Lubricants Innovation Manager North America - Houston TX

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Job Title:

Lubricants Innovation Manager (North America) - Houston, TX

No. of Positions:

1

Job Description:

Projects


Partners with Sales, Insights, Brand and Portfolio to create an innovation pipeline, including both short-term and long-term opportunities, for the B2B (Business-to-Business) and DIFM (Do-It-For-Me) markets.
Identifies trends and insights that lead to new products/concepts/ideas, which uniquely satisfy unmet consumer and trade/customer needs in core markets.
Drives projects from insight, to concept identification, to “proof of concept”, to validation via Stage-Gate process.
Partners with cross-functional teams to build the case for new products, and drives ideas through the organization .
Collaborates with customer teams (and their accounts) and agency partners to mine insights, “pitch” opportunities, test and validate market adoption.
Models competitive responses.
Tracks in-market performance, and makes recommendations as appropriate.
Seeks external inspiration and capabilities.
Delivers projects to timescale and budget agreed.
Leads project end-to-end and, proactively communicating and highlighting critical issues and risks to relevant stakeholders/parties.
Ensures appropriate levels of governance and stakeholder engagement for each project.
Engages with key stakeholders through all phases of project development and implementation.
Implementation of programs and processes for project initiatives in the Lubricants business.
Position has no direct reports, but can play a significant coaching/mentoring role.


Key Challenges


Demonstrates agility, since the role will change with the iterative nature of innovation projects.
Continuously aligns “ways of working” with Brand and Marketing to minimize overlap.
Comfortable operating across multiple Business Lines.
Passionate about being a change-agent for big, bold new ideas.
Persists despite set-backs and works to gain acceptance for ideas.
Brings clarity to ambiguity.
Not afraid of venturing into uncomfortable territory and failing.
Enjoys approaching business problems from multiple lenses.
Challenges the status-quo.
Splits time between internal orientation (business needs and capabilities) and external orientation (market needs).


Auto req ID:

117522BR

Skillpool:

Commercial Business to Business (B2B)

Country of Work Location:

United States

Employment Type:

Full Time

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. As a global energy company operating in a challenging world, we set high standards of performance and ethical behaviors. We are judged by how we act and how we live up to our core values of honesty, integrity and respect for people. Our Business Principles are based on these. They promote trust, openness, teamwork and professionalism, as well as pride in what we do and how we conduct business.Building on our core values, we aspire to sustain a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone feels respected and valued, from our employees to our customers and partners. A diverse workforce and an inclusive work environment are vital to our success, leading to greater innovation and better energy solutions.

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Work Location:

Houston

Requirements:


Must have legal authorization to work in the US on a full-time basis for anyone other than current employer.
Bachelor's Degree required. Master’s preferred.
Minimum of five (5) years in commercial role, including 3 years in marketing, ideally in consumer space.
Played a key role in developing new ideas/products/services.
Prior work in entrepreneurial/start-up space.
Prior work in venture/inorganic space.
Prior work with stage-gate processes.
Strong project management experience.
Good communication (written and verbal) and influencer skills at all levels of the organization, including the most senior levels.
Strong leadership skills with ability to keep project teams motivated and pulling in the same directions when priorities and opinions may vary, and stakes are high.
Ability to work in PowerPoint, Excel, and Word.
Ability to travel up to 25%, at times.


City, State (if applicable):

Houston, TX

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