At Niagara, we’re looking for Team Members who want to be part of achieving our mission to provide our customers the highest quality most affordable bottled water.

Consider applying here, if you want to:

• Work in an entrepreneurial and dynamic environment with a chance to make an impact.

• Develop lasting relationships with great people.

• Have the opportunity to build a satisfying career.

We offer competitive compensation and benefits packages for our Team Members.

Legislative Outreach Manager (Remote)

The Legislative Outreach Manager will manage local activations and engagement Nationwide for Niagara Bottling. Working with Regional Government Affairs Directors and Vice President, the Legislative Outreach Manager will strategize and oversee campaign activations, media placement, tours, and engaging the rest of the company to speak to the issues impacting Niagara Bottling.

Essential Functions

• Working with Niagara’s Regional Government Affairs Directors to carry-out and support regional campaigns and legislative engagement.

• Experience working in state, local or federal government and candidate campaigns.

• Good at developing a strategy for engaging local officials and activating Niagara team members on issues.

• Organize tours of local officials and regulators to learn more about Niagara Bottling

• Experience overseeing and activating local media campaigns

• Working on, building, and activating grassroots campaigns.

• Identify trends across policy issues and at local levels and inform other team members.

• Effective communicator verbally and in writing. Knows how to tailor verbal communication, communicate clearly and concisely with teammates and stakeholders about the impact of the proposed legislation or regulations.

• Organized and detail oriented

• Ability to learn new policy issues quickly and balance multiple projects with tight deadlines

• Team and coalition builder to get the best results.

• Brings a fresh approach to the table on issues.

Qualifications

• Minimum Qualifications:

• 5 + years of experience that includes working as legislative staff; and on local or state campaigns;

• Additional experience working for a trade association, grassroots organization or company.

Competencies

This position embodies the values of Niagara’s LIFE competency model, focusing on the following key drivers of success:

• Lead Like an Owner

• Manages a safe working environment, accurately documents safety related training, and effectively communicates safety incidents

• Provides strategic input and oversight to departmental projects

• Makes data driven decisions and develops sustainable solutions

• Skilled in reducing costs and managing timelines while prioritizing long run impact over short term wins

• Makes decisions by putting overall company success first before department/individual success

• Leads/facilitates discussions to get positive outcomes for the customer

• Makes strategic decisions which prioritize the needs of the customer over departmental/individual goals

• InnovACT

• Continuously evaluates existing programs and processes, and develops new initiatives to increase efficiency and reduce waste

• Creates, monitors, and responds to departmental performance metrics to drive continuous improvement

• Communicates a clear vision, organizes resources effectively, and adjusts the strategy as needed when managing change

• Find a Way

• Demonstrates ability to think analytically and synthesize complex information

• Effectively delegates technical tasks to subordinates

• Works effectively with departments, vendors, and customers to achieve organizational success

• Identifies opportunities for collaboration in strategic ways

• Empowered to be Great

• Makes hiring decisions primarily based on culture fit and attitude, and secondarily based on technical expertise

• Engages in long term talent planning

• Provides opportunities for the development of all direct reports

• Understands, identifies, and addresses conflict within own team and between teams

Additionally, the ideal candidate should also demonstrate:

• Experience reading, analyzing and summarizing legislation, regulations and other policy documents and identifying emerging trends and potential impacts.

• Excellent grammar, proofreading, presentation and organizational skills

• Drives results by prioritizing work that is most impactful, and developing and executing a strategy that meets the company’s objectives.

• Great teammate that promotes an inclusive work environment, incorporates feedback into their work, and exercises good judgment in a rapidly changing and sometimes stressful environment..

• Ability to problem solve and work through a process

• Demonstrated understanding of local and state governments’ policies and procedures

• Must be able to build and grow professional relationships

• Ability to exercise independent judgment and discretion in matters of significance and operate with integrity and within the core values of the company

• Ability to use computer and software applications (i.e. word processing, spreadsheet, presentations, etc.)

• Travel required – 40%

Education

• Minimum Required:

• Bachelor's Degree

Certification/License:

• Required: N/A

• Preferred: N/A

Foreign Language

• Required: None Required

• Preferred: None Required

Typical Compensation Range

Pay Rate Type: Salary

$113,528.00 - $164,616.00 / Yearly

Bonus Target: 10% Annual

Benefits

https://careers.niagarawater.com/us/en/benefits

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Niagara Bottling, LLC has been family owned and operated since 1963. Niagara is a leading bottled water manufacturer in the U.S., supplying major retailers across the nation. With incredible growth over the past several years, the career possibilities at Niagara are endless!

Niagara’s culture is fast-paced, innovative and intensely collaborative. Our Team Members are passionate, driven and always find a way to get the job done. We work hard and play hard while staying true to our family atmosphere.

From competitive benefits and retirement options to educational reimbursements, ongoing training courses and exciting career advancement opportunities, at Niagara we truly take care of our Team Members.

We hope that you consider joining our Niagara family!

Niagara Bottling LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, national origin, veteran status or disability in relation to our recruiting, hiring, and promoting practices.