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Position:Global Strategic Marketing Director - Consumer Solutions

Primary Location:Midland (MI, USA), Michigan, United States of America

Additional Locations: Horgen (CHE) Houston (TX, USA) Seneffe (BEL) Shanghai (CHN) Wiesbaden (DEU) + More - Less

Schedule:Full time

Date Posted:10/10/2025

Job Number:R2062147

Position Type:Regular

Workplace Type:Hybrid or Onsite

At Dow, we believe in putting people first and we’re passionate about delivering integrity, respect and safety to our customers, our employees and the planet.

Our people are at the heart of our solutions. They reflect the communities we live in and the world where we do business. Their diversity is our strength. We’re a community of relentless problem solvers that offers the daily opportunity to contribute with your perspective, transform industries and shape the future. Our purpose is simple - to deliver a sustainable future for the world through science and collaboration. If you’re looking for a challenge and meaningful role, you’re in the right place.

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 30 countries and employ approximately 36,000 people. Dow delivered sales of approximately $43 billion in 2024. 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.

About you and this role

Dow Consumer Solutionsis seeking a highly motivated, strategic and customer focused individual to fill an open position ofGlobal StrategicMarketing Directorto lead Industry and Chemical Processing Market.

This role will report to Dow Consumer Solutions Global Marketing Director and be in key Dow sites, includingMidland, Houston, Wiesbaden, Seneff, Horgen and Shanghai.

As a premier industry leader with an unmatched portfolio of silicone and specialty materials technologies, Dow Consumer Solutions is powered by a global, inclusive, customer-centric workforce that collaborates to deliver sustainable innovative solutions. The business has a very robust growth portfolio across our strategic markets, each of which is well aligned with megatrends and growing faster than the global GDP.

This position will be responsible for driving global strategy definition, implementation and value growth for theGlobal Dow Consumer Solutions Industrial & Chemical Processingteam. We are seeking a strong leader that can develop and implement a significant growth portfolio focused on new and innovative opportunities.

Beyond strategy definition and implementation, this individual will lead the Global cross-functional Market Management Team (MMT) to implement the strategy and growth portfolio. But also representing I&CP in Global Leadership team for strategic decisions.

Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership

+ Develop and implement a global marketing strategy for I&CP that aligns business priorities and market dynamics.

+ Balance regional ownership and agility with global portfolio rigor to drive sustainable growth.

+ Accelerate PFAS replacement portfolio realization in ICP. Oversight the PFAS replacement commercialization and acceleration for whole DCS portfolio in PFAS replacement PMO. Define the acceleration strategy to defend and grow, ensuring alignment with regulatory trends and customer pull.

+ Build Strong Global ICP Virtual Team with vision and common goals to deliver strong growth cross regions through GMMT.

Market Development

+ Identify and prioritize growth opportunities in fragmented and channel-driven markets.

+ Build frameworks to support regional execution while maintaining global consistency.

+ Champion customer segmentation, value proposition development, and go-to-market strategies tailored to regional needs.

+ Build value proposition and competitive advantage for ICP to compete strong globally.

Portfolio & Innovation Strategy

+ Partner with R&D, TS&D, and commercial teams to shape the innovation pipeline for I&CP.

+ Drive commercialization of sustainable and differentiated solutions, including PFAS alternatives.

+ Lead portfolio optimization efforts to ensure relevance, profitability, and alignment with future market needs.

+ Strengthen go-to market approach with new business models, including digital and partnership to manage long tail.

Stakeholder Engagement

+ Collaborate with regional marketing, sales, and technical teams to ensure strategy execution.

+ Engage with external stakeholders including regulators, industry bodies, and key customers to shape market direction.

+ Represent I&CP in cross-functional forums and global leadership teams.

Required Qualifications

+ A minimum of a bachelor’s degreeorrelevant military experience at or above a U.S. E6 rankingorCanadian Petty Officer 2nd Class or Sergeant.

+ 15+ years of experience in commercial management, strategic marketing, preferably in specialty chemicals or industrial segments.

+ Proven track record of leading global marketing strategies in complex, fragmented markets, global scale.

+ Deep understanding of channel dynamics, regulatory environments, and sustainability drivers.

+ Deep understanding in Silicone Industry or Chemical, Processing and Industrial Additive end market.

+ Proven record of virtual leadership or people leadership. Strong influential leadership, resilient, and organization engagement capabilities.

+ The ability to work legally in the country for which you are applying. No visa sponsorship/support is available for this position.

Preferred Attributes

+ Technical Background. Or Additive Industry Background.

+ Strategic thinker with operational discipline.

+ Ability to navigate ambiguity and drive clarity across global and regional teams.

+ Passion for new business and innovation.

+ Comfortable with data-driven decision-making and digital marketing tools.

Your Skills

+ Communication: Professional communication, encompasses written, oral, visual and digital communication within a workplace context.

+ Marketing Plan Development:Market plan development is the process of defining the marketing goals, objectives, strategies, and tactics for a target market segment aligned to the organization's market and business strategies. This includes the 4P marketing mix (product, pricing, place / channels, promotion), sustainability strategy, projected lead / opportunity pipeline, and sales plan required to deliver regional or global business outcomes.

+ Market Analysis: A market analysis studies the attractiveness and the dynamics of a special market within a special industry. It is part of the industry analysis and thus in turn of the global environmental analysis. Through all of these analyses, the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT) of a company can be identified.

+ Business Acumen: Business acumen is keenness and quickness in understanding and dealing with a "business situation" in a manner that is likely to lead to a good outcome. Additionally, business acumen has emerged as a vehicle for improving financial performance and leadership development. Consequently, several different types of strategies have developed around improving business acumen.

+ Financial Acumen:Financial Acumen is a critical skill that refers to the ability to comprehend and apply financial knowledge and insights to make informed decisions. It’s the understanding of the financial effects and relationships of various aspects of your business

+ Data-Driven Decision Making: Data-driven decision making is the process of making organizational decisions based on actual data rather than intuition or observation alone.

+ Marketing Analytics:Marketing analytics is the study of data to evaluate the performance of a marketing activity.

+ Strategic Planning:Strategic planning is an organization's process of defining its strategy, or direction, and making decisions on allocating its resources to pursue this strategy.

+ Change management:Change management is a collective term for all approaches to prepare, support, and help individuals, teams, and organizations in making organizational change.

+ Agile Marketing:An approach to marketing that uses the principles and practices of agile methodologies to complete work in rapid iterations with continuous feedback and optimization. Agile Marketing Teams focus on customer value and business outcomes, delivering value early and often, learning through data-driven experiments, cross-functional collaboration, and responding to change.

+ Business Development:Business development entails tasks and processes to develop and implement growth opportunities within and between organizations. It is a subset of the fields of business, commerce and organizational theory. Business development is the creation of long-term value for an organization from customers, markets, and relationships.

Additional notes

+ This position does not offer relocation assistance

+ International and domestic travel ~30%

+ Evening and off-hour work calls are expected for this global role

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 30 countries and employ approximately 36,000 people. Dow delivered sales of approximately $43 billion in 2024. 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 inclusion, 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 onwww.dow.com.

Dow is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and is committed to providing opportunities without regard for race, color, religion, sex, including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity, national origin, age, disability and genetic information, including family medical history. We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may call us at 1-833-My Dow HR (833-693-6947) and select option 8.