Why Valvoline Global Operations?

Valvoline Global is a worldwide leader in automotive and industrial solutions, creating future-ready products and best-in-class services for partners around the globe. Established in 1866, we introduced the world’s first branded motor oil, claiming our position as The Original Motor Oil.

As an affiliate of Aramco, one of the world's largest integrated energy and chemicals companies, we continue to invest strategically and expand globally, driving unparalleled product innovation and sustainable business solutions.

Our corporate values of care, integrity, passion, and excellence shape everything we do. Living out our values is what makes our company, our employees, our partners, our customers, and the communities we serve great.

When you join Valvoline Global, you join a culture that is committed to: treating all people with care, operating with integrity, striving for excellence in everything we do, and showing passion about delivering on our commitments.

Careers for the Driven

Valvoline has a rewarding opportunity as Market Pricing Channel Development Manager . We whole-heartedly adopt a ‘never idle' mindset. We also know that outstanding service begins and ends with our employees. So, we’re looking for good people to join our team. You bring your skills, talents, and drive. We will give you a great place to work, a competitive salary and benefits, and the resources and support to develop and advance within our global company.

*This position is based in Lexington, KY at our corporate headquarters.*

How You’ll Make an Impact

The purpose of this strategic position is to strengthen and develop VGO North America DIFM distribution channels to improve service levels to a rapidly growing direct sold business (includes VRS) while also developing growth models for increase gallons across our indirect channels.

With the rapid consolidation occurring in the lubricant distribution industry and our need to control our outcomes, VGO must accelerate our focus to design and assess current indirect distribution channels, develop action plans to improve, and proactively seek alternatives. This is strategic work that involves development of a 5-year roadmap for required changes stemming from under-performance, consolidation, and/or change of ownership of current independent channel partners (distributors). The development of a 5-year roadmap requires interactions with supply chain, operations, finance, legal, the DIFM commercial leadership team, and external channel partners (distributors). Significant business and financial acumen are required to analyze current state of service, develop multiple scenarios to pursue, and build business cases (including required investments) to recommend to North America and VGO executive teams for endorsement and approval.

• Design and implement channel partner assessment tool for all channel partners. Collaborate with supply chain using data to identify current underperforming service level geographies and ensure that our CP leadership creates action plans with timelines to improve. Oversight to ensure that all CPs understand where the stand and what needs to be improved.

• Develop business cases for back up plans in geographies where we are not aligned on our overall assessment tool (alignment, sales, marketing, organizational, operational, financial). This would require presentation to VGO executive committee on capital investments.

• Develop business case back up plans for strategic geographies served by PE owned distributors that present risk due to change in ownership. This would require presentations to VGO executive committee on capital investments.

• Develop business case back up plans in geographies that are ongoing bottom service level performers. This would require presentations to VGO executive committee on capital investments.

• Create a 5-year prioritized roadmap for ICLT and VGO executive team on business cases produced including alternatives sought, recommended changes, investments (capex) required, and ROI.

• Collaborate and communicate cross functionally with supply chain, operations, ICLT, finance, treasury, and legal to ensure alignment on road-mapping, business cases, and options.

What You’ll Need

• Bachelors degree preferred or equivalent experience

• 7-10 years of experience in distribution

• Relationship / Partnership

• Supply Chain related fields including distribution, logistics, purchasing, and/or customer service.

• Experience managing vendor & customer relationships

• Partnerships with sales

• Data analysis

• Project Management

• Process development and implementation

• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite

• Working knowledge of SAP and Salesforce.com experience

• Must be authorized to work in the U.S.

Benefits That Drive Themselves

• Health insurance plans (medical, dental, vision)

• HSA and flexible spending accounts

• 401(k)

• Incentive opportunity*

• Life insurance

• Short and long-term disability insurance

• Paid vacation and holidays*

• Employee Assistance Program

• Employee discounts

• Tuition reimbursement*

• Adoption assistance*

*Terms and conditions apply, and benefits may differ depending on position.

Valvoline provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. Are you good at what you do? Join us.

The Company endeavors to make its recruitment process accessible to any and all users. Reasonable accommodations will be provided, upon request, to applicants with disabilities in order to facilitate equal opportunity throughout the recruitment and selection process. Please contact Human Resources at 1-800-Valvoline or email 1-800Valvoline@valvoline.com to make a request for reasonable accommodation during any aspect of the recruitment and selection process. The contact information is for accommodation requests only; do not use this contact information to inquire about the status of applications.