Sr Manager, Retail Communications

 

At Nutrien, our purpose is Feeding the Future and we do so with safety, inclusion, integrity and results as our core values. Nothing is more important than sending our people home safe, every day.

 

Nutrien is a leading provider of agricultural products, services, and solutions. With nearly 25,000 employees world-wide, we are the largest producer of potash (by capacity) and one of the world’s largest producers of nitrogen and phosphate. We also operate a leading agriculture retail network that services over 500,000 growers globally.

 

We harvest the best. Diverse views and experience make us strong. We look for people who have a safety-first mindset, who are collaborative team players, who deliver on their commitments, act with integrity, and who support inclusion.

 

Working at Nutrien will provide you an opportunity to help us raise the expectation of what an agriculture company can be and grow your career.

 

Reports to the Vice President, Brand & Culture Communications

 

What you will do:

• Develop and activate a communications plan for Nutrien Ag Solutions’ Senior Vice President of North American Retail & Global Business Unit Executive Leadership Team to elevate the vision and priorities, internally and externally
• Lead a thought leadership program to amplify leader voices at key industry events, media outlets, social media channels and with the internal team
• Partner with the regional communications leads in Australia and Latin America to elevate global and local stories across the Nutrien Ag Solutions network
• Become an embedded member of the Nutrien Ag Solutions team and the Nutrien Ag Solutions Marketing team
• Develop PR and internal communications plans to support the marketing team objectives
• Support crisis and issues management to mitigate reputation risk
• Create strategic stakeholder mapping to ensure the right audiences are targeted with consistent, tailored messaging
• Identify opportunities to amplify Nutrien Ag Solutions messages on global Nutrien channels
• Lead the Nutrien Ag Solutions communications team to drive results and career growth
• Support the development of Nutrien’s global communications strategy as a strong voice for the Nutrien Ag Solutions business story

What you will bring:

• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, PR, Marketing, Business or related field from an accredited college or university
• Minimum 10 years of experience in communications or employee engagement
• Strong understanding of the agriculture industry
• A network of media contacts in both trade outlets and mainstream business media
• Demonstrated experience in a large corporate environment (global is preferred) and/or agency
• Experience supporting and collaborating with multiple stakeholders, preferably in an operational setting
• Exceptional at working with senior stakeholders at the SVP and ELT level
• Excellent curiosity, learning capacity and self-guided decision-making ability
• Excellence in cross-functional collaboration and partnership
• Thought leadership experience
• Media relations experience
• Paid content partnerships experience

 

Compensation & Benefits:

 

Salary Range: $116,720 - $160,490 USD. Actual salary and benefits may differ based upon location.

 

We provide an attractive benefits package that includes comprehensive medical, dental, vision coverage, and life insurance and well as disability coverage for positions working more than 30 hours per week. In addition, we have a retirement program that encourages our employees to save for the longer term, with generous matching employer contributions.  Our benefit package also demonstrates our culture of care with paid vacation, sick days and holidays as well as paid personal and maternity/parental leaves and an Employee and Family Assistance Program.  Details of the benefits package will be shared in the application process. 

 

In addition to base pay, this role is also eligible to participate in our annual incentive plan and long-term incentive plan, consistent with the terms of our plan(s), which provide discretionary award opportunities reflecting components such as performance of the company and the employee.  Details will be discussed through the application process.

 

This information is provided in compliance with applicable state equal pay and pay equity legislation and is the company's good faith and reasonable estimate of the compensation range and benefits offered for this position.  The compensation offered to the successful applicant may vary based on factors including experience, skills, education, location, and other job-related reasons.  Nutrien also makes internal e