Associate Brand Manager

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 Associate Brand Manager will assist in delivering sustained growth for Valvoline's Mexico and NOLA business; and set the business up for future success by supporting brand management's goals for each of the brands within the heavy duty portfolio.

Key responsibilities include:

• Supporting brand management in development of strategic plan to get best overall performance from portfolio based on category trends, competitive activity and distributor objectives.
• Partnering and representing LATAM HD product strategy needs with Product Strategy & Management team in developing packaging, labels and formulations to deliver consumer and customer needs for various HD channels.
• Partnering to support sales for any strategic marketing issues; including building sales presentations, Owner Operator reports customer portfolio reviews and top-to-top content.
• Partnering closely with sales and equity teams on any new heavy duty product launch executions and monitoring the performance in market.
• Partnering with brand manager to accelerate performance of brands within portfolio and deliver forecasted volumes and gross profit.
• Understanding P&L for specific brands in portfolio and having accountability for understanding and aligning to brand level forecasts, retail level forecasts provided by sales for those brands, product cost inputs from Global Products, and pricing including competitors and ours.
• Supporting regional tradeshows, Owner Operation activations and VESF events execution with Cummins and Sales.
• Growing the capability of the organization by improving processes and approaches, and building organization knowledge in marketing.

Requirements:

• 2+ years of marketing & strategy experience preferred in an agency or company background, with 3-5+ years of relevant professional in Marketing.
• Bilingual (English, Spanish).
• Bachelor’s degree required, Marketing or Mass Communications, Administration, Public Relationships, International Commerce preferred.
• Must be based in Mexico and able to travel up to 40% with frequent overnights.
• Experience using Microsoft office and marketing tools or programs.
• Experience managing external partners without oversight.
• Proven results managing and building a HD plan following across a variety of channels and using platforms execution.
• Experience analyzing and presenting reports and actionable data to external partners and internal senior executives.
• AI knowledge.
• In-depth knowledge of the latest best practices, tools, and trends on platforms.
• Exceptional relationship management skills; able to work collaboratively with internal teams and external partners.
• Ability to work efficiently under pressure, managing multiple priorities with tight deadlines.
• Time management, organization, and prioritization skills that enable you to deliver against quick deadlines.
• Passion for the DIFM culture and Valvoline Values