Job Description

Senior Manager, APAC Supply Chain Communications



The Senior Manager for APAC Supply Chain Communications is responsible for developing and implementing a coordinated communications and engagement plan for 21 manufacturing facilities across the region, impacting over 4000 employees who represent 50% of our total employee population for K-C APAC.

The position reports to APAC Senior Director for Communications and Government Affairs and is a member of both the APAC Supply Chain Leadership Team and the APAC Communications Leadership Team.

This is a fixed term contract with an initial duration of 12 months, with an option to extend for another 6 months.

Key Responsibilities

• Leads development and execution of a coordinated communications and engagement plan for Frontline teams based in various manufacturing sites (mills) across the region.
• Serves as a central content creator for common topics and initiatives across all mills.
• Works with local mill teams to organize events, develop collaterals, plan initiatives and other activities to improve frontline engagement.
• Serves as a node in the feedback loop between various mills, helping to socialize best practices and approaches.
• Oversees corporate identity and branding, including guidelines and governance of assets, across all touchpoints.
• Provides ongoing communications counsel and guidance to Mill Managers on a variety of issues.
• Develop toolkits and playbooks, including design templates, message tracks and trainings, and plug-and-play programs.
• Provides strategic counsel and ongoing support to the APAC SC VP on all communications needs including townhall presentations.

Issues and Crisis Management

• Serves as key advisor in managing issues and crises involving supply chain and manufacturing sites.
• Partner with market and mill leadership on effective issues and crisis management, ensuring crisis playbooks are regularly updated in coordination of enterprise business partners.

Support for Regional SC Communications

• Provide communications support for APAC VP Supply Chain to enhance executive communications to frontline employees, including leading townhall events and market visits.
• Work to discover and tell stories about SC successes across key functional priorities.
• Partner with a broad set of stakeholders to elevate SC recognition programs for mills and frontline employees, and lead all associated processes including award submissions.

Leadership Roles

• Serves on the APAC Communications Leadership Team
• Serves on the APAC Supply Chain Leadership Team

Team Management

• Individual contributor, with some support from external agency resources
• Duties performed in collaboration with multi-functional team resources across various facilities.
• Lead and coordinate a community of practice involving in-market communications and SC resources.

YOUR EXPERIENCE

• 10+ years of experience working with a large, global organization in corporate communications, with an emphasis on internal communications and employee engagement.
• 10+ years of experience in developing communication and stakeholder engagement strategies.
• Prior experience in content development (both written and audio-visual)
• 3-5 years of experience in Senior Levels Communications providing strategic support
• 8-10 years of broad business experience, demonstrating leadership and strong grasp of product, manufacturing, sourcing, marketing, finance, and sales functions

SKILLS

• Demonstrated ability to work with C senior leaders on communications strategy.
• Demonstrated strategic thinking and analytical skills.
• A track record of implementing communications programs for a large and distributed workforce
• Strong partnership/collaboration across teams/functions in large organizations

• Strong presentation, negotiation and influencing skills
• Experience measuring progress toward achieving stated objectives, leadership communication effectiveness, and other content and channel effectiveness
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams and projects.
• Strong experience in people management, including developing/maintaining high-performing teams.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Adobe Photoshop, and platforms like Canva.

EDUCATION

• Bachelor\xe2\x80\x99s degree required
• Master\xe2\x80\x99s degree desired

Primary Location Malaysia - Petaling Jaya

Additional Locations

Worker Type Employee

Worker Sub-Type Fixed Term (Fixed Term)

Time Type Full time

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