Material Data Expert

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Dow has an exciting and challenging opportunity for a Material Data Expert (MDE) based in São Paulo (BRA)

About you and this role

The purpose of the job or role why it exists: The Material Data Expert (MDE) provides material data management services within a Dow business or multiple businesses. This includes ensuring that material master data meets or exceeds data quality standards established in the Service Level Agreement (SLA) with the business/function. The MDE partners with Enterprise Data & Analytics (ED&A) to help manage data quality audits and cycle time metrics. The MDE understands who their key contacts are within the request process workflow and they provide support and consultation to those businesses and functional contacts.

The Material Data Expert is responsible for supporting the operational implementation of the coding business rules for the material master data. The MDE knows the application/system level details pertaining to the data where it resides and how it is used and they are the go to expert for day-to-day operation and use of material data codes for the businesses they support. The MDE provides operational expertise on material data for their businesses.

Responsibilities:

• The Material Data Expert provides services under the following areas:

• Create & Maintain Codes: The MDE facilitates the Material Code Request process for create change discontinue and reactivate requests.

• They work closely with their MDS counterparts to create and maintain codes. They provide consultation to Material Code Requestors on code request process and form submission.

• The MDE owns and is accountable to create and maintain Material Business Coding Rules and standards.

• MDEs aligned to the PU (Polyurethane) to create extend reactivate and maintain material codes.

• They also work closely with them to resolve issues provide consultation/training on the latest tools/updates and facilitate discussions with the business regarding Product and Material requests.

• Teamwork: Although the MDE works independently there are key counterparts where teamwork is a critical strength. The MDE

• Escalates issues process improvements and suggestions (Business Process Specialist or Business Data Specialist).

• Works closely with other MDEs to provide backup support as well as provide coaching and consultation to their MDE peers.

• The MDE interacts with the Dow Business that they support through various roles such as the Business Quality Leader QST QSAS or Supply Chain Leader.

• The MDE is responsible for data quality / accuracy of data elements for their respective Business rules.

• Projects: The MDE is involved as a key material data contact in business related projects. They may coordinate/validate the migration of data between system releases.

• They may participate in Merger Acquisition and Divestiture Data implementations. They may also lead determine scope approach timeline and projects steps with the Dow businesses related to business specific data cleansing rebranding or mass code creation or discontinuation projects.

• Training: The MDE provides business specific coding training as necessary to new and existing users.

• Data Quality & Audits: The MDE works to correct data quality defects based on data requirements and identified as part of reporting audits.

• Metrics: The MDE works identify define and implement performance measures for the Material Code create/ maintain processes.

• The MDE monitors metrics for the businesses they support. They identify performance gaps in the Material Code create/ maintain processes and take corrective actions.

Qualification:

• Bachelors Degree (ongoing or completed)

• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel Word PowerPoint and Outlook

• Advanced English

• SAP (ECC) mandatory knowledge

• ServiceNow

• Business Objects

• Strong process expertise for creating and maintaining material codes

• Experience in material management supply chain and/or I/S

• Strong analytical knowledge and skills

• Data analytics and analytical reporting

• Ability to participate in business-specific projects as needed

Your Skills:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Teamwork and collaboration

• Attention to detail

• Ability to work with diverse team members in different geographical locations Ability to build strong working relationships with diverse groups; communicate well internally and externally

• Ability to multi-task and manage multiple priorities from multiple sources

• Organized self-starter with initiative

• Good judgment and ability to make quick accurate and consistent decisions

• Flexibility to adapt to changing priorities and demands

• Customer Service Orientation.

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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 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 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 Groups (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 worlds leading materials science companies serving customers in high-growth markets such as packaging infrastructure mobility and consumer 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 30countries and employ approximately36000 people. Dow delivered sales of approximately$43 billionin 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.

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