EBU North America On-Highway Marketing Communications Manager
Description
COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER
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We are looking for a talented EBU North American On-Highway Marketing Communications Manager to join our team for our operations in Columbus, 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 mentor’s 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.
Experience
- 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.
- Partner with business leadership and marketing communications colleagues to plan and execute marketing communication strategies for the On-Highway market and ensure communication, planning, and results are effectively achieving business objectives, and building differentiation and preference for Cummins’ product portfolio.
- Work closely with our National Accounts, Leasing, and Vocational support as well as working closely with the CSSNA on-highway communications and sales organizations to create marketing materials and provide communications support and other messaging and business needs.
- Collaborate with team members, sales leaders and other stakeholders to align messaging and create and optimize communication and marketing opportunities for the On-Highway market in the field and across the company. Work closely with our field-facing teams to bring to life marketing materials and resources to support sales teams.
- This position will also play a key role in facilitating marketing communications aspects of customer events including arranging for product displays and related assets such as the UX fleet vehicles and ride and drive coordination.
- This position will regularly interface with Engine business stakeholders. In-person requirements will vary, but supporting critical work in Columbus is a key aspect of this role.
Base salary rate commensurate with experience, range: $97,600-$146,400. 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-Columbus-US, IN, Columbus, Corporate Office Building
Job Type Experienced – Exempt / Office
Recruitment Job Type Exempt – Experienced
Job Posting Oct 5, 2023, 1:00:00 AM
Unposting Date Ongoing
Organization Corporate
Role Category Hybrid – Potential for Partial Remote
Relocation Package Eligible
Req ID: 2300096H