Senior Manager - Corporate Marketing & Communications

Employment Type: Full-Time, Permanent

Division: Corporate

Location: Winnipeg, MB

Parrish & Heimbecker, Limited (P&H) is a Canadian, family-owned company with over 115 years in agriculture. We operate across four divisions: Grain & Crop Inputs, Flour Milling, P&H Foods, and New-Life Mills, delivering trusted solutions from crop inputs and grain handling to flour milling, livestock nutrition, and egg production. By connecting Canadian farms to tables across the country and beyond, we're committed to quality, innovation, and sustainability as we shape the future of food and agriculture.

We are seeking a Senior Manager, Corporate Marketing & Communications to join our Corporate team. This role will develop and execute a unified national marketing and communications strategy that strengthens corporate reputation, supports business growth, and promotes consistent brand standards across all divisions. As a trusted advisor to the Senior Leadership Team, this position will provide strategic leadership across enterprise marketing, communications, public relations, and stakeholder engagement.

Strategic Leadership, Budget & Team Leadership

• Develop and execute the national Marketing & Communications Strategy, annual plans, priorities, budgets, performance metrics, and service standards.
• Provide executive counsel on communications, reputation management, stakeholder engagement, and corporate brand standards and messaging.
• Manage agency performance, external support, resource allocation, and cost control.
• Lead and develop a high-performing national marketing and communications function, mentor future leaders, and foster a service-oriented culture.

Corporate Communications

• Lead internal and external communications strategies and ensure messaging consistency across all divisions and operating units.
• Oversee executive communications, corporate announcements, speeches, presentations, newsletters, and employee communications.
• Manage media relations, advise on emerging issues, and lead crisis communications planning and execution.

Brand Management, Events & Community Investment

• Maintain and enhance the organization's brand architecture, guidelines, and standards, ensuring consistent application across all brand materials.
• Lead the strategic direction for major corporate and customer events, sponsorship programs, and community investment initiatives.
• Develop governance and reporting for sponsorship and community investment activities and measure return on investment and stakeholder impact.

Marketing Leadership & Stakeholder Support

• Provide strategic oversight for corporate, B2B, product, customer, trade, and digital marketing, including campaign priorities and resource allocation.
• Partner with business leaders to support growth initiatives, product launches, customer acquisition, and market expansion.
• Support executive engagement with producers, customers, industry associations, community organizations, and strategic partners.

Digital & Social Media

• Oversee corporate websites, social media channels, search engine optimization, analytics and reporting, digital advertising, and online reputation management.
• Develop governance for digital communications and social media use across divisions.
• Additional responsibilities and duties as assigned.

• Bachelor's degree in marketing, communications, business management, or a related field. A master's degree is considered an asset.
• Minimum 10 years of progressive marketing and communications experience, including at least 5 years leading enterprise marketing, communications, at a corporate level.
• Experience in agriculture, food processing, agribusiness or manufacturing is preferred.
• Advanced knowledge of brand strategy, corporate communications, public and media relations, crisis communications, digital marketing, analytics, and online reputation management.
• Demonstrated experience in stakeholder engagement, change management and executive communications.
• Experience in strategic planning, budget management and agency oversight.
• Proven leadership, coaching, and team-development skills.
• Strong prioritization and decision-making skills, with the ability to translate organizational objectives into measurable plans.
• Excellent written, verbal, presentation, interpersonal, and relationship-management skills.
• High degree of discretion when handling sensitive, confidential and proprietary information.
• Ability to travel occasionally and work outside regular hours as required.

At P&H, our people are our priority. We're committed to fostering a workplace that supports professional growth, well-being, and a strong sense of community. Join a team that shares your Passion & Heart for Canadian agriculture, and take advantage of benefits designed to help you thrive and succeed:

• Comprehensive Health Coverage (Medical, Dental, and Vision)
• RRSP Matching Program
• Paid Time Off and Wellness Initiatives
• Learning and Development Opportunities
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program

We thank all applicants, however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

P&H does not use artificial intelligence or automated decision-making tools to screen, assess, or select applicants. All applications are reviewed by a member of our Talent Acquisition team or hiring team.