Director, Communications - Mississauga, Canada - Martin Brower

Martin Brower

Verified Company

Mississauga, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Overview:
Martin Brower is a global supply chain leader that provides smart, sustainable solutions for customers across 18 countries.

We are dedicated to creating an outstanding work environment for our team of 12,500+ employees, who combine our expertise with the latest technologies to deliver unmatched value for our customers.

Responsibilities:

Position Summary:

The Director, Communications is responsible for developing and implementing all internal and external communications for Matin-Brower Canada.

Working across all regions and functions this person will lead the communication strategy and execution across MBC. This position will advance the priorities and objectives of the business, while creating alignment and consistency across all stakeholders.

Serves as the primary content creator, senior communications strategist, team leader and advisor to senior leaders, ensuring our diverse employee base feels deeply connected to our company and our customers' needs are met.

Position Responsibilities may include, but not limited to:

Collaborating with members of the senior leadership team and corporate functions (HR, IT, Finance, Operations, Supply Chain) to develop and execute strategies that connect the workforce and align employee messages to drive results and achieve business objectives
Acting as a strategic advisor to the President & Leadership team regarding communication topics and issues, working directly with them to understand priorities and translate those into internal communications plans and messages that can be executed across the organization and to customers
Partner with MB Corporate to ensure Canadian communications efforts are aligned to the enterprisewide corporate affairs strategy. Ensuring global communication is messaged in a meaningful way that resonates with the Canadian business
Managing the external and internal communication processes for Canada, including content creation, strategy, and support
Manages all external vendors to ensure quality, consistency of brand and effectiveness of communication (prints, translations, etc.) are achieved
Embedding messages related to strategy, objectives, vision, values, and culture within internal communications ensuring strategic content supports business efforts and will resonate with all employee audiences
Partnering with stakeholders on change management initiatives and leading communications support of business optimization efforts
Serving as editorinchief for company presentations, intranet, working with team

- to set content strategy, site governance and processes to ensure employees have access to the tools, resources, and information they need

Defining and accountable to communications operating budget and financials
Overseeing and managing company's online presence by owning the copy and

- graphic elements of external websites and social media sites

Identifying and assessing effectiveness of existing communications channels. Develop and implement solutions to improve reach and usage, including introducing new communication channels where appropriate
Measuring, monitoring, and responding to employee feedback, including engagement surveys and focus groups with key internal stakeholders. Develop a

- framework for measuring the quality and value of internal communications and
- make this visible to the organization

Planning and executing employee communications events (i.e., town halls,

- webcasts, customer events, etc.)

Acts as project lead for company & customer events, i.e., McDonald's Convention and ensures vision of events is executed to success
Partnering with Human Resources and other corporate departments to

- coordinate and create branding campaigns such as Corporate Social

Responsibility, Employment Branding, Company Culture, and other valuesdriven

- initiatives

Ensuring consistent corporate brand is communicated and maintained across all internal and external outlets
Point of contact for all media responses and media crisis management for the Canadian business in collaboration with Global Communication team
Be an active member of the Global Communication community by sharing content, best practices and ensure that Canadian content is aligned with other markets
Ensure the operations follow all Safe Food for Canadians Regulations (SFCR), Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) and Good Warehouse Practices (GWP)/Good Drivers Practices (GDP) for transport rules and regulations
Other projects or duties as assigned

Qualifications:

Required Skills and Experience:

Bachelor's degree in communications, marketing, or related field
12+ years' experience in communications, with 6+ years of management experience
High energy and high integrity leader with the capability to quickly take control of

- responsibilities and establish themselves as a credible strategic business.
- partner