This job was posted by https://idahoworks.gov : For more information, please see: https://idahoworks.gov/jobs/2338426 Title: Sr Manager Communications

Location: Eagle, ID

About Lamb Weston

We love making fries almost as much as you like eating them! Since the 1950\'s, Lamb Weston has inspired customers with food they love, trust, and share with families and friends. As a leading global manufacturer of quality frozen potato products with over 10,000+ team members around the world, it\'s our business to see the possibilities in potatoes and people.

We are looking for team members with an appetite for a challenge! People who are hungry to join a winning team and help us make a difference in the world. When you join Lamb Weston, you join a community with a strong support network and training programs designed to nurture, inspire, and help you grow.

We are driven by a relentless pursuit of results and by people who think creatively and embrace our values of: Integrity, Teamwork, Inclusion, Drive for Results, and Empowerment. Exactly what you\'d expect from the most inventive potato company in the world!

Join Lamb Weston! We bring the world together with our fries.

Job Description Summary

As Senior Manager, Communications, you will be responsible for taking our internal and external Corporate Communications efforts to the next level.

Overseeing our enterprise internal communications strategy, content and channels, as well as supporting members of our executive leadership team in their communications to team members (employees) and external stakeholders, this generalist role offers the opportunity to create impact.

A critical part of the team, the selected candidate will report directly to the VP of Communications and manage team members. The ability to bring innovative communications approaches, operate in a dynamic environment, display strong business partnering capabilities, and excellent written and verbal communications skills are important aspects of this role.

Job Description

• Build strategic relationships with internal customers to understand their communication needs, internal and external, and create communication strategies and materials that enhance their success.
• Ensure team members have the information they need to understand their role in the company\'s success. Oversee effective internal communication planning and execution.
• Partner with the Communication team to connect team members with Lamb Weston\'s corporate culture and purpose, creating one common voice for the company while ensuring the consideration of regional and cultural nuance.
• Create channel plans, maximizing engagement opportunities and measuring success.
• Provide communication counsel to business partners within the organization, utilizing communications to drive company success.
• Protect and promote the company\'s reputation through strategic media relations.
• Support issues and crisis management.

Basic & Preferred Qualifications

Education/Certification

• Bachelor\'s Degree, required.

Experience

• 7-10 years of experience in communication required.
• Previous experience in a communications agency setting preferred
• 3+ years of experience managing people, preferred.
• Experience developing and executing strategic communication programs
• Exceptional writing and storytelling skills. Ability to simplify complex concepts into readily understandable language and engaging storylines
• Prior experience pitching and placing earned media stories; understanding of media relations strategies and tactics
• Strong experience partnering with a variety of business stakeholders, able to influence and counsel executives and cross-departmental groups
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills. Able to bring together different views, goals, a d needs to find alignment and deliver business value.

Industry-Competitive Benefits

Coupled with our compensation and bonus incentive programs, our benefits deliver rewards that are market competitive. Some of the most attractive elements of our benefit programs include:

• Health Insurance Benefits - Medical, Dental, Vision
• Flexible Spending Accounts for Health and Dependent Care, and Health Reimbursement Accounts
• Well-being programs including companywide events and a wellness incentive program
• Paid Time Off
• Financial Wellness - Industry leading 401(k) plan with generous company contributions, Financial Planning Services, Employee Stock purchase program, and Health Savings Accounts, Life and Accident insurance
• Family-Friendly Employee events
• Employee Assistance Program services - mental health and other concierge type services

Benefits may vary based on location, job role/level, job status, and/or the terms of any applicable collective bargaining agreements.

Job Requisition ID: Req-256999

Time Type: Full time

Anticipated Close Date: 04/21/2025

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