Dairy MAX Inc. este o organizație din sectorul alimentar și al băuturilor care promovează industria lactatelor prin educație nutrițională, informarea consumatorilor și sprijinirea fermierilor producători de lactate. Activitatea sa include dezvoltarea de rețete, seturi de instrumente digitale și resurse educaționale; colaborarea cu școli, departamente sportive, restaurante și NFL; precum și susținerea programelor de bunăstare și a inițiativelor pentru meniuri axate pe produse lactate. Organizația contribuie, de asemenea, la conectarea produselor lactate cu comunitățile prin marketing, consultanță și parteneriate în industrie.
Vice President of Communications and Stakeholder Engagement - Dairy MAX (Texas Remote)
Lead Dairy MAX’s corporate reputation, communications, and farmer relations while advising executives and aligning stakeholders around the nonprofit dairy council’s strategy and impact.
Descriere
- Direct Dairy MAX’s enterprise reputation and communications strategy
- Manage the organization’s corporate and stakeholder brand, voice, positioning, and strategic narrative
- Develop opportunities to increase trust, visibility, and influence for Dairy MAX, its leaders, and dairy farmers
- Track emerging issues, public sentiment, and industry developments
- Direct media relations, issues management, and crisis communications
- Turn strategy, investments, programs, partnerships, and outcomes into clear stakeholder communications
- Build farmer understanding and trust through two-way engagement
- Lead internal, organizational, change, and executive communications
- Promote alignment with the Board, DMI, industry organizations, agricultural partners, and other stakeholders
- Counsel the CEO and Executive Leadership Team on stakeholder views, reputational risks, organizational readiness, and communications priorities
- Lead the Communications and Farmer & Industry Relations teams
- Define the vision, priorities, operating model, and standards for both functions
- Recruit, develop, coach, and hold high-performing teams accountable
- Manage external partners, agencies, budgets, channels, and technology
- Advance innovation through AI, emerging platforms, data, and new methods
- Set objectives and metrics for reputation, stakeholder understanding, farmer and industry engagement, and communications effectiveness
Cerințe
- Bachelor’s degree in communications, journalism, public relations, agriculture, business, or a related discipline
- At least 12 years of progressive experience in communications, corporate affairs, public relations, or a related area
- Substantial leadership experience at the executive level
- Track record of leading enterprise communications, reputation and issues management, executive counsel, and high-performing teams
- Experience in agriculture, dairy, food, commodity organizations, associations, checkoff organizations, agribusiness, or a related sector is strongly preferred
- Proven ability to earn trust and communicate effectively with farmers, employees, boards, media, and industry stakeholders
- Willingness and ability to travel regularly for farmer engagement, industry events, organizational priorities, and executive needs
- Expertise in strategic communications and reputation leadership
- Strong executive presence and ability to influence
- Working knowledge of agriculture and the dairy industry
- Exceptional writing, storytelling, and presentation abilities
- Sound judgment in sensitive, high-profile, or rapidly changing situations
- Collaborative and accountable people leadership
Beneficii
- Competitive compensation
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Short-term disability insurance
- Long-term disability insurance
- Flexible spending accounts for health care, dependent care, transit, and parking
- 401(k) plan with up to a 10% employer match
- Roth 401(k) account