Communications Manager

As our Communications Manager, within the Integrated Solutions and Services Communications team, you will be playing an active role providing input to the public relations strategy and support the overall integrated solutions and services communications strategy.

This role bridges the innovative work of two key business units: Processing, Solutions & Equipment and Services. We produce nearly 200 billion packages each year, have >100K pieces of processing units in operation and understand that different food and beverages have diverse customer and food production requirements. Whether it’s innovating the solution optimising the nutritional value in the food product, reducing energy, water or waste or help our customers further develop their food production, this role needs to communicate all of this and more!

Join us as we pioneer safe, innovative processing and packaging solutions that resonate with our consumers and protect the planet.

In addition to this, the role requires to promote our engineering expertise, leveraging world-class manufacturing technologies, and of course to showcase our amazing people that come to work and develop world leading food processing and packaging solutions.

In this position you will lead and drive activities that cross all channels to communicate our customer value and global expertise and portfolio innovation to deliver measurable business impact.

The position is based in Lund, Modena or London and reports to the Communications Director Integrated Solutions and Services.

What you will do

• Work closely with Communications Director Integrated Solutions and Services responsible for Processing, Solutions & Equipment and Services communications, across all relevant channels to ensure consistent messaging and maximum business impact
• Plan and implement activities for product, solution, services, and category initiatives in partnership with the Packaging and Market Communications teams
• Create and implement integrated communications plans to support strategic objectives.
• Plans should include:
• Measurable related communication goals with business impact that includes
• Internal stakeholder engagement
• Creation of relevant messages to engage target audiences
• Selection and implementation of relevant channels and materials to deliver messages to defined target audiences via an omni-channel approach
• Project management including clear status reporting to business partners
• Utilisation of relevant Global Communications tools, processes, templates and guidelines (including creation of new ones where needed and continual improvement of existing ones as required)
• Produce effective, joined up communications.
• Create and implement integrated communications plans to support the strategy and achieve the business goals. Plans should include:
• Measurable related communication goals
• Definition of internal and external target audiences, including their profile needs
• Creation of relevant messages to engage target audiences
• Project management with status reporting to business partners
• Budget creation, monitoring and control for all activities
• Utilisation of relevant Group Communications tools, processes, templates and guidelines
• Development of sales tool kits to support front line staff and measurement of their success (KPIs)
• Selection and implementation of relevant channels to deliver messages to defined target audiences
• Engaging employees via internal communication channels with relevant portfolio messaging before publishing externally to reach customers
• Manage news and activation pipeline, working effectively with Editorial Communications Manager, product management, product marketing, and other business units as applicable
• Develop and oversee launch programmes
• Increase the visibility of customers’ global references across all media channels
• Ensure communication programmes are using "best in class" content for e-communication tools (social media, internet, videos, SEO, etc)
• Create, monitor and control the relevant communication development and activation budget, including effective management of external suppliers
• Lead and collaborate with agencies to develop plans and materials

We believe you have

• 6+ years of experience in communications, having worked in-house or in agencies
• Experience in an international corporate environment and relevant working areas
• Outstanding message development, writing and presentation skills
• Stakeholder engagement and alliance building expertise
• Track record in successfully collaborating with cross-functional and cross-country teams
• Documented experience from developing and executing communications plans, ideally for technology, innovations and solutions portfolio, with measurable impact
• University degree; preferably in Communications, Journalism, or Business Administration
• High proficiency in English

The ideal candidate will possess excellent communication skills (including both written and spoken English); an instinct for news; and the ability to identify opportunities to raise Tetra Pak’s global packaging profile. They will have a strong understanding about all aspects of communications and be able to build strong relationships across the business to produce best-practice communications. They will use all forms of public relations to build, maintain and manage the awareness and reputation of Tetra Pak’s packaging solutions and innovations as the leading supplier of sustainable solutions for packaging in the food and beverage industry.

As an individual, the ideal candidate possesses self-drive, an open mind, and creativity. They excel at handling challenging situations, demonstrating a structured approach to tasks. Their project management skills are outstanding, and they can pay meticulous attention to detail. The person in this position will effectively prioritise and adapt when urgency arises. Additionally, they excel in communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management, with a keen understanding of business strategy and business impact.

Apply Now through our careers page at https://jobs.tetrapak.com/.

This job posting expires on May 14.

To know more about the position contact hiring manager at xenia.nolev@tetrapak.com. If you have any questions about your application, please contact Yvonne Cooke at +3623885646

For trade union information, contact Unionen Lisbeth Larsson at +46 46 36 2320 and Sveriges Ingenjörer Lars Haraldsson at +46 46 36 2533