Light Duty Portfolio Manager
Company: Valvoline
Location: Lexington
Posted on: August 7, 2022
Job Description:
Why Valvoline?We've been in the car business for more than 150
years, starting with the invention of the world's first motor oil.
Today, we're a global leader in automotive services and lubricants,
driven every day by a people-centered focus on innovation and
service excellence. -As we often say, it starts with all of our
people - and that's where you come in. We're looking for humble,
hungry and smart people to help us power the future of mobility. If
you're looking for a collaborative and flexible work environment
that invests in your growth and success, you've come to the right
place. -Careers for the DrivenValvoline has a rewarding opportunity
as a Light Duty (LD) Portfolio 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. -How You'll Make an ImpactOwnership and analysis of
all product costing along with key drivers of that costing.
Continually seeks ways to optimize margin within the entire
portfolio through either supply chain optimizations, procurement
savings opportunities, and consolidation of the portfolio through
product lifetime management. Additionally, responsible for tracking
changes month-to-month within the portfolio to identify outliers
and develop course correction plans. In the role, you would be
responsible for:
- 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 ensure close connection with PS&M
Analyst to understand impacts of absorption on the portfolio via
the LE process.
- Supply Chain and Margin Optimizations: 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 Valvoline Margin Council to foster close
connection with business units and facilitate margin enhancement
monthly. Actively seek out opportunities in the supply chain to
drive out costs, enhance service levels, and deliver
profitability.
- SKU Rationalization and Product Lifecycle Management: Own,
monitor, and recommend product life cycle for the Light Duty
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 providing
a strategic path, leveraging data to move the item into a healthy
position. Work closely with supply chain, procurement team, and
channel marketing to deliver effective product lifecycles, reducing
inventory and enhancing profitability.
- Innovation Network Analysis: Aid the innovation team via
costing of new materials coupled with the development of the most
effective supply chain to deliver fill rate while keeping inventory
and COGS low.
- High Impact Bid Owner: As applicable, own the High Impact Bid
process for the Light Duty team, 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.
- Other duties and responsibilities as determined by Valvoline
from time to time in its sole discretion.What You'll Need
- Bachelor's Degree
- Minimum of five years' experience
- Strong analytical thinking and business mindset; possesses the
ability to turn insights into action
- Ability to pull, assess, and conceptualize key data in a manner
that makes it digestible for leadership
- An inquisitive thirst to learn more and seek the truth
- Team oriented with strong communication abilities and
willingness to share ideas for diverse input and perspective
- Passion for continually improving recommendations and
optimizations to extract value from products and supply chains
- Must be authorized to work in the U.S. -What Will Set You Apart
- MBABenefits 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. -Females and minorities
encouraged to apply. -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. - Required
Keywords: Valvoline, Lexington , Light Duty Portfolio Manager, Executive , Lexington, Kentucky
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