Senior Manager, Supply Chain COE, APAC

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.

Careers for the Driven 

Valvoline has a rewarding opportunity as a Senior Manager, Supply Chain COE, APAC reporting directly to the Senior Director of Global COE. This is a hybrid opportunity, 2 days remote per week.

The role will manage the APAC Supply Chain Center of Excellence (COE). The position will collaborate with the APAC Region’s supply chain team to help support best practice development. The role has overall accountability for the construction and management of an achievable, coherent, and robust set of delivery commitments within APAC Supply Chain.

• Drive the regional implementation of global processes and procedures when it comes to Operational Effectiveness, Quality, and Planning. 
• Build and execute the transform agenda / roadmap within APAC supply chain to better support the VGO business growth agenda to be top player in Lubricants industry.
• Accelerate the improvement journey in leading the COE team / other SMEs, with collaboration with global COE team.
• Lead the COE SME in supporting / transforming Country Supply Chain operation and management.

How You’ll Make an Impact 

1. Lead the COE agenda for APAC Supply chain, establishing the ways of working and standards together with the global SC COE function, e.g., Safety, Quality, Planning, value optimization, manufacturing excellence, logistics excellence etc.
2. Support the APAC Supply Chain Director & Cluster SC Manager and other senior stakeholders through provision of accurate and timely information. Able to make considered recommendations to support strategic decision making.
3. Understands the APAC Region Supply Chain, evaluates deficiencies, and develops improvement plans in line with VGO processes and procedures.
4. Responsible for developing a strategic pipeline of efficiency optionality, owns and drives value optionality for the APAC SC.

Primary Interactions - Internal and External

• Global COE SME,
• APAC Sales / Marketing / Finance team
• External consultant firms e.g., PIMS, KPMG, etc.
• External Engineering firms.
• Technology providers e.g., OMP, OWL, etc.

What You’ll Need 

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business management or alike.
• 8+ years of relevant work experience in Safety, Quality, and Planning management in supply chain environment and manufacturing function within an organization.
• Ability to communicate fluently and effectively in English and other Asian language is a plus.
• An experienced transformation and business change leader with a proven track record of delivering global world class transformation in a market leading international business. Should include:

- Experience of complex project / portfolio environments within a large, multi-site business
- Experience of managing large project budgets
- Must be able to manage multiple/conflicting priorities, appropriately prioritizing and allocating resource, with a strong track record of delivery
- Familiarity with best practice project, program and portfolio management practices
- Excellent level of understanding around performance management concepts, benchmarking and metrics
- Demonstrable track record of effective leadership of large and/ or dispersed teams
- Experience of working as part of a senior global leadership team

- Ability to own and develop relationships with senior leadership and key business stakeholders. Adept at influencing diverse individuals across multi-site operations.

• In this role there is an expectancy of 30% travel

What Will Set You Apart

• Master’s degree in business administration (MBA).
• Demand and supply planning and S&OP experience.
• Experience in multinational Petrochemical company with Matrix Organization.
• Skilled and influential leader – translates strategic vision into compelling agenda for change.
• Working across a number of countries and cultures.
• Flexibility and adaptability - able to work in a rapidly changing environment.

Licenses and Certifications

• Master Black Belt is a plus.
• APICS certification a plus.

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.

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 Requisition ID: 930