPortal, GMS, and related systems, while maintaining McCain GAP records.
- Conduct variety evaluation trials, address seed-related challenges, and identify practical solutions through research and field testing.
- Collaborate with growers, research institutions, and the agriculture community to investigate disease, pest, and crop productivity issues.
- Provide technical recommendations on crop nutrition, crop protection, storage management, and plant health optimization.
- Promote sustainable agricultural practices, including IPM adoption, sustainability audits, and decision-support systems for disease management.
- Build robust partnerships with research institutions, pri

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