Brand Communications Manager

Simplot Australia is a food manufacturing and agriculture business encompassing potato, vegetable, seafood, and sauce operations that supply a wide range of frozen, shelf-stable and chilled products to Australia and New Zealand’s major retail and food service customers.
As a leading provider of quality, nourishing and sustainable food, we are focused on creating food Australians and New Zealanders love by maximising value from the best Australian-grown produce and global seafood. Our iconic brands have been an integral part of Australian life for generations, and include the likes of Leggo’s, Birds Eye, Edgell, John West and Chiko.
We have five manufacturing sites in Australia and six sales sites and employ almost 2000 people across these operations. We are an integral part of the global J.R. Simplot Company.
Culture and Benefits
At Simplot, we are fuelled by our purpose: We Contribute to Feeding Our World. We imagine a better future and set goals to reach it. We are committed to working as one Simplot and are guided by our shared values:

• Respect for Resources
• Spirit of Innovation
• Passion for People

We embrace diversity, equity, and inclusion. We care about creating an environment that promotes safety and wellbeing and where our people feel supported, respected and empowered. We do not tolerate any form of discrimination and are committed to providing equal opportunities for all our team members.
Simplot is passionate about cultivating a future where good ideas and inspiring possibilities have the chance to grow. We want our team members to build exciting and fulfilling careers with us and offer professional and personal growth opportunities.
The Perks

• Flexible working arrangements and a variety of engaging Health and Wellbeing programs
• Diverse Leadership Development Programs and Professional Development Support
• Employee Reward and Recognition Program
• Bonus incentives
• Discounted Health Insurance and Gym Memberships
• Sensory Club Program – Enjoy and taste our new product launches and access to our Culinary cooking sessions
• Novated Car Leasing Agreements
• Income Protection Insurance
• Opportunity to purchase additional annual leave

Simplot Australia values the innovation and relationship building that comes from face to face connection but also recognises the need for flexibility in the lives of our team members. This is why we have a hybrid work environment, with one dedicated day per week where we all come together to maintain our successful culture of innovation, connection and collaboration.
About our role
As our Brand Communications Manager you will partner with the Simplot Marketing Community to ensure that we deliver world-class integrated campaigns, built upon consumer insights to achieve our financial commitments. The exciting and diverse role is accountable for supporting brand managers in the development of communication and media strategy ensuring that best in class communication methodologies and processes are followed. Key to this role is building strong agency relationships.
What you will do

• Provide best in class business to consumer and business to business communications
• Provide mentoring and support to our Marketing Community on campaign development and media strategy, which drive optimum financial outcomes
• Assist with the development and continuously refine communication methodologies & processes, ensuring these are embedded across the organisation
• Ensure compliance of brand guidelines throughout all elements of the marketing mix across our portfolio of brands
• Identify where communication programs are not delivering on brand plans & objectives and provide mentoring and support to Brand Managers
• Support the development of customer marketing initiatives to drive customer centricity and category growth for our brands
• Assist with the development of internal training programs for the marketing community and use strong change management techniques to drive awareness, education & adoption of best practice marketing techniques & processes
• Stay abreast of local and international marketing trends
• Provide industry insight on creative excellence & share this knowledge through internal collaboration forums
• Foster strong working relationships and synergy with the Marketing teams across the business, particularly Commercial
• Promote strong cross functional working relationships across the business regarding consumer communication, branding and digital activities
• Foster good working relationships with external suppliers and agencies

About you
As a seasoned Brand Communication’s Manager you will display extensive stakeholder management relationships with significant experience managing and developing robust agency relations. In addition to this you will demonstrate experience in growing brand equity and managing diverse Omni channels campaigns. In previous roles you will have managed a sizeable budget and hold strong financial management skills. Alongside these attributes you will display an impressive track record of sustained achievement of strategic goals.
If this sounds like you, then please apply online now! Applications close on 9 February 2024.
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Job Requisition ID: 17131
Travel Required: None
Location(s): Chifley Business Park Office - Melbourne
Country: Australia
Simplot is an equal opportunity employer and encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to apply. If you feel you would be a great addition to our team please apply online today, we would love to hear from you. If you require technical assistance, please email us at careers.contact@simplot.com