Communications Manager

WELCOME TO BASF

BASF plc is a subsidiary of BASF SE, marketing a wide range of BASF products in the UK. These include agricultural solutions, automotive refinish paints, acrylic monomers, fine chemicals, intermediate chemicals, speciality chemicals, dispersions, and plastics.

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT

Join us as a Communications Manager and play a pivotal role in shaping BASF’s voice across the UK and Ireland. In this role, you’ll lead impactful internal and external communications that strengthen our brand, engage our people, and build trust with the audiences who matter most. Working closely with senior leaders, you’ll help ensure our story is clear, consistent and aligned with our strategic goals.

• Lead internal and support external communications for the UK & Ireland, ensuring a unified BASF One Voice approach and consistent implementation of global brand and communication guidelines.
• Manage media and digital presence, including press relations, journalist engagement, crisis/issues communication support, and high quality content across websites and social media in line with legal and data privacy requirements.
• Plan and deliver impactful employee communications, including campaigns, info sessions, internal events, intranet content and newsletters, ensuring alignment with corporate strategy and regional guidance.
• Advise and support senior leaders and site management on effective communication approaches, change messaging, and identifying strong local stories that showcase innovation, engagement and best practice.
• Support site communications and societal engagement activities, building trust with local stakeholders and strengthening BASF’s reputation.
• Manage communication channels and agency partners, ensuring the right tools and methods are used for each audience while exploring new technologies to improve reach and engagement.

WHAT YOU OFFER

• Degree level education (or equivalent), ideally in communications, public relations, or a related field, with 3+ years’ experience in corporate communications (preferably within the chemical, industrial, or regulated sectors).
• Strong communicator with excellent writing, editing, and storytelling skills, able to adapt tone and simplify complex topics for different audiences across multiple channels and formats (written, visual, audio).
• Proven experience in internal and external communications, including media relationship management, proactive story development, campaign planning, change communications, and strategic internal communications delivery.
• Confident operating in a matrix environment, balancing multiple priorities with sound judgement, especially when handling sensitive or complex issues, and building trust across all organizational levels.
• Highly organized, creative, and proactive, with strong stakeholder management, project delivery capability, and the ability to manage competing deadlines while maintaining high quality output.
• Good understanding of UK & Ireland institutions, media and environmental topics, alongside solid IT proficiency (Microsoft tools, SAP) and a grounded understanding of corporate disciplines such as confidentiality and acting within defined authority.

WHAT WE OFFER

At BASF, you will have the chance to do meaningful work towards building a more sustainable future. 
 
We offer a total package which includes:

• Attractive salary
• Bonus
• Defined contribution pension scheme
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Company share scheme
• Private healthcare
• Life insurance
• Flexible working
• On the job training

We believe that diversity and inclusion make the difference. Only when people with diverse backgrounds come together, contribute their various experiences and attitudes, and look at challenges from different perspectives, will creative innovations and ground-breaking solutions be created. We celebrate diversity and we actively promote an inclusive work environment. In the UK we have an active Diversity & Inclusion Strategy Action Group and work closely with external partner Inclusive Employers. We are an equal opportunities employer. All employment decisions shall be made without regard or reference to age, gender, race, religion, disability, sexual orientation, marital status and other protected characteristics. For more information please visit: https://www.basf.com/gb/en/careers/why-join-basf/basf-locally.html
 
 
Location: Hybrid, Stockport (3 days in the office per week)
 
Closing Date: 07.03.2026

ABOUT US

Since 1880, BASF has been a cornerstone of industry in the UK. With locations spanning from Littlehampton on England's South Coast to Callanish on the Isle of Lewis in Scotland, our presence is truly nationwide. Our UK headquarters in Stockport, Greater Manchester, is the hub for our dedicated sales and services teams.

From our manufacturing sites across the UK, we supply essential raw materials to a diverse range of industries, including agriculture, automotive, chemicals, construction, energy, and pharmaceuticals. Discover more about our incredible BASF UK team and their contributions to innovation and sustainability here: https://www.basf.com/gb/en/who-we-are/BASF-in-the-United-Kingdom

We market a wide range of BASF products in Ireland, supplying the agricultural sector and leading manufacturing industries. Our customers include pharmaceutical and chemical manufacturers and companies in the cosmetics, plastics, nutrition and speciality chemicals sectors. Find out more here: https://www.basf.com/ie/en/who-we-are/BASF-Ireland
 

At BASF, our culture is driven by strong core values and winning behaviors. We foster innovation, collaboration, and empower every team member to contribute to our success. Explore Our Winning Behaviors & Our Values to see how we create a dynamic and inclusive workplace.