General Manager

6 days ago


Paarl, South Africa Fall Creek Farm & Nursery, Inc. Full time

As we build a world with better blueberries at Fall Creek Farm & Nursery we are looking for a **General Manager **to** **lead the team in **South Africa**

Reporting to the Regional Director in EMENA, the General Manager South Africa supervises the in-country **Commercial, Operations, Finance and Human Resource functions**, and has frequent interactions with local institutions, government representatives, suppliers, customers, visitors and guests of Fall Creek.

**What you'll do at Fall Creek**:

- Responsible for leading the development of strategy to meet goals set out in the strategic plan in South Africa. Regularly reports progress on the achievement of company goals and initiatives.
- Develops the annual operating plan for the country, deploying resources to support Fall Creek’s premier position as the leading quality plant supplier focused on customer success.
- Coaches and develops managers and employees to improve job performance. Establishes and maintains good morale, motivation, and recognition of accomplishment in all employees.
- Responsible for the subsidiary budget ensuring compliance with established financial covenants.
- Responsible for the successful achievement of operational activities including new facility establishment, capital structures and equipment, efficiency improvement plans, shipping and procurement.
- Provides leadership to the subsidiary to ensure the successful planning, propagation and production of brand-compliant plants.
- Supports, perpetuates, and enhances Fall Creek’s core values and corporate culture.

**What you bring to Fall Creek**:

- Requires a bachelor’s degree in agricultural business, management, international business or related field.
- Minimum of 15+ years of work experience, with 5+ years in an executive-level or international management position leading business initiatives with full P&L responsibility.
- Minimum of 5+ years in a supervisory or management position with demonstrated experience in supervising, developing and providing leadership to employees.
- Experience in the nursery or produce industry
- Understanding of plant intellectual property licensing, rules and laws.
- Advanced language skills (the ability to speak, read, and write) in English and Spanish.
- Ability to understand the technical aspects of growing (fertility, nutrition, disease control). Direct experience with farming produce or nursery crops preferred.
- Demonstrated experience with planning, budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis.

**Who is Fall Creek? - Please go check out our Website & You Tube Videos**

We are a US-based company with a keen focus on blueberry genetics, plants, and grower support delivered to the world’s premier blueberry growers. From our humble beginnings in Lowell, Oregon more than 40 years ago, we now also have our own nurseries in Mexico, Peru, Spain, Netherlands, South Africa, and China. Additionally, we have built a dynamic team of global experts in various areas of expertise, including the finest breeders, researchers, propagators and nursery professionals, grower support technicians, sales and customer service experts and more. We’re a deeply planted link in a global chain, ready to serve our customers and our industry throughout North, Central, and South America, Greater Europe, and South Africa. Our mission is to serve the growers and to support the blueberry industry, helping to ensure growers maximize success through our delivery of the best genetics and plants, technical know-how and global market intelligence.

To fulfill our mission, we focus on cultivating exceptional plants, building strong relationships and providing responsive customer service. This is all part of how we’re helping to build A World with Better Blueberries.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company.

**We can’t wait to hear from you**
- _Personal CV/ resume (including recent references)_
- _Copy of ID Document _
- _Copy of - Qualification & Education Records_

**COVID19 and the Interview Process**:
Please make sure you have access to a desktop device that we would be able to hold a virtual meeting, as part of the interview process with both local and international interview panel


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