Portfolio Manager (Light Duty)

at  Valvoline Global

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, unified, 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, showing passion about delivering on our commitments, and being unified in all our enterprise endeavors.

• Product / Portfolio Costing: Serve as the Single Point of Contact for all business units relative to current costing of all portfolio items, cost changes based on supplier inputs, and cost implications of various supply chain shifts. Actively communicate changes to all teams and understand impacts of absorption on the portfolio via the LE process.
• High Impact Bid Owner: As applicable, own the High Impact Bid process for Europe, ensuring all cross-functional partners are aware of the bid and the documentation is completed on time and to standard. This enables sales to effectively bid on new business opportunities which have a material impact on overall Valvoline supply chain capabilities and profitability.
• Innovation Network Analysis: Aid in costing of new materials coupled with the development of the most effective supply chain to deliver fill rate while keeping inventory and COGS low.
• Product Profitability: Continuously monitor and report out on changes within the portfolio relative to margin. Alert the team monthly to all items outside target margins along with recommended corrective actions to regain target margin windows. Run the European Valvoline Margin Council to foster close connection with business units and facilitate margin enhancement monthly.
• Profit Improvement Opportunities: Actively seek out opportunities in the supply chain to drive out costs, enhance service levels, and deliver profitability.
• SKU Rationalization & Product Lifecycle Management: Own, monitor, and recommend product life cycle for the light duty European portfolio. This encompasses an annual SKU rationalization of the portfolio followed by Obsolete tracking and process completion. Additionally, determining which SKUs should be cured and provide a strategic path, leveraging data, to move the item into a healthy position. Works closely with supply chain, procurement team, and channel marketing to deliver effective product lifecycles reducing inventory and enhancing profitability.
• Review and Manage Slow Moving and Obsolete inventory in coordination with Supply Chain. Providing direction on excess inventory solutions and ensure execution by the organization