Beam Suntory is Crafting the Spirits that Stir the World. Rooted in two centuries of family heritage, Beam Suntory has evolved into the world's third largest leading premium spirits company ... where each employee is treated like family and trusted with legacy. With our greatest assets - our premium spirits and our people - we're driving growth through impactful marketing, innovation and an entrepreneurial spirit. Beam Suntory is a place where you can come Unleash your Spirit by making an impact each and every day.

　　Manager, Kentucky Communications

　　The following position is open in Clermont Kentucky, United States.

　　What makes this a great opportunity?

　　Beam Suntory is a world leader in premium spirits with annual revenues of $5.2 billion and a clear commitment to premiumization and ambitions to achieve $10 billion in sales by 2030. With a strong vision and strategy, a great portfolio of brands, and top talent across the organization, the business has gone from strength to strength since the acquisition by Suntory Holdings in 2014.

　　Beam Suntory is in the midst of an exciting business and culture transformation across a number of fundamental dimensions: Evolution to become brand led, balanced with commercial and market excellence Commitment to increase sales from premium products Integration of global business, process and ways of working across geographies Focus on building a Gemba-centric, inclusive culture As the homeplace of Beam Suntory's most iconic brands and with more than 1,000 employees in the state, Kentucky is a hugely important place for our company. As such, it is essential that we have a strong communications professional on the ground who understands the local landscape across stakeholders, inclusive of employees, media and external partners. The Manager of Kentucky Communications will be responsible for creating and implementing internal and external communications strategies to enhance and protect Beam Suntory's reputation in Kentucky. This includes internal communications strategies to drive employee engagement among our Kentucky-based employee population, developing our employer value proposition to attract and retain great talent, building our external profile through proactive media relations that result in positive media coverage and conveying our company values and contributions to the state.

　　Based in Kentucky, this role will be part of the Corporate Communications team, reporting to the Director of Communications for North America and Supply Chain. This person will work closely with global communications colleagues, ensuring constant join-up to global communications strategies, messages and priorities. Continuous close partnership will also be required with other key stakeholders including the James B. Beam Distilling Company and Maker's Mark Brand Houses, Public Affairs, HR, Operations, and Suntory, among others.

　　As part of a collaborative global communication function, in some instances, this role may also extend to support with or lead broader communications projects which extend beyond Kentucky, including but not limited to global manufacturing communications.

　　Role Responsibilities Work closely with plant and other cross-functional leaders within Kentucky to develop and execute communications strategies that support and enable our business objectives. With oversight from direct manager, develop internal communications strategies to drive employee engagement in Kentucky that can also serve as a global model for manufacturing communications. Serve as key connector to bring corporate messages to manufacturing employees. Provide internal corporate comms support for our corporate teams and operations in Kentucky - ensuring that global and North America communications are landing appropriately in the market and supporting leaders in Kentucky to communicate effectively with their own teams. Partner with HR to continue raising the bar in employee experience and develop communications strategies to help promote employee engagement. Provide communications support for key Supply Chain projects such as manufacturing communications, procurement transformation and S&OP implementation. Publicize successes and highlight individual and team achievements from across the Kentucky in our global internal comms platforms and externally, as appropriate Create and execute internal and external communications strategies around key corporate announcements Build and maintain relationships with key Kentucky-based media. Build our Employer Brand in Kentucky. This includes related media engagement, speaking opps, supporting with workplace awards. Lead on communications regarding our Proof Positive achievements and activities in Kentucky Maintain close partnership with Public Affairs to liaise on key risks and opportunities facing our industry in Kentucky. Partner with brand PR to shape and land crossover stories between corporate and brand. Find opportunities to leverage brand moments into internal and external corporate stories. Manage internal or external reactive or crisis communications issues as needed and create communications strategies to mitigate issues from arising in the first instance. Qualifications Strong interpersonal and written and verbal communication skills Collaborative style, works well in cross-functional teams. Some media relations / external communications experience, with a desire to grow in this area. Experience communicating to a manufacturing or deskless-employee audience strongly preferred Strong initiative, proactivity and degree of autonomy. Professional maturity - able to manage issues and solve problems independently and proactively. The ability to work independently and meet deadlines, ensuring line manager is updated on progress and consulted on key issues. Project management skills: manage projects from brief to completion. Ensure complete ownership of projects to the end. Strong stakeholder management skills. Ability to work within a matrixed organization. Proven ability to juggle multiple tasks and projects and thrive in a rapid-paced, constantly changing environment. Strong team player, eager to roll up sleeves and support broader initiatives as they arise. Minimum 5-7 years' experience in the communications field, such as corporate communications, employee and change communications, public affairs or manufacturing communications. Bachelor's or master's degree in communications or a related field. Office-based role with flexibility to work remotely up to 40% of the time. At Beam Suntory, people are our number one priority, and we believe our people grow together in diverse and inclusive environments where their unique insights, experiences and backgrounds are valued and respected. Beam Suntory is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, military veteran status and all other characteristics, attributes or choices protected by law. All recruitment and hiring decisions are based on an applicant's skills and experience.

　　Nearest Major Market: Louisville