Growth Enablement Manager - Western Europe

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.

Valvoline has a rewarding opportunity as a Manager, Growth Enablement. 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.

The role of Manager, Growth Enablement is to lead a team focused on maximizing the sell through of Valvoline Family of Brands at installers, sub distributors, WD affiliates and branches. A core responsibility of this role is to help onboard, coach and mentor new-to-Valvoline team members and assist them in developing their career with Valvoline. Further the role is a vital liaison with strategic leaders at our partners, serving as a critical link between the field, customer and VGO.

• Oversees and enables team executing in-field support and sell through demand creation. Supports the team tasked with creating Valvoline lubricant and coolant demand with installers, affiliates, trading groups and sub distributors of WDs and Traditional Distributors via in-store visits, market visits, co visits with TD and WD representatives, and events (E.G. races, grand openings, conferences, exhibits). Ensures that all tasks are documented in Salesforce.
• Builds, develops and trains team members to assess and diagnose needs, deliver appropriate solutions to maximize Valvoline product growth and throughput.
• Liaisons with Sales Directors (dotted line report) to ensure alignment on commercial and marketing priorities and execution. Executes strategy and leads team to ensure consistent and high level execution.
• Ensures proper process and KPI compliance among the team. Focuses on leading AND lagging indicators.
• Assists in development of playbooks and training materials
• Ensures team is equipped, trained and accountable to evaluate market level insights and deliver them at the appropriate stakeholder level. (EG performance of a trade marketing program at a granular affiliate or installer level versus other benchmarks; respectfully challenges team and stakeholders to drive performance).
• Designs new program launch & support plans (ex. Onboarding new installer groups, new sub distributor onboarding, trade marketing promotions)
• Other duties and responsibilities as determined by Valvoline from time to time in its sole discretion.

• The ability to travel up to 75%

Education Required:

• BA Degree preferred or equivalent experience

Experience Required:

• Minimum of 0 to 3 years of people management experience
• Minimum of 5 to 7 years of account ownership or business development experience Strong Training & People Development experience
• Familiarity with DIFM automotive/Workshop and/or heavy-duty market experience Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite
• Working knowledge of SAP and Salesforce.com experience

What Will Set You Apart

• Alignment & Accountability

• Aligning & Executing Strategy: Planning & Driving
• Facilitating Change: Leading Execution & Execution Mindset
• Collaborative
• Conflict and Accountability
• Adaptability and resilience

• Drive Profitable Growth

• Organized & Detail oriented
• Decision Making
• Customer focus
• Creating Demand thru Insight

• Creating a High-Performance Culture

• High Impact Communication
• Mentoring / Coaching and Teaching Your Team
• Building Influential Partnerships
• Interpersonal Savvy
• Team player

• Business & Marketing Acumen
• Presentation skills & Stage presence

Valvoline Global 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 has put a process in place 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.