Finance SME – Lubricants (Downstream)

emagine; Dhahran Compound; On-site; SAR 360,000 - 540,000; Full time

Job summary

emagine seeks a Senior Manager–Lubricants Finance to lead profitability strategies for base oils, blending, and finished lubricants. You will drive product hierarchy design, profitability by customer channels, and segmentation validation across plants and markets.

The role requires 12+ years in finance, with 6+ years in lubricants/base oils, and a track record in high-SKU environments, blending costs, and distributor economics. GCC/Asia/Europe exposure is a plus.

Qualifications

• Senior finance or commercial finance role in a lubricants or base oils business.
• Experience with product, brand, and customer profitability in a high-SKU environment.
• Understanding of blending costs, packaging, and distributor economics.

Responsibilities

• Capture lubricants finance, reporting, and KPI practices across blending plants and markets.
• Define product hierarchy needs such as base oil groups, viscosity grades, product lines, and pack sizes.
• Define customer, channel (B2B, B2C, distributor, OEM), and geographic profitability requirements.
• Validate GCOA, product master, and segmentation outputs for lubricants.

Skills

Profitability analysis

Finance leadership

High-SKU environment

Job description

Summary:

The role's main function is to represent the lubricants business, specifically focusing on base oils, blending, and finished lubricants in order to optimize product hierarchy and profitability.

Responsibilities:

• Capture lubricants finance, reporting, and KPI practices across blending plants and markets.
• Define product hierarchy needs such as base oil groups, viscosity grades, product lines, and pack sizes.
• Define customer, channel (B2B, B2C, distributor, OEM), and geographic profitability requirements.
• Validate GCOA, product master, and segmentation outputs for lubricants.

Must Haves:

• Senior finance or commercial finance role in a lubricants or base oils business.
• Experience with product, brand, and customer profitability in a high-SKU environment.
• Understanding of blending costs, packaging, and distributor economics.

Nice to Haves:

• Multi-country lubricants experience (GCC, Asia, or Europe).
• Exposure to trade-spend and marketing cost allocation.

Other Details:

• Seniority: Senior Manager equivalent.
• Experience: 12+ years in finance; 6+ years in lubricants/base oils.