Manager Internal Communication - GOPS (temp until Sept. 2024) in Herzogenaurach bei Adidas

Adidas

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization:

Corporate Communication helps adidas to create distinctive and appealing images with its stakeholder groups, build a strong, trusted corporate brand ("the company behind the brands") and develop reputational capital. The Internal Communication Team positively enhances the company’s reputation with inspiring content derived from the company’s strategy, consistent messaging, impactful distribution via state-of-the-art channels and relevant employee engagement activations.

Key Responsibilities:

Act as a business partner and communication consultant to the business within the assigned area of responsibility
Establish solid relations with key international business partners
Ensure cross-functional communication and collaboration with key stakeholders in assigned area of responsibility
Create understanding and engagement for the adidas Corporate Strategy inside the company for assigned area of responsibility
- Understand the business goals of the company and the respective function/brand/location and translate them into a communication plan that supports them while ensuring alignment with the overall global Corporate Communication strategy
- Develop and execute the communication strategy for key functions/brands/locations internally in line with guidelines and standards set by the Director Internal Communication, the Corporate Communication Content Creation, Planning and Digital Team
Develop, implement and maintain highly professional content for internal adidas channels in alignment with respective business partners and Corporate Communication Teams (Planning, Creation, Digital)
- Develop, organize and execute concepts, stories and messaging for internal key events/activations/campaigns with Board and Senior Leadership representatives of assigned area
Significantly enhance and improve communication methods for concepts, stories and messaging for internal key events/activations/campaigns
Work towards the achievement of department and business targets
Provide specific expertise for assigned functional areas towards team and business partners
Ensure smooth operation of the day-to-day business taking ownership for related actions

Key Relationships:

Corporate Communication team
Business partners and Leadership team of assigned area of responsibility

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Business understanding of topics, processes and structures in an international company
Ability to maneuver in a consistently changing environment
Ability to operate cross-functionally with high degree of customer orientation
Strong Microsoft toolkit /O365 skills (ppt, Sharepoint, Yammer, Teams etc.)
Good storyteller and visual communicator
Very good communication expertise both written and verbal
Very good organizational and event planning skills
Hands-on, can-do attitude
Passion for sport
Fluent in English (written and spoken)

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

University degree in business studies, marketing, communications or related field
3+ years of experience in Communication, in the PR department or other related fields

AT ADIDAS WE HAVE A WINNING CULTURE. BUT TO WIN, PHYSICAL POWER IS NOT ENOUGH. JUST LIKE ATHLETES OUR EMPLOYEES NEED MENTAL STRENGTH IN THEIR GAME. WE FOSTER THE ATHLETE’S MINDSET THROUGH A SET OF BEHAVIORS THAT WE WANT TO ENABLE AND DEVELOP IN OUR PEOPLE AND THAT ARE AT THE CORE OF OUR UNIQUE COMPANY CULTURE: THIS IS HOW WE WIN WHILE PLAYING FAIR.

COURAGE: Speak up when you see an opportunity; step up when you see a need..

OWNERSHIP: Pick up the ball. Be proactive, take responsibility and follow-through.

INNOVATION: Elevate to win. Be curious, test and learn new and better ways of doing things.

TEAMPLAY: Win together. Work collaboratively and cultivate a shared mindset.

INTEGRITY: Play by the rules. Hold yourself and others accountable to our company’s standards.

RESPECT: Value all players. Display empathy, be inclusive and show dignity to all.

ADIDAS CELEBRATES DIVERSITY, SUPPORTS INCLUSIVENESS AND ENCOURAGES INDIVIDUAL EXPRESSION IN OUR WORKPLACE. WE DO NOT TOLERATE THE HARASSMENT OR DISCRIMINATION TOWARD ANY OF OUR APPLICANTS OR EMPLOYEES. WE ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.

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Manager Internal Communication - GOPS (temp unt