Packing & Specialty Plastic Sustainability Manager

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Dow has an opportunity for a **Packing & Specialty Plastic Sustainability Manager -Brazil**
located in **São Paulo, São Paulo (Brazil)**, responsible to Drive regional, country sustainability strategy, build and create pipeline, responsible for implementation and results across large geographies, markets with a complexity of projects; ownership of key external relationships with partners to achieve Dow's objectives.
**Responsibilities / Duties**:
- Develop, implement and execute sub-regional sustainability strategy that align with the business plan and global/regional sustainability strategy
- Drive the completion of projects to Stop the Waste, Close the Loop, Protect the Climate and Safer Materials
- Work closely with commercial recycling and marketing team to develop and implement new solutions and business models to close the loop
- Serve as a focal point of the Business in trade associations and influence industry peers to align with Dow's priorities to grow the (plastics, PU, Silicone, etc.) industry
- Collaborate with Geo and PA/GA team to influence government policy and communication strategy to protect bottom line and help broaden acceptance and implementation of sustainability projects.
- Educate Dow employees - especially employees within the business and Geo team members, top customers, leading brand owners, and other key industry partners on sustainability matters (ie. including the value of plastic packaging, end-of-life options for used packaging, carbon footprints, etc...)
- Author papers and give presentations at key industry events, in industry trade journals, and customer meetings and through one-on-one interaction with packaging converters, brand owners, and other value chain partners to assure that everyone understands the value and sustainability.
**Required qualifications**
- Bachelor's Degree.
- Fluent English in verbal and written communications
- Native Portuguese.
- Strong Previous Experience working with Marketing & Sales Packing & Plastic Business.
- Previous experience working with sustainability themes ( Circular Economy, Recycle, Waste Management).
**Your preferred qualifications include**
- Fluent Spanish in verbal and written communications.
**Your skills, knowledge, and abilities include**
- Purpose Driven.
- Stakeholder Management.
- Dealing with complexity and ambiguity.
- Assertiveness Communication.
- Influence Leadership.
- Project Management.
- Cross functional collaboration.
- Strategic Thinking
Dow Offers:
- A robust total rewards program, including: competitive base pay, variable pay that rewards individual, team, and Company performance, and comprehensive benefits
- On-going learning opportunities within a diverse, inclusive and rewarding work environment
- Career experiences that can span different Dow businesses and functions with opportunities for personal and professional growth
- The chance to work within a global company and interact with colleagues from around the world
- Opportunities that spark your imagination and ignite your passion to help others
**About Dow**
Dow (NYSE: DOW) combines global breadth, asset integration and scale, focused innovation and leading business positions to achieve profitable growth. The Company's ambition is to become the most innovative, customer centric, inclusive and sustainable materials science company, with a purpose to deliver a sustainable future for the world through our materials science expertise and collaboration with our partners. 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 care. Dow operates 106 manufacturing sites in 31 countries and employs approximately 35,700 people. Dow delivered sales of approximately $39 billion in 2020. References to Dow or the Company mean Dow Inc. and its subsidiaries.

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