Senior Analyst Relations Manager (supply chain)

We are looking for an energetic, articulate Senior Analyst Relations Manager to run our public relations and analyst relations programs. This is a great opportunity for highly motivated communication professionals to join a growing team, and to tell our corporate, product, technology, and innovation stories in key influencer channels. Thought leadership, including executive thought leadership, is a key aspect.

As a Senior Analyst Relations Manager, you will be responsible for driving visibility and positive press coverage through developing narratives and stories that resonate, building and owning relationships with key journalists in the business, trade, and technology media outlets. As part of this role, you will be responsible for managing the PR agency team to monthly and quarterly results.

In addition, the Senior Analyst Relations Manager with being responsible for driving meaningful relationships with analysts that add value for us, our customers, our prospects, and other key audiences. You will drive our participation in key research reports, and events, and engage analysts in thought leadership activities ensuring that we are briefing analysts in detail at key milestones in our product development cycles.

Critical to this role is experience in creating and telling technology innovation-led stories to media, analysts, and other influencers, and a track record of delivering results.

Internal communications, social media, and other traditional communications programs will be a part of this role as well.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and own key media, analyst, and influencer relationships that will drive positive influence and coverage.
• Develop stories and narratives that have an impact, are unique, and have a purpose.
• Create a unique point of view for the company in its work with key influencers.
• Drive relationships with key analysts that influence customers and prospects.
• Write press releases, pitches, and other materials for driving PR and AR.
• Manage PR agency relationships and team, including results.

Requirements:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Must have hands-on senior writing skills.
• 5 – 10 years of PR/AR experience in supply chain enterprise software.
• 5 – 10 years of experience in logistics/supply chain
• BA in communications, journalism, or related field.
• Articulate storyteller with a passion for finding a unique and differentiated angle to drive coverage.
• Experience creating content, messaging, and stories for media, analysts, and other influencer audiences.
• Proven track record of driving press coverage and positive results, including managing an agency relationship.
• Proven track record of working with industry analysts, like Gartner & Forrester, in particular building up/creating an analyst relations program.
• Pleasanton office (M-Thursday), home office Friday.

Blume Global