Digital Agriculture Analytics Lead

McCain Foods; Toronto; On-site; CAD 81,600 - 108,900; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage (medical, dental, vision)

Retirement savings benefits

Leave support (medical, family, bereavement)

Well-being programs including vacation and holidays

Job summary

McCain Foods in Toronto is seeking a Digital Agriculture Analytics Lead to transform agricultural and operational challenges into actionable insights utilizing advanced analytics. The successful candidate will lead innovative analytics initiatives to improve operational efficiencies across the entire farm-to-fork value chain. Ideal candidates should have a Bachelor’s in a relevant field and 4-7 years of experience. A value package includes a salary range of CAD $81,600 to $108,900 plus benefits, such as health coverage and retirement savings.

Qualifications

• 4–7+ years of experience delivering analytics or insights in agriculture or data-rich environments.
• Proven ability to translate business questions into analytical insights that drive decisions.
• Experience using analytics tools including SQL and Python.

Responsibilities

• Lead analytics and digital innovation initiatives to deliver measurable business value.
• Translate agronomic challenges into actionable insights using advanced analytics.
• Build and maintain analytical products to support decision-making.

Skills

Advanced analytics solutions

SQL

Python

Business intelligence platforms (e.g., Power BI)

Data-driven decision making

Education

Bachelor’s degree in relevant field

Tools

Predictive models

Forecasting techniques

Job description

Position Title

Digital Agriculture Analytics Lead

Position Type

Regular - Full-Time

Requisition ID

41940

About The Role

McCain’s North America Agriculture organization is transforming into a digitally enabled, data‑ and insight‑driven operation that connects on‑farm activities to downstream outcomes across storage, manufacturing, sustainability, and supply chain.

The Digital Agriculture Analytics Lead is a hands‑on, business‑focused individual contributor responsible for translating agricultural and operational challenges into actionable insights using advanced analytics and AI‑enabled techniques. This role focuses on decision impact, adoption, and measurable business value, not just reports or dashboards.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Lead analytics, AI‑enabled insights, and digital innovation initiatives across North America Agriculture to deliver measurable business value across the farm‑to‑fork value chain
• Partner with growers, field teams, manufacturing, storage, sustainability, and supply chain stakeholders to identify and prioritize high‑value analytics use cases
• Translate agronomic and operational challenges into actionable insights using advanced analytics, forecasting, predictive techniques, and AI‑enabled approaches
• Build and maintain analytical products such as models, forecasts, scenario analyses, dashboards, and decision‑support 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 You’ll Need To Be Successful

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field, or equivalent practical experience
• 4–7+ years of experience delivering analytics or insights in agriculture, food, supply chain, manufacturing, or other data‑rich operational environments
• Proven ability to translate business or agronomic questions into analytical insights that drive decisions and measurable outcomes
• Hands‑on experience building and applying advanced analytics solutions such as forecasting models, predictive insights, scenario analysis, or AI‑enabled 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 business‑first mindset with the ability to influence stakeholders and communicate insights clearly
• Curiosity and openness to using AI‑enabled analytics where it adds value, without over‑engineering 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 supply‑chain outcomes. The Digital Agriculture Analytics Lead works cross‑functionally with agriculture, operations, supply chain, sustainability, and enterprise data and technology teams to embed analytics into day‑to‑day decision‑making.

Compensation Package

$81,600.00 - $108,900.00 CAD annually + Bonus Eligibility

Benefits

Employees are eligible for health coverage (medical, dental, vision, prescription drug), retirement savings benefits, and leave support including medical, family and bereavement. Well‑being programs include vacation and holidays, company‑supported volunteering time, and mental health resources. Additional benefit details available during the application process.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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.

Accessibility

McCain is an accessible employer. If you require an accommodation during 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.

Privacy

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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)