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Dow LAA Purchasing has an exciting opportunity for a LAA Sourcing Manager for PU/CAV and DIS, located in São Paulo, Brazil.

About you and this role

In this role, you will be responsible to create value for Dow by developing and executing sourcing strategies, leveraging supplier relationships, analyzing market conditions, negotiating with suppliers and internal partners to optimize sustained value for Dow. Additionally, you will be responsible to establish a strong partner engagement with the businesses to guarantee a perfect alignment between purchasing and business strategies. The current raw materials accountability is US$ 70MM.

You will need to analyze and identify internal and external business challenges and recommend best practices to improve products, processes, or services. You should be able to communicate difficult concepts to others and persuade others to adopt a different point of view. It is your responsibility to be able to use sophisticated analytical thought and judgement to identify innovative solutions, leading others to solve complex problems and potentially lead functional teams or projects with moderate resource requirements, risk, and/or complexity. Additionally, its required to be viewed as a leader amongst peers and actively participate in businesses forums, such as VCT´s, S&OP and other Businesses forums.
You will report to the Latin America Purchasing Director and fully aligned with the Global RMPEM Team on upcoming changes and initiatives coming out of your sourcing portfolio, both in and out of the Global Purchasing organization. 

Responsibilities:

• Lead and assist the execution of Sourcing Projects using the Strategic Sourcing Process. ​

• Utilize business acumen and leverage best practices to drive value from the market and influence stakeholders.

• Responsible for the negotiation, execution and implementation of commercial agreements and related work processes in accordance with the global strategies within the commercial area.

• Use influential leadership to elevate the performance of their workgroup. This will require demonstrated depth of expertise in managing a portfolio with significant stakeholder, customer, and client impact.

• Use sophisticated analytical thought to exercise judgement and identify innovative solutions.

• Drive and collaborate with internal stakeholders to control and sustain value delivery from negotiated agreements.

• Lead multiple supplier management teams and regional projects.

• Lead commercially the strategy and implementation of demolition projects globally.

• Develop and maintain work processes and procedures for the disposition of surplus assets.

• Implement a Risk mitigation plan in order to avoid plant disruption across LAA 

• Collects and utilizes market intelligence to shape purchases/strategic plans.  

Qualifications:

• A Bachelor’s degree is required (no course preference) 

• 8 years of relevant working experience.

• Fluent English is mandatory, Spanish is a plus.

• Proven ability and experience to work with and influence multiple functions and business partners is appropriate for success in the role.

• Ability to focus on value delivery and maintaining sustainable competitive advantages. 

• ​Effective negotiator to be able to persuade others (internal stakeholders and external suppliers) through effective communication skills. 

• ​Financial and market analysis skills, and effectively manipulate and analyze data. 

• ​Initiative to challenge inefficiencies and process deviations. 

• ​Strong data analysis skills to effectively identify value opportunities. 

• ​The ability to work across cultures and geographies. 

Preferred Skills:

• Strategic Thinking,  

• Power of Negotiation 

• Financial acumen 

• Project Management

• Passion for sustainability, innovation, and I&D 

• Influential Leadership to coordinate stakeholder relationships  

• Effective communication skills to persuade stakeholders. 

• ​Initiative to challenge inefficiencies, process deviations, and strategy deviations.  

• Experience in purchasing or commercial fields

• Experience working with global teams. 

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Benefits – What Dow offers you 

We invest in you. 
 

Dow invests in total rewards programs to help you manage all aspects of you: your pay, your health, your life, your future, and your career. You bring your background, talent, and perspective to work every day. Dow rewards that commitment by investing in your total wellbeing.  

Here are just a few highlights of what you would be offered as a Dow employee: 

• Equitable and market-competitive base pay and bonus opportunity across our global markets, along with locally relevant incentives. 
• Benefits and programs to support your physical, mental, financial, and social well-being, to help you get the care you need...when you need it. 
• Competitive retirement program that may include company-provided benefits, savings opportunities, financial planning, and educational resources to help you achieve your long term financial-goals. 
  • Employee stock purchase programs (availability varies depending on location).
• Student Debt Retirement Savings Match Program (U.S. only).
  • Dow will take the value of monthly student debt payments and apply them as if they are contributions to the Employees’ Savings Plan (401(k)), helping employees reach the Company match.
• Robust medical and life insurance packages that offer a variety of coverage options to meet your individual needs. Travel insurance is also available in certain countries/locations.
• Opportunities to learn and grow through training and mentoring, work experiences, community involvement and team building. 
• Workplace culture empowering role-based flexibility to maximize personal productivity and balance personal needs. 
• Competitive yearly vacation allowance.
• Paid time off for new parents (birthing and non-birthing, including adoptive and foster parents).  
• Paid time off to care for family members who are sick or injured.  
• Paid time off to support volunteering and Employee Resource Group’s (ERG) participation. 
• Wellbeing Portal for all Dow employees, our one-stop shop to promote wellbeing, empowering employees to take ownership of their entire wellbeing journey.
• On-site fitness facilities to help stay healthy and active (availability varies depending on location).
• Employee discounts for online shopping, cinema tickets, gym memberships and more.
• Additionally, some of our locations might offer:
  • Transportation allowance (availability varies depending on location)
  • Meal subsidiaries/vouchers (availability varies depending on location)
  • Carbon-neutral transportation incentives e.g. bike to work (availability varies depending on location)

Join our team, we can make a difference together.

About Dow

Dow (NYSE: DOW) is one of the world’s leading materials science companies, serving customers in high-growth markets such as packaging, infrastructure, mobility and consumer applications. Our global breadth, asset integration and scale, focused innovation, leading business positions and commitment to sustainability enable us to achieve profitable growth and help deliver a sustainable future. We operate manufacturing sites in 31 countries and employ approximately 35,900 people. Dow delivered sales of approximately $45 billion in 2023. References to Dow or the Company mean Dow Inc. and its subsidiaries. ​​​​Learn more about us and our ambition to be the most innovative, customer-centric, inclusive and sustainable materials science company in the world by visiting www.dow.com.

As part of our dedication to the diversity of our workforce, Dow is committed to equal opportunities in employment.  We encourage every employee to bring their whole self to work each day to not only deliver more value, but also have a more fulfilling career. Further information regarding Dow's equal opportunities is available on www.dow.com.