Account Marketing Manager Jobs

If you are a dynamic and motivated individual looking to take responsibility in a customer facing, global role in growing Shell Lubricant’s biggest and most exciting customers, then this opportunity in the Global Key Accounts (GKA) Marketing team is for you. GKA is home to around 60 of the most strategically and materially important global accounts within Lubricants, delivering consistent year on year growth. GKA Marketing is a critical part of the cross-functional team which delivers this value growth, and as an Account Marketing Manager you will play a critical role in this journey. Key stakeholders include; GKA Sales & Business Development, Supply Chain, Finance, Technology, Product Management, Global Sector Marketing and Regional & Local Marketing. Increasingly, integrated offers also mean effectively working with colleagues in New Energies, Mobility and the new Sectors & Decarbonisation businesses.

What's the role -

In this role you will be reporting in to the Consumer Road Sector Lead, and you will be responsible fora range of accounts across the GKA portfolio with an expected focus on Japanese OEMs. 10 -20 % of your time will be dedicated to other accounts or special projects. Specifically, as the accountable global marketing lead within Core Teams for selected accounts your role will include:

• Management of global marketing account responsibilities including; effective SP&A management, R&D planning support, ensuring a competitive and healthy product portfolio, and owning the customer specific packaging & labels initiatives within Shell
• Supporting commercial tender and business defend activities, pipeline (MYP) & deployment activities
• Working closely with colleagues in SBI to manage, deploy and drive value through customer sponsorship activities
• Development of account strategies & global end-to-end offers (both traditional lubricants and increasingly integrated cross-business Customer Value Propositions, sustainability, services, decarbonisation and digital offers), actively focusing on sector & customer insights to develop these
• Working closely with OEMs and local markets to co-develop marketing programs (leveraging work from the Global Marketing Centre of Excellence where appropriate) to support Global Agreements, acting as the custodian of joint marketing programs. Actively uncover best practice, and seek to implement, share and replicate where feasible

What we need from you –

Your excellent people and communication skills will be vital in working collaboratively and effectively with a wide range of multi-cultural and multi-geographic stakeholders and teams, often under high pressure and commercially sensitive timelines. There is a needfor international and domestic travel with this role of around 20 % of the time. However, depending on critical business / tender activities there may be times when this is higher.

Furthermore, you will have:

• A legal authorization to work in the US on a full-time basis for anyone other than current employer.
• Commercial acumen, and a proven experience in marketing or sales of lubricants products will be an advantage
• Experience of working in a B2B environment within a competitive customer / OEM business culture, including the ability to balance and prioritise high value activities under pressure
• A demonstrated customer focused commercial mindset, understanding customer needs and developing /deploying competitive end-to-end proposals
• Fluent Japanese language and exceptional native communication skills are a must for this role and previous Japanese OEM experience.
• At least 7 years’ experience in Sales and/or Marketing in OEM Automotive industry.

This is a global role, however there is an expected focus on Japanese OEMs, and the preferred location is North America (USA or Canada).

Company Description

Shell is a global group of energy and petrochemical companies with about 84,000 employees across more than 70 countries. We aim to meet the world’s growing need for more and cleaner energy solutions in ways that are economically, environmentally and socially responsible. We have expertise in exploration, production, refining and marketing of oil and natural gas, and the manufacturing and marketing of chemicals.

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