Senior Communications Manager – Oral Healthcare/Sonicare

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Job Description

We're on the search for a senior communication expert with a passion for business strategy communications, PR and influencer strategy, leadership communications and employee engagement.

The Business Communications function is responsible for effectively protecting & enhancing the company's reputation and brand through Business-specific communications, which includes corporate communications, crisis communications, PR/media relations, influencer and social strategy, executive positioning, CSR, and public affairs across all relevant stakeholder audiences. As the Senior Communications Manager leading communications for Oral Healthcare/Sonicare Business Unit, you will be a trusted advisor and business partner to senior executives and their Leadership Team.

You will report to the Head of Business Communications Personal Health, and you'll be part of Philips’ Communications & Brand team.

Top jobs to be done: From upstream strategy to day-to-day storytelling

• (80% External) Develop and lead proactive, upstream public relations, influencer and discoverability efforts for product and innovation launches, including media relations & influencer strategy, PR toolkits, etc. Strong media relations experience and global crisis comms experience required.
• (20% Internal/Executive) Develop and implement the internal & external communications plan for Oral Healthcare/Sonicare, including support for internal engagements (internal social media, town halls, Region visits, etc.), customer and key opinion leader engagements and external thought leadership (speaking engagements, LinkedIn, etc.).
• Develop and deploy a long-term global employee engagement program, working closely with the Business Unit Leader, people leaders, People function, Business Excellence and other involved functions to drive engagement & culture.
• Lead cross-Business initiatives across the Personal Health Business.

Your superpowers: What would make you effective in this role

This is a high-impact, high-trust role, one where caring diplomacy, strong judgement, calm stakeholder management and consistency are highly valued. You’ll navigate fast-changing environments, steer sensitive conversations, drive momentum and excitement around amazing new launches and bring focus to moments that matter most.

• Bachelors or Master’s degree in Communication, Marketing or similar
• You possess 8-10 years of experience in PR, media relations, influencer & social strategy (agency experience or global corporate CPG also highly desired) 
• Ability to cut through complexity with business acumen
• Savvy at crafting messages that inspire action through timing, tone, and truth
• Experience in aligning diverse and sometimes contrasting voices without losing momentum
• Agility to deliver high-quality work fast, especially when the stakes are high and priorities are shifting
• Complete comfort in and affinity with today’s fast-moving, complex (digital) media environment, with strong AI skills.
• Strong understanding of how comms drives alignment, performance and culture
• Operates as a calm, credible voice in high-stakes or ambiguous situations
• Knows how to balance speed and thoughtfulness — and what excellent looks like when it counts
• Can move easily shift between big-picture vision and operational detail at the same time
• Fluency in English written and spoken

How we work together
We believe that we are better together than apart. For our office-based teams, this means working in-person at least 3 days per week.

This position is based in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
 

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