Digital Agriculture Analytics Lead
Job Summary
Position Title: Digital Agriculture Analytics Lead
Position Type: Regular - Full-Time
Requisition ID:41940
In every role McCainers are ambitious curious and passionate about creating exceptional work experiences together. With a customerfirst mindset we make doing business with McCain easy.
About the role.
McCains North America Agriculture organization is transforming into a digitally enabled data and insightdriven operation that connects onfarm activities to downstream outcomes across storage manufacturing sustainability and supply chain.
TheDigital Agriculture Analytics Lead is a handson businessfocused individual contributor responsible for translating agricultural and operational challenges into actionable insights using advanced analytics and AIenabled techniques. This role focuses on decision impact adoption and measurable business value not just reports or dashboards.
What youll be doing.
Lead analytics AIenabled insights and digital innovation initiatives across North America Agriculture to deliver measurable business value across the farmtofork value chain
Partner with growers field teams manufacturing storage sustainability and supply chain stakeholders to identify and prioritize highvalue analytics use cases
Translate agronomic and operational challenges into actionable insights using advanced analytics forecasting predictive techniques and AIenabled approaches
Build and maintain analytical products such as models forecasts scenario analyses dashboards and decisionsupport tools
Define standardize and track key agriculture KPIs to enable consistent performance monitoring across regions and teams
Drive data standardization and harmonization in partnership with enterprise data and technology teams to enable scalable trusted analytics
Embed analytics and digital solutions into workflows operating rhythms and decision forums to ensure adoption and sustained impact
Evaluate and pilot emerging analytics and digital technologies that improve performance sustainability and innovation
Support change management training and stakeholder engagement including defining value hypotheses and success metrics
What youll need to be successful.
Bachelors degree in a relevant field or equivalent practical experience
47 years of experience delivering analytics or insights in agriculture food supply chain manufacturing or other datarich operational environments
Proven ability to translate business or agronomic questions into analytical insights that drive decisions and measurable outcomes
Handson experience building and applying advanced analytics solutions such as forecasting models predictive insights scenario analysis or AIenabled decision tools
Experience using analytics and data tools such as SQL Python (or similar) and business intelligence platforms (e.g. Power BI or equivalent)
Experience working with multiple data sources and partnering across business and technical teams
Strong businessfirst mindset with the ability to influence stakeholders and communicate insights clearly
Curiosity and openness to using AIenabled analytics where it adds value without overengineering solutions
Willingness to travel up to 25% as required
About the team.
This role sits within the North America Agriculture organization and reports to the Director of Ag Business Transformation. The team focuses on driving digital data and analytics capabilities that improve agronomic performance operational efficiency sustainability and supplychain outcomes. The Digital Agriculture Analytics Lead works crossfunctionally with agriculture operations supply chain sustainability and enterprise data and technology teams to embed analytics into daytoday decisionmaking.
About McCain.
Leadership principles.
At McCain our leadership principles guide how we engage with customers collaborate as a team and achieve success. We focus on understanding customer needs driving innovation empowering people and taking ownership to clear obstacles and deliver results.
The McCain experience.
We are McCain. This statement is a testament to our collective strength and our individual value. Your contributions play a vital role in our success. Our winning culture is rooted in authenticity and trust empowering us to bring out the best in one another. Here youll find opportunities to learn grow and thrive. Join us and experience why were better together.
Our purpose is grounded in building meaningful relationships. Were big believers in the power of working together in personit helps us stay connected collaborate more effectively and grow as a team. At the same time we recognize the importance of flexibility. Most officebased roles follow a hybrid model with the option to work remotely two days a week. There may be exceptions depending on the role and location so we encourage you to speak with your recruiter for more details.
Compensation Package:$81600.00 -$108900.00 . CAD annually Bonus Eligibility
The above reflects the target compensation range for the position at the time of posting. Hiring compensation will be determined based on experience skill set education and training and other organizational needs. This posting is for an existing vacancy.
Benefits: At McCain were on a mission to create a winning culture that puts employee safety and well-being at the heart of what we do every day. We understand and appreciate that each persons needs are unique and ensure our benefits & well-being programs reflect that. Employees are eligible for the following benefits: health coverage (medical dental vision prescription drug) retirement savings benefits and leave support including medical family and bereavement. Well-being programsinclude vacation and holidays company-supported volunteering time and mental health resources. Coverages are aligned with country provincial and state governing plans and can vary by work level location and nature of the role. Additional benefit detail available during the application process.
Your well-being matters to us and were here to provide you with the necessary resourcesto support you in being your best self at work and at home.
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 torace religion color national origin sex age veteran status disability or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.
McCain is an accessible employer. If you require an accommodation throughout the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials or accessible meeting rooms) please let us know and we will work with you to find appropriate solutions.
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Job Family:Agriculture; Information Technology
Location(s): CA - Canada : Ontario : Toronto
CA - Canada : New Brunswick : Florenceville-Bristol
Company: McCain Foods (Canada)
About Company
McCain Foods | Our purpose - 'Celebrating real connections through delicious, planet-friendly food'. We supply delicious frozen French fries, potato specialties, and appetizers to retail and foodservice customers around the globe.