Senior EHS&S Business Process Expertise Manager

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Position:Senior EHS&S Business Process Expertise Manager

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

Additional Locations: Houston (TX, USA) + More - Less

Schedule:Full time

Date Posted:08/22/2024

Job Number:R2054450

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.

About You and This Role:

You will oversee the end-to-end solution strategy, design and delivery for projects related to a specific business process within the Environmental, Health, Safety, and Sustainability function (EHS&S). You will deliver integrated, workable solutions that meet business and functional stakeholder requirements and align with the functional strategy, address or advance capabilities, needs and/or issues. You will provide governance of solution delivered and ownership of the end-to-end process and solution, measures effectiveness and compliance, and approves deviations or exceptions. Works independently, with guidance in only the most complex situations.

In this role, you will require specialized, in-depth knowledge and advanced expertise in your discipline or functional area. 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. You will need to be able to lead others to solve complex problems and potentially lead functional teams or projects with moderate resource requirements, risk, and/or complexity. Your performance impacts business direction through the development of new products or services.

Responsibilities:

• Accountable for the delivery and adoption of a Next Generation Environment Management Solution for Dow

• Partners with the leadership in the EHS&S function to define and maintain digital strategies and roadmaps

• Delivers detailed specification, strategy, design, development and testing of process improvements or changes and/or functionality within respective business process

• Builds and sustains business and functional stakeholder relationships, serving as the primary liaison to stakeholders aligned with respective business process

• Conducts requirements analyses, engage stakeholders in project lifecycle activities and coordinate appropriate sign-offs

• Leads stakeholders on activities, such as user and task analysis, to seek innovative improvement and efficiency opportunities in line with the overall strategy

• Defines requirements and use cases and collaborates with Shared Development team members to translate into configuration

• Participates in system development and build activities

• Creates test sets and/or scripts and participate oversee the in testing activities as they align with the testing strategy

• Participates in cross-functional business case development, providing input into benefits and strategic alignment of Diamond System Solutions (DSS) opportunities utilizing business process knowledge and business / functional understanding

• Identifies, troubleshoots and resolves issues to manage risk and ensure on time solution delivery

• Identifies opportunities of new DSS systems and applications that have potential process improvements and/or efficiencies and co-develop a business case for the opportunity

• Deliver up-to-date training, design and documentation, process documentation and definitions for respective business process

Required Qualifications:

• A minimum of Bachelors Degree.

• A minimum of seven years of experience.

• A minimum requirement for this U.S. based position is the ability to work legally in the United States. No visa sponsorship/support is available for this position, including for any type of U.S. permanent residency (green card) process.

Prefer Skills:

• Prefer Bachelor's degree in the following discipline environmental engineering, environmental science, sustainability, and information systems.

• Prior experience in leading others to solve complex or unique problems is preferred.

• Works independently, with guidance in only the most complex situations,

• May lead functional teams or projects

• Knowledge of Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions or operational experience with environmental reporting within sites for a chemical company are recommended

• ADKAR Change Management Certification is preferred.

• Prior Project or Program management experience with projects utilizing Waterfall or Agile solution delivery methodologies is preferred.

Additional Notes:

• This position does not offer relocation assistance.

• This position may travel up to 10-15% of the time.

• Design your day/ hybrid: The role will align to Dow's Design Your Day approach and allows employees flexibility by choosing when to work remotely and when to attend on-site activities based on project work and role needs.

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) 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 visitingwww.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 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.