Job Title: Communications Manager
Location: Cumbernauld, Milton Keynes or Middlebrook, Bolton (Hybrid - 3 days a week in the office, - travel between sites will be required)
Reports to: People Director
Direct Reports: This role is a people leader role
Let’s Grow!!!
Are you passionate about connecting people and leading the story in a fantastic UK-based business? If you thrive on a challenge and are looking to grow your career, why not take the next step and lead our communications team?
What we’re looking for…
This role offers an exciting blend of strategic planning, team leadership and direct action in both internal and external communications.
As our Communications Manager, you’ll shape the story across all levels of our organisation. You'll develop, implement and manage our employee communications strategy, making sure that every voice feels heard, every message resonates - and every achievement is celebrated.
You’ll also lead our corporate media relations, protecting and strengthening our corporate reputation - and connecting our brands with wider communities.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Connect and engage: Develop and deliver a creative, impactful employee communication strategy
- Lead and innovate: Manage corporate media relations, oversee major business change communications, and handle crisis communications with confidence
- Grow and develop: Lead the evolution of our digital communication platforms, including our website and intranet, ensuring they remain dynamic tools for information and engagement
- Challenge the status quo: Embrace new ways of communicating, focusing on innovation and continuous improvement to keep our business ahead of the curve
- Foster community: Maintain strong community and charity partnerships, driving our corporate charity partnership
What you will bring:
A communications professional: Extensive experience in a senior communications role (or related field) and a solid background in media relations or strategic communications. You will demonstrate excellent communication skills, both oral and written, and the ability to build strong relationships both internally and externally
Passionate about growth: You see every day as an opportunity to innovate and elevate our messaging - with great knowledge of modern communication media e.g. website, social media platforms, digital screen technology and intranet design
Relationship-driven: Your experience in direct line management and your ability to build trusted relationships makes you a trusted leader and go-to resource across the business
Creative problem-solver: You bring new ideas to life and adapt to change with ease, crafting messages that inspire and engage with excellent knowledge of appropriate tools and techniques e.g. website CMS, Canva, Vimeo etc
Organised and detail-oriented: bringing your experience of budget and project management - you plan ahead, think on your feet and never lose sight of the details
What we offer…
We believe in creating a diverse and inclusive culture where your voice can be heard. Our skilled, loyal and committed people are critical to the future success of AG Barr which is why we are continually investing in our employees to develop their talent.
We look after our employees by offering a competitive salary and benefits package which includes;
- Flexible Pension Scheme
- Private Medical benefit
- Automatic life Assurance
- Annual Bonus Opportunity
- Up to 33 days holiday
- Flexible holiday trading
- Healthcare Cash Plan
- Range of flexible benefits e.g. discounts & cash backs, gym memberships, technology purchases etc
- Save as you earn scheme
- Staff sales discount
- Access to Peppy - health and well being support
- Free AG Barr products throughout your working day
- Ongoing professional development
To find out more about what it is like to work for AG Barr, please visit our careers platform
We are an equal opportunities employer and happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments that may be needed for successful candidates with a disability, health or mental health condition.
GROW with AG Barr
If you’re ready to lead, inspire and connect with people across the business, apply now to become part of our Communications Team.
Let’s Grow!!!
Speculative CVs from agencies will not be accepted.
Latest closing date for applications is 20th November 2024
Please note, we may close vacancies early where we receive significant numbers of applications, so apply now!
What We Do
We are a UK-based branded multi beverage business that is ambitious and value driven, with strong consumer focus,. We are brand owners and builders, offering a diverse and differentiated portfolio of brands that people love.
The company was established over 145 years ago in Scotland.
At our core is the Barr Soft Drinks division, home to some of the UK’s most loved soft drinks brands.
Whether it’s the iconic IRN-BRU, launched in 1901 and still going strong today, the vibrant RUBICON fruit based brand or the unique range of BARR flavours, Barr Soft Drinks’ brands offer people a choice of great tasting products and bring exciting innovation to the market, available across multiple channels.
Our FUNKIN business operates within the exciting and growing cocktail market. Real fruit means authentic taste and FUNKIN believes that to shake the best cocktail you have to use the best ingredients. That’s why they use the best fruit to create their premium products, famous amongst top bartenders. Now the UK’s number 1 cocktail brand FUNKIN provides innovative and unique purées, syrups, mixers and ready to drink cocktails, for behind the bar and at home.
Our BOOST business is always looking for new trends and to appeal to the evolving tastes of drinkers. Proud to offer an exciting range of flavours across several functional drinks categories - Energy Stimulation, Sport and Iced Coffee - BOOST enjoys a very strong position within the UK independent retail channel and has an exclusive sales and distribution partnership with the fruit drinks brand RIO.
MOMA uses a blend of the highest quality wholegrain jumbo oats that give its oat drinks a full-bodied flavour and its porridge a distinctively creamy texture. MOMA believes in crafting simple, natural ingredients into food and drink that tastes.
AG Barr’s simple, effective and profitable business model - making, moving, marketing and selling - is supported by strong partnerships, talented people and responsible actions.
