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This Position reports to:
Business Communications Manager

Communications Manager

Come and join ABB Installation Products Division, with a 125-year history of providing innovation and customer-focused solutions for connecting and protecting electrical systems. Our products are used all around you, every day - orbiting the earth, working on Mars, on the fastest trains we ride, in the fastest cars of the world, crossing oceans, in factories producing your food, in the tallest buildings of the world, in the most modern hotels and in the walls of your home.

ABB Installation Products Division, formerly Thomas & Betts, is a global leader in the design, manufacture and marketing of products used to manage the connection, protection and distribution of electrical power in industrial, construction and utility applications. With a portfolio of more than 200,000 products marketed under more than 40 premium brand names, ABB Installation Products Division offerings are found wherever electricity is used.

At ABB, we are dedicated to addressing global challenges. Our core values: care, courage, curiosity, and collaboration - combined with a focus on diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunities - are key drivers in our aim to empower everyone to create sustainable solutions. That's our story. Make it your story.

Your role and responsibilities

In this role, you will have the opportunity to help define and implement the marketing communications strategy for ABB PMA Cable Protection Systems and other product categories, along with Rail and Rail Infrastructure industry, through effective communications that support profitable revenue growth. As a leader, you will work with a small marketing team along with one direct report. You will also showcase your expertise by designing and managing the communications plan to achieve the key qualitative and quantitative targets in a profitable way and to ensure a high level of customer satisfaction.

This role is contributing to the ABB PMA brand based in Switzerland, along with other key products, while serving customers around the globe.

• Creating, planning, and implementing the marketing communications strategies for the assigned area in accordance with the business and sales strategy and budget. Developing action plans to deliver the targets within timelines and within the budget.
• Identifying existing and new strategic channels for communications supporting the strategy/business plans for each opportunity and coordinating with the relevant teams for the assigned area.
• Developing and maintaining efficient marketing communications tools and implementing coordinated analyses and activities to ensure the global markets are well-monitored, including web site and social channels, such as YouTube.
• Responsible for implementing and maintaining effective marketing communications material in the different channels
• Ensures that the branding and messaging is harmonized across all ABB PMA platforms

The work model for the role is: hybrid

You will join a dynamic, talented, high performing team, where you will be able to thrive.

This position reports to Head of Communications, ABB EL Installation Products

Qualifications for the role

• Bachelor's or master's degree with focus on Communications, Journalism, Marketing or equivalent professional experience. Strong English fluency.
• Proven track record in an industrial environment
• Ability to demonstrate your experience in Communications and drive the organisation to the next level
• Possess an enhanced knowledge of tools including Web design
• You are passionate about working with teams and have a hands-on mentality
• You are at ease communicating in German and English at all level of the organization and external parties.

We look forward to receiving your application. The recruitment process will be managed by Reto Korstick, Talent Partner ABB Switzerland Ltd. If you would like to find out more about ABB, please visit our website www.abb.com

We value people with diverse backgrounds. Could this be your story? Apply today or visit www.abb.com to find out more about us and learn more about the impact of our solutions around the world.

We value people from different backgrounds. Could this be your story? Apply today or visit www.abb.com to read more about us and learn about the impact of our solutions across the globe.