Communications Coordinator

Sonepar Canada; Brampton; On-site; CAD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible benefits program

Employee Assistance Program

Tuition Reimbursement

Employee Discounts

Company paid Life Insurance

Job summary

A leading distributor of electrical products is seeking a Communications Coordinator in Brampton, Ontario. This role involves developing corporate communications, managing content across digital and social media platforms, and collaborating with multiple departments. Candidates should have marketing experience, excellent writing skills, and proficiency in digital marketing tools. Join a company committed to sustainability and diversity offering a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• 1-3 years of marketing coordinator experience required.
• High school diploma is required.
• Proficient in professional writing and media relations.
• Experience with digital marketing and social media platforms.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities.

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee online content strategy.
• Design and produce marketing communication materials.
• Manage corporate website content and updates.
• Analyze media coverage and digital analytics.
• Support corporate communication initiatives.

Skills

Marketing experience

Professional writing skills

Communication skills

Digital marketing knowledge

Bilingual (French/English)

Education

High school diploma

University/College Degree

Tools

Canva

Photoshop

InDesign

Hootsuite

Mailchimp

Microsoft Office

Job description

Sonepar Canada is an independent family-owned company with global market leadership in the business-to-business distribution of electrical, industrial and safety products and related solutions. In Canada, we are represented by 6 locally managed electrical and industrial distributors and have over 100+ locations with coverage in 9 provinces.

We are a proud member of the Sonepar Group, the world's largest privately-held electrical distributor. The Sonepar Group is present in more than 40 countries with over 45,000 employees.

To explore and learn more about Sonepar opportunities, please visit www.career.sonepar.com

What’s In It For You?

• You will be joining a market leader with over 40 years of experience to help you elevate your potential.
• You will be working for the world's #1 privately held business to business distributor of electrical products and related solutions.
• A chance to get involved in the forever growing electrical industry.
• We house the largest inventory to better service our customers and deliver on sales commitments.
• An opportunity for career development across many business departments within our organization.

The Communications Coordinator is responsible for elevating the organization’s visibility through the development and strategic dissemination of corporate communications to both internal and external audiences, including industry partners and media representatives.

Key responsibilities includes crafting compelling digital and print content, overseeing the management of web and social media platforms, supporting executive leadership, and producing engaging materials that showcase company milestones and organizational culture.

Key Responsibilities:

• Leads and oversees Sonepar Canada's online content strategy and approval workflows, ensuring effective coordination and quality control.
• Design and produce internal and external communications assets including monthly newsletters, flyers, brochures, digital ads, social media graphics, and presentations through the utilization of design and web software tools.
• Oversee corporate Intranet content by coordinating regular updates to keep information current and accurate, monitoring user feedback to address concerns, collaborating with various departments for relevant contributions, and establishing guidelines to ensure content quality and consistency across the platform.
• Preparation, creation, and distribution of both weekly and bi-annual newsletters.
• Organize and manage communications assets, templates, and creative files.
• Manages, monitors and finds opportunities to increase social engagement with Sonepar Canada's on-line presence (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and LinkedIn).
• Collaborate with Operating Companies (OPCOs) to efficiently collect and distribute company content.
• Maintain brand standards and ensure consistency across all creative materials.
• Coordinate with vendors and printers on production-ready files.
• Responsible for managing corporate document translation and when required, coordination of the material with agencies. Work with a translator to edit and proofread content in both English and French.
• Analysis of media coverage and digital analytics through tracking trends in news stories, evaluating the reach and sentiment of media mentions, and examining key performance indicators from digital platforms.
• Support Senior Executives with communication initiatives as required.
• Support brand/marketing objectives.
• Coordinates the promotion of corporate initiatives.

Required Qualifications:

• 1-3 years of marketing coordinator, graphic design, or similar role experience required.
• High school diploma required.
• University/College Degree preferred.
• Professional writing, research, and journalism skills.
• Experience with Media Relations.
• Working knowledge of digital marketing and social media platforms.
• Experience working with Marketing/Communications Software (Canva, Photoshop, InDesign, Hootsuite, Mail chimp).
• Proficiency in the full Microsoft Office suite is required.
• Good relationship building skills (industry press, senior management).
• Experience designing both print and digital formats.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Can exercise good judgement, tact and discretion at all times and with all levels of the organization.
• Basic understanding of electrical industry (is an asset).
• Bilingual (French/English) both written and verbal (is an asset).
• We offer a competitive salary, plus a full set of benefits, including:
• Flexible benefits program allowing you to choose from options that best fit you and your dependents’ needs. Benefit options include: Medical, Dental, Vision, Health Spending Account & RRSP matching.
• Employee Assistance Program, Tuition Reimbursement, Employee Discounts and a career path.
• Regardless of your benefits program, you will receive company paid Life Insurance, and employee paid disability.

More information on Sonepar Canada:

Twitter: @soneparcanada

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/SoneparCanada

Check out Sonepar Canada on Facebook!

Sonepar places the planet and diversity and inclusion at the core of its vision driving our business ethos.

Today, Sonepar is the leading distributor of energy-efficient products, pioneering the energy transition and making sustainability a priority. At Sonepar, we firmly believe that every action is crucial in safeguarding the environment, driving our commitment to a more sustainable future. We have accelerated our own transition to efficient generation and use of electrical energy across our business and champion the innovation of sustainable solutions in the market.

This commitment is tangible in our detailed Global CSR report, to learn more please visit https://www.sonepar.com/en/commitments/sustainability.

Sonepar has been recognized as a Diversity Leader by the Financial Times’ 2024 Diversity Leaders ranking and was awarded GEEIS Certification in 2022. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, welcoming submissions from all candidates. We believe in creating a work environment where everyone can feel safe, use their voice, and know that they belong. Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) is a central focus of our global, strategic impact plan. We value diversity and inclusion in the workplace because it allows us to better meet the needs of the communities we serve. It helps us foster greater creativity, breadth of experience, and it’s essential to our success as an organization.

All qualified individuals, regardless of race, ethnic or national origin, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, marital status, neurodiversity, disability status, gender identity, veteran status or any other aspect which makes them unique are encouraged to apply.

For more information about our Inclusion and Diversity initiatives, please visit https://www.sonepar.com/en/commitments/diversity-and-inclusion.

Accommodation is available to all applicants upon request. If selected for an interview, please advise the Sonepar representative of your accommodation needs at that time. We will work with all applicants to accommodate their accessibility needs.

Next steps:

We are interested in knowing more about you. Start an exciting new career and enjoy a number of benefits by applying online. While we are very grateful for your interest in joining the team, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.