Corporate & Community Impact Specialist at Lippert Components in Elkhart, Indiana

Job Description:

Who We Are
We are the leading supplier of components to the recreational vehicle and residential housing industries, as well as adjacent industries including bus, cargo and equestrian trailer, marine, and heavy truck. With over 65 facilities located throughout the United States, Canada, Ireland, Italy, and the United Kingdom, our more than 9,000 team members work together to bring innovative product solutions to market every day.

Why We're Different:
At Lippert Components, Everyone Matters. We're striving to make lives better through meaningful relationships with our co-workers, our customers, and our communities. LCI team members feel a deeper sense of purpose at work, and we continue to build a better work environment by aligning our cultural and business strategies with the needs of our many team members. We measure success by how we touch the lives of people inside and outside our walls.

What You'll Get:

- A company culture where everyone matters
- Healthcare + Dental + Vision + 401k with Employer match
- Career development and mentoring
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Annual flu immunization
- Holiday, personal and vacation days
- Local and national discounts
- Wellness offerings
Summary
The Corporate & Community Impact Specialist is responsible for supporting the goals of the Philanthropy Department and the needs of the team members/facilities. This position will work with the Director of Corporate & Community Impact to ensure a diverse and sustainable program to support LCI's mission. This position will support plant goals and initiatives by ensuring that sufficient opportunities and materials are available for all LCI team members.

Essential Functions
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

- Responsible in coordination with the Director of Corporate & Community Impact for an annual operating plan that enhances accomplishment of LCI's philanthropy goals.
- Responsible for overseeing the submission process for all charitable donation requests and team, follow-up questions with team members; in order to have items and information ready for the Committee Meetings.
- Planning and hosting Committee meetings to review donation requests
- Responsible in coordination with LCI's Accounting Team to make sure proper documentation is in place for payments and tracking LCI's charitable giving accordingly.
- Work as a liaison with team members to let them know the status of their donation request.
- Oversight of LCI's Acts of Service account

- Team Member Hour Management
- Working with out of state and out of country divisions on their different needs
- Finding volunteer opportunities and sharing with HR team members
- Supplies and t-shirts
- Schedule Plant Meetings to find out what all of our teammates are interested in, how we can help, set up volunteer opportunities, explain more of the initiative and answer any questions.
- Oversight in coordination with the Director of Corporate & Community Impact for company-wide volunteer events
- Build relationships with key leaders and plant team members by participating at plant picnics and/or family days to spread the word of AOS and provide activities around AOS at the event
- Coordination of newsletters for LCI/Acts of Service and Impact team reporting in order to advance LCI's brand nationally and locally.
- Coordination of calendars as needed
- Carries out other administrative duties for the department
Supervisory Responsibility
This role has no positions reporting to it.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work
This is a full-time, exempt position, and hours of work and days are typically 8-5.

Physical Demands
The characteristics described below are representative of those encountered while performing essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodation will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. This position is active and requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling, and stooping. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

- Clerical- Operates office machines, such as photocopiers and scanners, facsimile machines, voice mail systems and personal computers. Answer telephones, direct calls and take messages. Communicates with management, Team Members, and other individuals to answer questions, disseminate or explain information and take instructions. Maintain electronic and hard copy filing system. Prepare and modify documents including correspondence, reports, drafts, memos and emails. Prepare agendas for meetings and prepare schedules. Record, compile, transcribe and distribute minutes of meetings.
Travel
Some minimal out of state travel to other plant locations as required or requested by client.

Requirements

- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Project a professional demeanor as well as using tact when dealing with others.
- Strong organizational and time management skills.
- Ability to work effectively within a team environment.
- Strong Critical-thinking skills
- The ability to build strong relationships through high-level communication skills, face to face, email and phone.
- A strong attention to detail, strong organizational skills and the ability to focus under pressure
- A spark of creativity and an innovation driven mindset.
- A desire to learn and grow within the company.
- Demonstrates drive and initiative.
- Strong enthusiasm and willingness to pitch in whenever needed
- Proficiency in computer software including Excel, Microsoft Word, and Customer Relationship Management.
Preferred Education

- BA/BS degree or equivalent practical experience preferred.
- Nonprofit exposure, responsibilities, communication, 3 years' experience
- Experience as an event manager/planner is a plus.
Additional Eligibility Qualifications
None
Work Authorization/Security Clearance
Must be able to pass EVerify.
LCI provides equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, citizenship status, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected category..