Job Information
Cummins Inc. Communications Manager in Indianapolis, Indiana
Communications Manager
Description
Communications Manager
Our culture believes in POWERING YOUR POTENTIAL . We provide global opportunities to develop your career, make your community a better place and work with today’s most innovative thinkers to solve the world’s toughest problems.
We believe in flexibility for you to explore your passions while making an impact through meaningful work within our inclusive workforce. That’s what #LifeAtCummins is all about.
We are looking for a talented Communications Manager to join our team specializing in Communications. This is a hybrid role partial to Indianapolis, Indiana.
In this role, you will make an impact in the following ways:
Plans, manages and produces communications and related materials to meet Cummins strategies and objectives.
Manages, coaches and mentors professional/hourly staff; provides guidance and direction, delegates work appropriately.
Solves unique cross-functional problems.
Leads and coaches on project, account, vendor management.
Builds, leads, and strengthens relationships with stakeholders/leaders/vendors.
Builds, leads, executes strategic communications planning (marketing promotional plan/communications plan).
Leads tactical execution of marketing and/or communications plans.
Identifies, coaches, and manages process improvement and functional excellence.
Simplifies complex messages across multiple stakeholders.
Writes, edits, and creates content and strategic messaging and adheres to relevant style guide.
Represents, adheres to, and champions Cummins brand.
Manages and maintains budget/financials.
Prepares and executes event planning and event logistics.
Leads functional trainings, creates and delivers presentations.
Sets targets for data-driven decisions; compiles, analyzes, and utilizes metrics, data, and analytics.
Understands and champions digital tools, trends, and channels with stakeholders.
Solves problems and manages cross-functional relationships.
Innovates and leads continuous improvement in their area of work.
Qualifications
To be successful in this role you will need the following:
Customer focus - Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions.
Brand Management - Creates competitive advantage through brand recognition; positions the brand to meet or exceed stakeholder expectations; applies brand standards to create a consistent perception and defend the company reputation.
Creative Communication Design - Presents information from a variety of sources in a compelling message through storytelling to engage target audiences; applies the appropriate tools and media types to create effective, high-quality visual and experiential media.
Data Analytics - Discovers, interprets and communicates qualitative and quantitative data; determines conclusions relying on knowledge of business or functional frameworks; simultaneously applies statistics, data validity, data visualization, and problem solving approaches to effectively extract meaningful patterns and business insights; presents conclusions and outcomes that enable data driven business decisions.
Digital media savvy - Leverages current and emerging digital media strategies (e.g. email automation, social media, content management systems, etc.) to influence buyer behavior or target audiences to a desired action.
Intuitive Listening And Adapting Solutions - Translates needs, expectations, or asks from customers, stakeholders, etc. into actionable solutions through active listening and intuition; chooses or produces solutions (e.g. process change, tool, product, service, etc.) to meet or exceed the customers’ or stakeholders’ needs or expectations or to provide value.
Organizational savvy - Maneuvering comfortably through complex policy, process, and people-related organizational dynamics.
Persuades - Using compelling arguments to gain the support and commitment of others.
Decision quality - Making good and timely decisions that keep the organization moving forward.
Manages complexity - Making sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems.
Develops talent - Developing people to meet both their career goals and the organization’s goals.
Education, Licenses, Certifications
College, university, or equivalent degree in communications, marketing, or a related subject required.
MBA, Master's in Communications, Master's in Marketing, or equivalent degree highly preferred.
Additional Information
Digital experience preferred (emerging trends, digital for business, metrics, paid vs. organic, advertising content).
Graphic design skills, visual communications channel capabilities preferred.
Global perspective and experience preferred.
Client/account management preferred.
System integration/account management for marketing roles preferred.
6 Sigma, Value Stream Transformation, continuous improvement experience preferred.
B2B experience preferred.
Leads the communications efforts across multiple global projects simultaneously working with the regional program leaders and project stakeholders to ensure consistent and effective communications.
Quantum, the program to design and deploy a common, standard ERP solution(known as DBS); and Global Commerce are two primary projects.
Leads the communication efforts for the International DBU Business Transformation team to communicate with stakeholders on the transformation journey, vision, goals, tenants and progress.
Provides coaching and guidance to Business Transformation Program Leaders on the best tools, processes and methods to communicate on a variety of projects.
Works closely with business leadership teams to assess and prioritize Communications support to the business/function program portfolio.
Requires excellent writing skills with the ability to interpret and simplify complex technical topics for a broader audience.
Ensures alignment between the business unit(s) and Cummins utilizing a “One Cummins” approach in all communications.
Must be a strong relationship builder to work with key support staff to gain buy in, insight and alignment.
Ability to prioritize tasks based on the overall impact to the Distribution segment, while maintaining the flexibility to manage impromptu requests.
Be creative - research and understand the latest trends in the internal communications space and how they could be applied to meet communications objectives, as well as tactics being used in other parts of Cummins.
Pulls regular metrics on current tactics and uses a data driven approach for recommending or evaluating new communication tactics.
Adheres to AP writing style in all communications.
Ability to convey information graphically via Power Point slides, HTML emails, infographics preferred.
Basic knowledge of the Distribution business and their markets is preferred.
Compensation and Benefits
Base salary rate commensurate with experience, range: $100,000-150,000 Please note that the salary range provided is a good faith estimate on the applicable range. The final salary offer will be determined after considering relevant factors, including a candidate’s qualifications and experience, where appropriate. Additional benefits vary between locations and include options such as our 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Cash Balance Pension Plan, Medical/Dental/Life Insurance, Health Savings Account, Domestic Partners Coverage, and a full complement of personal and professional benefits.
Cummins and E-verify
At Cummins, we are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer dedicated to diversity in the workplace. Our policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified persons without regard to race, gender, color, disability, national origin, age, religion, union affiliation, sexual orientation, veteran status, citizenship, gender identity and/or expression, or other status protected by law. Cummins validates right to work using E-Verify. Cummins will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), with information from each new employee’s Form I-9 to confirm work authorization.
Job COMMUNICATIONS
Primary Location United States-Indiana-Indianapolis-US, IN, Indianapolis, Cummins DBU Headquarters
Job Type Experienced - Exempt / Office
Recruitment Job Type Exempt - Experienced
Job Posting May 21, 2024, 12:00:00 AM
Unposting Date Ongoing
Organization Distribution Business
Role Category Hybrid - Potential for Partial Remote
Relocation Package Ineligible
Req ID: 240003XD
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