What you'll do at Fall Creek:

• Primarily responsible for providing a high level of grower support services to commercial customers in the assigned regions. This includes site evaluation, pre-plant preparation, and post-plant cultural care.
• Assists customers with variety selection. This includes selection for location, climate and growing conditions, ripening times, yields, flavor and berry quality.
• Grower Support engages growers to collect data for Row Trials and Preview Plants.
• Works with Fall Creek customer service teams to help qualify potential customers.
• Works with the regional team to plan and schedule customer visits.
• Facilitates and directs customers to ensure proper sampling and evaluation of soil and water chemistry, plant nutrition and any IPM issues.
• Provides feedback to management regarding the state of the industry in the regions served and intel on our competition and on future plans of new projects.
• Identifies new opportunities for selling Fall Creek plants and genetics portfolio to existing and potential customers.
• Communicates nursery product timelines to prospects and existing customers.
• Works closely with customers and Fall Creek’s customer service and shipping/logistics teams to ensure that growers are ready to receive their plants and communicates back to the team any adjustments that need to be made.
• Supports Applied Research at the trials sites by observing trial plantings, providing general assistance for cultural care, and variety evaluation.
• Represents the company at regional meetings, tradeshows, and industry events.
• Responsible for scheduling and managing visits to the nursery from existing and prospective customers from the assigned growing region.
• Plans and implements educational seminars for growers and customers in the assigned region as needed.
• Assures the highest level of confidentiality on sensitive matters concerning the nursery.

What you bring to Fall Creek:

• Typically requires a Bachelor’s degree in Horticulture, Crop Science or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Requires 3+ year of related technical, sales or customer service experience preferably in an agricultural business. Must be results driven and customer focused.
• Strong understanding of soil & water chemistry, plant nutrition, fertigation systems, irrigation design and field management.
• Requires a proven track record of building successful, professional relationships including the ability to interact with customers as well as colleagues.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills. Ability to effectively present information in formal and informal settings to peers, customers and industry leaders. Ability to actively listen.
• Proficient with MS Office products.
• Ability to take initiative and prioritize tasks; excellent time management, organizational, problem-prevention, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to collaborate with other team members and maintain a positive attitude. Must be able to exercise good judgment in recognizing scope of authority.
• Proven ability to work independently.
• Requires a valid driver’s license.
• Ability to perform the essential functions of the position.
• Ability to travel internationally.
• Must demonstrate professional and ethical business practices, adherence to company values, and a commitment to personal and professional development.