Fall Creek is creating a world with better blueberries through its friendly, collaborative team spread across the globe. To help us accomplish this, we are seeking a qualified Country Manager - Italy This position will be located in Italy.

The Fall Creek Country Manager - Italy will lead our business and operations in Italy. The Country Manager will provide overall leadershiop for the Italy organization, supporting business performance, continuing the integration into Fall Creek, and align with our global strategy, processes, standards, and culture.

What you'll do at Fall Creek:

As the Country Manager - Italy, you will provide overall leadership for Fall Creek's business and operations in Italy. You will help drive business performance, support the continued integration of the Italy businesses into Fall Creek, and ensure alignment with our strategy, processes, standards, and culture.

- Lead the development and execution of strategy and annual operating plans for Italy in partnership with EMEA leadership and Commercial.
- Support the continued integration of the Italy businesses into Fall Creek, aligning people, processes, operations, and culture.
- Provide leadership and oversight across operational, financial, and administrative activities.
- Lead, coach, and develop managers and employees while building a strong, engaged team.
- Oversee the subsidiary budget and support achievement of financial and operational goals.
- Ensure successful planning, propagation, production, and delivery of high-quality plants and products.
- Support the implementation and harmonization of Fall Creek processes and standards across the Italy operation.
- Ensure compliance with applicable local requirements and appropriately represent Fall Creek with local authorities and external stakeholders.
- Partner with and provide local support to centralized Fall Creek functions operating in Italy, including R&D.;
- Support and strengthen Fall Creek's core values and culture throughout the Italy business





What you bring to Fall Creek:
- 10+ years of progressive leadership experience in an international business environment.
- Demonstrated experience leading business operations and translating strategy into actionable plans.
- Strong financial and operational management experience, including budgeting and resource planning.
- Experience leading, coaching, and developing managers and teams.
- Ability to lead effectively through organizational change, business integration, and growth.
- Strong cross-functional collaboration and relationship-building skills.
- Ability to work effectively within a global, multicultural organization.
- Strong business judgement, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
- Fluent English and advanced Italian language skills.
- Bachelor's degree in relevant field or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Ability to work on-site in Italy.

Who is Fall Creek? We’re 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 wholly-owned nurseries in Mexico, Peru, Spain, South Africa, Netherlands, China, and Chile. Additionally, we have built a global team of 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, Asia, and 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™.

📌 Country Manager - Italy (Baselga di Piné)
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📍 Baselga di Piné