Communications Manager - Transformation

Communications Manager - Transformation - Inchcape UK Retail
Hybrid Working - Midlands based, commutable to Chester, Solihull or Derby. Some ad hoc UK travel may be required
Fixed Term Contract until end of September 2024
Full Time, Salary £45,000

Work on great projects, make a big impact.

Join us as a Communications Manager and drive meaningful operational and cultural change.

As we invest in several large-scale, multi-year projects, you’ll have the opportunity to lead communications for our exciting transformation programme, as well various campaigns and projects. This is an influential role, putting our colleagues at the heart of decisions to engage and empower via fantastic storytelling and strategic thinking.

What we can offer you
• 33 days’ annual leave, including bank holidays (pro rata)
• Retail discounts that save you money every day
• Gym discounts, cash healthcare plans, and a cycle-to-work scheme
• Car discounts for new and used purchases and servicing
• Flexible pension scheme and Sharesave scheme to grow your savings
• Family-friendly policies that help you spend more time with the people that matter
• A wellbeing programme to support you and your family
• An annual celebration to recognise outstanding work
• A community volunteering day

What you'll do day to day

• Lead the communications approach and planning for change projects, in a way that aligns with the overall transformation programme with clear, measurable objectives
• Be accountable for successful implementation, including tailoring strategic messaging, designing communications collateral, segmenting audiences and measuring success
• Bring innovative and creative thinking to the table to deliver engaging internal change communications.
• Work with the Head of Communications to align messaging, contributing to the forward planning process to enable consistency in line with our values and culture
• Contribute to an improved company culture by ensuring we listen to colleague insight to inform communications strategy to make a difference for our people
• Anticipate communications challenges, managing complex, reactive, fast-moving communications

Helpful skills and qualifications

Don’t worry about ticking off every single skill here - if you care about delivering great experiences as much as we do, we want to hear from you.

• Experience of Transformation/Change communications operating at a variety of stakeholder levels to negotiate and influence
• Excellent planning and organisational skills to manage competing projects and priorities
• A creative thinker who can develop and implement ideas in line with our culture and values
• Excellent writing and editing skills with attention to detail and accuracy
• Confident, articulate with excellent listening skills
• Strong interpersonal skills and a good presenter to make recommendations and inspire confidence in others
• Experience of working in a large organisation across multiple sites and brands
• The ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines

Who we are

Inchcape is a global automotive group that sells, services, and repairs the world’s best-known car brands, from Audi, Toyota, Volkswagen, and Lexus to BMW, Jaguar, Land Rover, and Mercedes-Benz.

But you don’t need to love cars to work with us - you just need to share our mission to create outstanding and trusted experiences for our customers, our partners, and our people. That’s why we believe Inchcape is for everyone.

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