# Senior Brand Manager - Light Duty Lubricants Strategy & Innovation

**Company**: Valvoline Global Operations
**Location**: Lexington, KY
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Marketing
**Industry**: Automotive

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## Description

At Valvoline Global Operations, we're proud to be The Original Motor Oil, but we've never rested on being first. Founded in 1866, we introduced the world's first branded motor oil, staking our claim as a pioneer in the automotive and industrial solutions industry. Today, as an affiliate of Aramco, one of the world's largest integrated energy and chemicals companies, we are driven by innovation and committed to creating sustainable solutions for a better future.

The Senior Brand Manager for Light Duty Lubricants Strategy & Innovations is responsible for Valvoline Global Operations' light duty portfolio in the Americas. The role is the conduit between the regional business units and the supply chain to drive organizational growth. This role will input to and drive the global strategy at a regional level. The Senior Brand Innovation Manager will utilize global processes to build cross-functional collaboration.

**How You Will Make An Impact**

- Product Discovery: Utilize market, enterprise, and business unit data to build a vision of the global future for the VGO commercial and industrial product portfolio. Drive consumer research to create research plans that will identify consumer unmet needs and answer critical business questions to unlock innovation pathways.

- Product Planning: Create a long-term product portfolio vision. Develop a 5-year innovation road map that is aligned to the corporate and business unit strategies.

- Product Development - Follow the New Solutions Development stage gate process for all new initiatives. Create gate documents for all products on the innovation master plan.

- Direct Report Management: Ensure global vision is understood and executed upon by direct reports. Ensure all regional needs are met and that direct reports maintain a strong connection with local counterparts.

**What You'll Need**

- Bachelor's Degree in Business, Marketing, Management, or related discipline, demonstrating strong foundational knowledge

- 5 - 10 years of progressive professional experience in a fast-paced or growth-oriented environment

- Proven management experience leading teams, developing talent, and driving operational results

- Exceptional cross-functional communication skills with the ability to influence, collaborate, and build alignment across diverse teams

- Strategic thinking and intellectual curiosity with a demonstrated ability to analyze complex problems, identify opportunities, and propose innovative solutions.

**Benefits That Drive Themselves**

- Health insurance plans (medical, dental, vision)

- Health Savings Account (with employer-base deposit and match)

- Flexible spending accounts

- Competitive 401(k) with generous employer base deposit and match

- Incentive opportunity

- Life insurance

- Short- and long-term disability insurance

- Paid vacation and holidays

- Employee Assistance Program

- Employee discounts

- PTO Buy/Sell Options

- Tuition reimbursement

- Adoption assistance

## Skills

### Required
- Strategic thinking
- Cross-functional communication
- Innovation management
- Product development
- Team leadership

### Nice to have
- MBA

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