Marketing Manager

　　At a glance

　　Position:Marketing Manager

　　Primary locationTokyo (JPN), Tokyo, Japan

　　Schedule:Full time

　　Date Posted:01/14/2024

　　Job Number:R2042097

　　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.

　　About you and this role

　　Dow Consumer Solutions is seeking a highly motivated, strategic, and customer focused individual to fill an open position of a Marketing Manager , located in Tokyo, Japan.

　　This position will be responsible for driving regional strategy definition, market research, and implementation of a robust growth plan for Dow Consumer Solutions with a focus on the Consumer and Electronics Market. The market needs for silicone solutions is growing in many exciting applications like protective coatings and thermal interface materials for consumer, industrial and microelectronics, cooling fluids for EV and data centers. Silicones are attractive solutions to provide performance and sustainability benefits. This position will be responsible for creating and executing a growth strategy for Consumer Electronics, Industrial Electronics and Consumer Rubber Market Segments in Japan.

　　Beyond the strategy definition and implementation, this individual will lead the cross-functional Market Management Team (MMT) that will support the development and execution of the regional and marketing plan. To drive growth, this individual will be responsible to collect market and customer insights to build a robust innovation portfolio that positions Dow as a market leader in this segment. Ability to interact with key customer and distributor personnel in order to translate customer needs to create compelling value propositions will be critical to success. Finally, this individual will help shape our go to market strategy to optimally serve the market as well as improve our digital marketing capability to ensure our products are easily found and adopted by customers and stakeholders throughout the value chain that are seeking solutions.

　　Marketing experience along with technical knowledge is strongly desired. Highly developed communication skills in both Japanese and English are required for engagement with customers, internal R&D/Technical Service and fellow regional marketers and business leaders across Dow.

　　Responsibilities:

　　Lead regional segment MMT’s to align cross-functional teams

　　Work to understand market sizing, dynamics, competitive intelligence, customer dynamics, customer journey to create an effective plan to grow in that environment.

　　Develop and implement regional market plans including strategy and implementation, profitability and plan for continuous growth.

　　Work cross functionally to initiate, develop, and drive the segment growth pipeline.

　　Lead select Innovation Stage Gate programs for regional as well as global opportunities

　　Drive prioritization of programs and effective resourcing for segment including Sales, Marketing, Communications, and TS&D.

　　Support channel partners to deliver growth target

　　Liaison with other Dow businesses to drive synergy and growth.

　　Preferred Qualifications:

　　Degree in engineering/chemistry, marketing or other business related major.

　　MBA or formal business training/certification

　　5+ years’ experience in commercial role (sales/marketing)

　　Demonstrated leadership skills including experience leading cross-functional teams

　　Strong preference for experience in Silicone, Electronics, Microelectronics or Semi-Conductor related industries.

　　Strong customer facing experience (Sales, Marketing, TS&D, etc.)

　　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 and emotional 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.

　　Become a Dow shareholder through various employee stock programs.

　　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.

　　Global Paid Time Off (PTO) policies:

　　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.

　　Join our team, we can make a difference together.

　　About Dow

　　Dow (NYSE: DOW) combines global breadth; asset integration and scale; focused innovation and materials science expertise; leading business positions; and environmental, social and governance leadership to achieve profitable growth and help deliver a sustainable future. The Company's ambition is to become the most innovative, customer centric, inclusive and sustainable materials science company in the world. Dow's portfolio of plastics, industrial intermediates, coatings and silicones businesses delivers a broad range of differentiated, science-based products and solutions for its customers in high-growth market segments, such as packaging, infrastructure, mobility and consumer applications. Dow operates manufacturing sites in 31 countries and employs approximately 37,800 people. Dow delivered sales of approximately $57 billion in 2022. References to Dow or the Company mean Dow Inc. and its subsidiaries. For more information, please visitwww.dow.comor follow@DowNewsroom (https://twitter.com/DowNewsroom) on Twitter.

　　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 onwww.dow.com.