Director Europe Fluid Engineering

About Lubrizol
The Lubrizol Corporation, a Berkshire Hathaway company, is a specialty chemical company whose science delivers sustainable solutions to advance mobility, improve wellbeing and enhance modern life. Founded in 1928, Lubrizol owns and operates more than 100 manufacturing facilities, sales, and technical offices around the world and has about 8,000 employees. For more information, visit Lubrizol.

We value diversity in professional backgrounds and life experiences. By enabling a consistent, unbiased, and transparent recruitment process, Lubrizol seeks to create a positive experience for candidates so we can get to know them at their best. We recognise unique work and life situations and offer flexibility, ensuring our employees feel engaged and fulfilled in every aspect of life.

Job Title: Director Europe Fluid Engineering

Job Location: UK

Job type:
Permanent

Type of role:
Hybrid

Join Our Thriving Team at Lubrizol as Director Europe Fluid Engineering

Unleash Your Potential. At Lubrizol we're transforming the industry and looking for exceptional talent to join us on this journey. If you are ready to join an international company with talent around the world, and want to make a real impact, we want you on our team.

What You'll Do:

Lubrizol is seeking a new Director Europe for our Lubrizol Fluid Engineering (LFE) team.

The position holder, reporting to the VP LFE, will have the following responsibilities:

-Responsible for overall business and P&L of the business by developing and implementing the business strategy regionally in alignment with LFE growth targets to achieve revenue and market share growth with key stakeholders
-Drives revenue, achieves/maintains leadership position, optimizes spend and ensures continued profitable growth of the business unit
-Develop and manage budgets, ensure robust forecast accuracy, and provide opportunity pipeline reports to ensure accurate and timely reporting of performance.
-Build strong relationships with key customers, distributors, and other stakeholders to understand their needs and develop tailored solutions that meet their requirements.
-Lead and manage a team of sales and product management professionals, providing coaching, training, and support to ensure high performance levels and achieve sales objectives. Align and prioritize activity across business units to maximize opportunity for the entirety of Lubrizol Fluid Engineering

What We're Looking For:

-Strong leadership and management skills, with the ability to inspire and motivate teams to achieve ambitious goals · Exceptional strategic thinking, analytical, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to make sound decisions in complex and uncertain environments.
-Bachelor's degree, preferably in Marketing, Business Administration, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and/or engineering related discipline. Candidates with MBA are desirable.
-A minimum of 15+ years of prior experience in combination of Technical, Sales, Strategic Marketing, and/or Product Management roles.
-Proven track record of achieving sales targets, building and managing high-performing sales teams, and developing effective sales strategies.
-Excellent communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build strong relationships with customers, distributors, and other stakeholders.
-Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to analyze market trends, customer feedback, and sales data to identify opportunities and risks.
-Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders
-Experience working in a matrixed organization and collaborating with cross-functional global teams
-Ability to travel internationally as needed.

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Ready for your next career step? Apply today and let's shape the future together!

It's an exciting time to be part of Lubrizol. Lubrizol is not staying put. We are continually learning and evolving. Our passion delivers our success - not only for Lubrizol but for those who count on us every day: our employees, customers and communities.

We work with a relentless commitment to operate safely and responsibly, keeping safety, sustainability, ethics, and compliance at the forefront of everything we do. The well-being of our employees, customers and communities is paramount to our culture and in the way we approach our work.

As a diverse, global team, we work together to solve some of the world's most pressing challenges. We impact everyday lives through science only Lubrizol can deliver, and we never stop pushing to do it better.

One of the founding principles of The Lubrizol Corporation more than 90 years ago was treating every employee with dignity and respect. That same commitment is only stronger today.

More than that, we are committed to providing an environment where every employee can be the best they can be, no matter their ethnic origin, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or any other characteristic.

Strong leadership and management skills, with the ability to inspire and motivate teams to achieve ambitious goals · Exceptional strategic thinking, analytical, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to make sound decisions in complex and uncertain environments.
-Bachelor's degree, preferably in Marketing, Business Administration, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and/or engineering related discipline. Candidates with MBA are desirable.
-A minimum of 15+ years of prior experience in combination of Technical, Sales, Strategic Marketing, and/or Product Management roles.
-Proven track record of achieving sales targets, building and managing high-performing sales teams, and developing effective sales strategies.
-Excellent communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build strong relationships with customers, distributors, and other stakeholders.
-Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to analyze market trends, customer feedback, and sales data to identify opportunities and risks.
-Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders
-Experience working in a matrixed organization and collaborating with cross-functional global teams
-Ability to travel internationally as needed.

The Lubrizol Corporation, a Berkshire Hathaway company, is a specialty chemical company whose science delivers sustainable solutions to advance mobility, improve wellbeing and enhance modern life. Founded in 1928, Lubrizol owns and operates more than 100 manufacturing facilities, sales, and technical offices around the world and has about 8,000 employees. For more information, visit Lubrizol.

We value diversity in professional backgrounds and life experiences. By enabling a consistent, unbiased, and transparent recruitment process, Lubrizol seeks to create a positive experience for candidates so we can get to know them at their best. We recognise unique work and life situations and offer flexibility, ensuring our employees feel engaged and fulfilled in every aspect of life., Unleash Your Potential. At Lubrizol we're transforming the industry and looking for exceptional talent to join us on this journey. If you are ready to join an international company with talent around the world, and want to make a real impact, we want you on our team., It's an exciting time to be part of Lubrizol. Lubrizol is not staying put. We are continually learning and evolving. Our passion delivers our success - not only for Lubrizol but for those who count on us every day: our employees, customers and communities.

We work with a relentless commitment to operate safely and responsibly, keeping safety, sustainability, ethics, and compliance at the forefront of everything we do. The well-being of our employees, customers and communities is paramount to our culture and in the way we approach our work.

As a diverse, global team, we work together to solve some of the world's most pressing challenges. We impact everyday lives through science only Lubrizol can deliver, and we never stop pushing to do it better.

One of the founding principles of The Lubrizol Corporation more than 90 years ago was treating every employee with dignity and respect. That same commitment is only stronger today.

More than that, we are committed to providing an environment where every employee can be the best they can be, no matter their ethnic origin, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or any other characteristic.