Senior Manager Marketing Communications Strategy

Job duties include contact with other employees and access confidential and proprietary information and/or other items of value, and such access may be supervised or unsupervised. The Company therefore has determined that a review of criminal history is necessary to protect the business and its operations and reputation and is necessary to protect the safety of the Company’s staff, employees, and business relationships.

Position is not remote/hybrid and will report to our Cleveland Global Headquarters.

• Develop and lead integrated marketing communications strategies for assigned PSG segment audiences, aligning communications plans with business objectives, segment priorities, and customer insights.
• Serve as the primary marketing communications strategy partner to segment Marketing, providing strategic counsel and translating annual business priorities into integrated marketing plans across paid, owned, earned, retail, and experiential channels.
• Lead cross-functional planning and collaboration with Creative, Media, Digital, PR, Social, Product Marketing, Sales, and agency partners to ensure communications are aligned, customer-centric, and executed seamlessly.
• Work with segment teams to develop strategic marketing briefs and communication frameworks that clearly define objectives, target audiences, key messages, success metrics, and integrated channel recommendations for campaigns, product launches, and key segment initiatives.
• Manage the communications planning process from intake through execution, ensuring initiatives are prioritized, resources are aligned, timelines are met, and programs are delivered on budget while maintaining Global Arch Marketing governance standards.
• Analyze campaign performance, customer insights, and marketplace trends to measure effectiveness, optimize future communications strategies, and provide recommendations that drive business growth and segment performance.
• Identify opportunities to leverage Global Arch Marketing capabilities, best practices, and cross-brand collaboration to maximize efficiency, strengthen brand consistency, and improve speed to market.
• Foster strong partnerships across Global Architectural Marketing, Consumer Brands Group, Sales, and Marketing Operations to ensure alignment between business strategy, marketing communications, and execution.
• Effectively communicate with Marketing Operations team to ensure communication projects and campaigns are delivered on time and within budget 

Required: 

• Bachelor's Degree
• 5 years or more of marketing or marketing communications experience 
• Excellent writing, verbal communication  
• Organization and time management skills  

 

Preferred:

• Agency management experience
• Experience with Sherwin PRO segments or field experience 

At Sherwin-Williams, our purpose is to inspire and improve the world by coloring and protecting what matters. Our paints, coatings and innovative solutions make the places and spaces in our world brighter and stronger. Your skills, talent and passion make it possible to live this purpose, and for customers and our business to achieve great results. Sherwin-Williams is a place that takes its stability, growth and momentum and translates it to possibility for our people. Our people are behind the strength of our success, and we invest and support you in:

Life … with rewards, benefits and the flexibility to enhance your health and well-being
Career … with opportunities to learn, develop new skills and grow your contribution
Connection … with an inclusive team and commitment to our own and broader communities
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At Sherwin-Williams, part of our mission is to help our employees and their families live healthier, save smarter and feel better. This starts with a wide range of world-class benefits designed for you. From retirement to health care, from total well-being to your daily commute—it matters to us. A general description of benefits offered can be found at http://www.myswbenefits.com/. Click on “Candidates” to view benefit offerings that you may be eligible for if you are hired as a Sherwin-Williams employee.

Compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case and will impact where actual compensation may fall within the stated wage range. The wage range listed for this role takes into account the wide range of factors considered in making compensation decisions including skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associ