Responsibilities

• Leading the company’s corporate narrative, media engagement and crisis communications across national, regional and trade press.
• Driving a focused public and regulatory affairs strategy that creates market conditions in which the business and its products can thrive, including active engagement with government and industry bodies on safety, sustainability and energy efficiency policy.
• Managing a team of functional experts and external agencies across multiple sites, while maintaining close alignment with the wider international group.
• Sitting on the UK Management Team and contributing to broader business strategy, commercial decision-making and risk management.
• Leading local sustainability communications in alignment with wider group goals.
• Directing all marketing communications, including digital, web, lead generation, product communications and customer communications.
• Acting as a senior external representative for the business with customers, industry leaders, government officials, regulators and other key stakeholders.

Requirements

• Proven experience in a senior communications role, either in-house or agency-side.
• A strong track record in corporate communications, including narrative development, crisis management and media relations.
• Experience leading or performing a marcomms or marketing function.
• Appreciation for the role of public and regulatory affairs in creating commercial opportunity.
• A commercial mindset, with success measured by business outcomes rather than activity.
• The ability to manage complex stakeholder relationships, both internally and externally, including at group or parent company level.
• Strong leadership experience and a collaborative approach to working with peers.
• Tenacity and conviction, with the confidence to hold a position even when others may disagree.
• Ideal sector experience: manufacturing, construction, or a related highly regulated business
• This role requires regular travel between London, Bridgend, Wales and Birmingham