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What You Can Do at Dow |
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What You Can Do at Dow The following is functional overview of Dow Chemical in China: • Environment, Health & Safety • Finance • Human Resources • Legal • Manufacturing & Engineering • Marketing & Sales • Public Affairs • Research & Development • Shared Services Environment, Health & Safety (EH&S) Dow professionals in Environment, Health & Safety (EH&S) have a shared commitment to protect people and the environment. They are responsible for ensuring that Dow products and operations meet applicable government or Dow standards, whichever is more stringent. They work to eliminate all injuries, prevent adverse environmental and health impacts, reduce wastes and emissions, and promote resource conservation at every stage of the life cycle of our products. Our EH&S team is working with academia, government, environmental groups and other companies to minimize the impact of industry on the environment and achieve new levels of corporate citizenship. Their efforts are resulting in industry records at many Dow sites and extensive recognition from communities, governments, activists and the news media. Finance The Finance organization at Dow consists of top caliber people who draw on leading-edge technologies and best-in-class financial processes to perform their corporate, business and regional roles. Finance people in the corporate organization focus on technologies, work processes and corporate governance issues. Those in business roles bring finance expertise to Dow's global businesses while those in the regions are responsible for the deployment, compliance and implementation of work processes at the local level. Human Resources (HR) Human Resources at Dow is focused on unleashing the power of the Human Element with award-winning people processes and programs designed to not only attract, but also develop, reward and retain diverse talents in the places where we do business. Rewarding roles await human resource practitioners in Compensation & Benefits, Diversity & Inclusion, Human Resources Development, Human Resources Information Technology, Relocation and Workforce Planning. Our Dow Human Resources team also includes strategic consultants in client-facing, consultative roles that are aligned with Dow businesses and functions. Legal Dow's Legal Department comprises attorneys, paralegals, patent attorneys and patent searchers who provide legal counsel to our businesses and functions on a wide range of issues that international businesses face. The team ensures that Dow conducts our affairs in a legal manner around the globe and that our patents and intellectual property are secure. Manufacturing & Engineering (M&E) With roughly half of Dow's total workforce, M&E has 26,000 employees spread through Manufacturing, Engineering Solutions, Technology Centers, Maintenance, Mergers and Acquisitions and Global Manufacturing Information System. We produce more than 3,500 different products and technologies serving virtually every industry segment and deliver best in class performances at each of Dow's manufacturing site around the world. Today, we have more than 2,000 of M&E people working at Dow's manufacturing sites in Asia Pacific region. The people of Dow's M&E organization are innovators and problem solvers. Our culture of excellence and accountability enable us to deliver benchmark performance in productivity, safety, reliability and low cost to serve in every aspect of our service and business. We are the preferred partner for the best Company, the best businesses and the best customers in the world. Marketing & Sales Dow's Marketing & Sales (Commercial) teams promote our products to more than 25,000 customers in more than 175 countries. Our teams customize and target our marketing strategies to effectively deliver results for Dow and our partners in the global marketplace. In addition to building strong relationships with their customers, our commercial teams blend their understanding of market dynamics with our science and technology to consistently meet or exceed the needs of current and potential customers. Year after year, we at Dow along with our customers around the world benefit from this ability to deliver best-in-class products and services. A diverse career path is available within the Dow Marketing & Sales function, including: Branding & Positioning, Education & Development Programs, Leading Edge Business Intelligence, Marketing Research, and Sales & Marketing Services, among others. Public Affairs (PA) Public Affairs professionals at Dow play a key role in managing and enhancing the corporate reputation. Business Public Affairs professionals help position and promote Dow products and services to key customers and markets through trade media relations, advertising, literature production, direct mail, trade shows, customer communications and events, and Intranet and Internet web strategy and content. Corporate Public Affairs professionals provide communications counsel to the company's top executives as well as lead Dow's communications with employees, the news media, advocacy groups and the general public. Through Government Affairs and Issues Management, Public Affairs professionals actively engage in issue resolution. Geographic Public Affairs professionals work to build and strengthen relationships with employees, retirees, communities, advocacy groups, trade associations, governmental organizations and other stakeholders in their respective communities in Europe, India, the Middle East, Africa, Latin America, North America and the Pacific. Research and Development (R&D) Dow's Research and Development (R&D) organization enables corporate growth through market-driven, scientific and technical innovation. Dow's position as a large and innovative global supplier of plastics and chemical solutions depends on the bright, creative and energetic people in Dow R&D. The R&D centers around the world support Dow's innovation and growth objectives. Our exploratory and business-driven research leads to new and improved products and solutions that impact the lives of millions of people while creating business value for Dow. The Dow Asia Pacific R&D Center offers R&D scientists and engineers unlimited possibilities to create, discover and develop. Our mission is to profitably and sustainably grow Dow's Asia Pacific and Global market share through best-in-class design development and delivery of differentiated, patent protected offerings. The R&D Center is based in Shanghai to support growth and innovation in Greater China and the Asia Pacific region. In the state-of-the-art facilities, Dow's R&D professionals collaborate on inventing new materials and technologies, developing new products and applications, and servicing our global customers. There are several different roles within Dow R&D organization:
Shared Services Customer Service Dow people in Customer Service are the front line of the company's business, interacting daily with customers and distributors. They build new customer relationships, strengthen existing ties, manage customer accounts, and identify ways to enhance the ease of doing business with Dow. They deliver exceptional service to ensure customers receive quality products on time. If you possess excellent communication skills, decisive problem-solving abilities and a dedicated customer service attitude, consider putting those skills to work by joining our team. Information Systems Dow Information Systems (I/S) professionals use some of the world's most sophisticated applications and systems to help Dow people work smarter on a global scale. The Project & Support Center develops, tests and implements leading-edge applications and technologies such as e-commerce, Radio Frequency Identification, SAP and PeopleSoft. Enterprise System Operations is where I/S professionals work on delivering infrastructure services and products like WinDows XP, Microsoft Exchange, NetMeeting and Documentum. In addition, they staff the support, resolution and operations center, provide field services, maintain information security, research future technologies, and promote Dow's vast and powerful Intranet. Purchasing Global Purchasing helps Dow provide solutions to the most fundamental human problems related to health, energy, housing, food and water. How? By delivering substantial, sustainable competitive advantage to Dow's businesses and functions as they apply science to improve the human condition. Purchasing serves as an important steward of Dow resources by approaching purchases strategically — considering how and where to optimally source materials and services before it ever begins negotiating contracts. We focus on total cost impact, not just on the price, recognizing that reliability, safety and security are important factors to Dow's bottom line around the globe. Our goal is to deliver value to Dow by delighting our internal customers and cultivating strong supplier relationships with only the best of the best suppliers. Supply Chain Dow's Supply Chain function provides safe and reliable handling and t transportation management services to ensure the synchronous flow of materials and information from Dow manufacturing plants to our customers. The Operations group within Supply Chain is involved in the packaging, moving, handling and storage of chemicals and products in a safe, secure and cost-efficient manner that complies with regulatory requirements. Improvement engineers support the logistics operations at Dow's manufacturing facilities while supply chain specialists work with Dow businesses to help them achieve their specific supply chain performance objectives. |