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Senior Director - Strategic Accounts

United States, Lexington · Job Posted June 30, 2026
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Why Valvoline Global Operations? At Valvoline Global Operations, we're proud to be The Original Motor Oil, but we've never rested on being first. Founded in 1866, we introduced the world's first branded motor oil, staking our claim as a pioneer in the automotive and industrial solutions industry. Today, as an affiliate of Aramco, one of the world's largest integrated energy and chemicals companies, we are driven by innovation and committed to creating sustainable solutions for a better future. With a global presence, we develop future-ready products and provide best-in-class services for our partners around the world. For us, originality isn't just about where we began; it's about where we're headed and how we'll lead the way. We are originality in motion. Our corporate values—Care, Integrity, Passion, Unity, and Excellence—are at the heart of everything we do. These values define how we operate, how we treat one another, and how we engage with our partners, customers, and the communities we serve. At Valvoline Global, we are united in our commitment to: • Treating everyone with care. • Acting with unwavering integrity. • Striving for excellence in all endeavors. • Delivering on our commitments with passion. • Collaborating as one unified team. When you join Valvoline Global, you'll become part of a culture that celebrates creativity, innovation, and excellence. Together, we're shaping the future of automotive and industrial solutions. The Senior Director, National Sales – Strategic Accounts (DIFM) is responsible for developing and executing the strategy for profitable growth across Valvoline's largest Strategic National Accounts. This role leads the Strategic Account Management team and is accountable for driving revenue growth, rooftop expansion, customer retention, operating profit, and return-on-sales performance.

Job Responsibility

  • Lead, develop, and manage the Strategic Account Management team to drive profitable growth, customer retention, and expansion across strategic national accounts.
  • Establish and monitor success metrics while ensuring effective utilization of Salesforce.com and consistent execution of customer business reviews, summits, and value proposition delivery.
  • Partner with Marketing, Field Training, Sales Development, and other internal stakeholders to ensure alignment and effective presentation of Valvoline's value proposition to strategic customers.
  • Develop and refine the long-term strategy for Strategic National Accounts, identifying opportunities to improve sales effectiveness, customer engagement, and business performance.
  • Build and maintain executive-level relationships with key customer stakeholders and influence organizational change to support mutual growth objectives.
  • Lead negotiations, execution, and management of complex multi-million-dollar agreements with strategic customers.
  • Drive accountability, performance management, coaching, and professional development across the Strategic Account Management team.
  • Ensure achievement of operating profit, return on sales, and growth objectives while maintaining strong customer satisfaction and retention.
  • Leverage industry knowledge, customer insights, and competitive intelligence to identify growth opportunities and improve market position.
  • Additional duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree required.
  • Master's degree preferred.
  • 10+ years of sales leadership experience.
  • Significant experience leading people and developing high performing sales teams.
  • Experience managing large national accounts and strategic customer relationships.
  • Proven track record of driving profitable growth and achieving revenue objectives.
  • Experience negotiating and managing complex, multi-million-dollar customer agreements.
  • Ability to interpret business performance metrics and develop growth strategies
  • Ability to align and execute sales strategy
  • Change leadership and execution mindset
  • Strong accountability and performance management skills
  • Adaptability and resilience in a dynamic business environment.
  • Experience coaching, mentoring, and developing teams
  • Advanced sales negotiation and account development skills
  • Customer-focused mindset with the ability to create demand through insights
  • Strong problem-solving and decision-making capabilities
  • Proven ability to build and maintain executive-level customer relationships
  • Track record of closing significant business opportunities
  • Strong financial, sales, and marketing acumen
  • Ability to interpret business performance metrics and develop growth strategies
  • Executive presence and boardroom-level communication skills
  • Strong presentation and facilitation capabilities
  • Knowledge of industry trends and competitive landscape
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite Experience utilizing Salesforce.com or similar CRM platforms

What we offer

  • Health insurance plans (medical, dental, vision)
  • Health Savings Account (with employer base deposit and match)
  • Flexible spending accounts
  • Competitive 401(k) with generous employer base deposit and match
  • Incentive opportunity
  • Life insurance
  • Short and long-term disability insurance
  • Paid vacation and holidays
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Employee discounts
  • PTO Buy/Sell Options
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Adoption assistance

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