Pu Market Development Manager

**Our purpose**

Join a team that’s passionate about partnership. With careers at Dow, we take time to explore questions and talk to each other. We love to learn. Our people are driven by limitless curiosity.

We are an innovative, customer centric, inclusive, and sustainable materials science company.
- Employing 36,500 individuals
- Across 109 manufacturing sites
- In over 31 countries

Our portfolio of products and solutions include:

- Plastics: With new technology trends, our plastic additives can be experienced in many everyday items including vinyl, blow-molding bottles, film, rigid containers, PVC plastics, siding, decks and rails, foam pipes and profile formulations, window frames and high-efficiency lubricants.
- Industrial intermediates: As the product of a reaction that is beneficial when used as a precursor chemical for another product, industrial intermediates can take on many shapes and forms. Ours are used in home comfort and appliance, building and construction, adhesives and lubricants, and more.
- Coatings: Whether it’s a water-based coating or solvent-based coating, a thin film is deposited on materials to enhance specific properties such as enhanced performance, durability, aesthetics, and sustainability.We make diversity and inclusion a priority—because sharing our perspectives and building on each other’s ideas will drive innovation. Could you imagine yourself in a place like this?

**PU Market Development Manager**

Dow has a great opportunity as PU Market Development Manager based in São Paulo(BRA). Typically regional, Market Development Manager can have a tactical or operational role that is short to medium term. According to the level of experience and expertise, they execute strategic initiatives like market mapping, market research and business development projects, under the guidance of a Senior Marketing Manager. They also lead the regional implementation of strategies developed by Marketing Managers, liaising with Sales and other functions in order to identify and execute relevant commercial opportunities. The role is located in the area in scope and requires mastery of local language(s).

**Responsibilities and Duties**
- Executes simple to moderately complex market mapping, business development and lead identification projects in support of designated business strategies and activities. This typically involves the gathering and analysis of data and information on markets, industry, customers, value chain players, competitors, co-suppliers, trends, as well as its presentation in visual actionable formats using relevant Marketing models, tools, methodologies and processes that enable insights and foster execution of relevant actions by Marketing and other functions.
- Collect and analyze data by modern and traditional means, from a selection of relevant internal and external sources and approaches, including primary research through cold calling, surveys or interviews, traditional and technology-enabled leads and contact management.
- Collaborates with multi-functional teams to map markets, convert leads into opportunities, monitor lead, opportunity or contact management relevant project metrics, and may include the need to meet with customers, industry players and consumers to gather information. It may require developing insight dashboards, including live visualization across many dimensions of the market. Marketers must be able to concisely and clearly advise local teams and senior management on how to best act on project findings. This work will generally be conducted under the guidance and supervision of a more senior Marketer.
- Responsible for executing simple to moderately complex Marketing projects, mainly in area of market mapping, lead and opportunity identification. They help prepare for the local implementation of offerings and capabilities already existing in neighboring regions or adjacent segments.
- Responsible for developing the strategy of the segment as well as the implementation of the main growth platforms.
- Acts as a coordinator between sales, product and TS&D functions to balance the implementation of the strategy with the short-term tactical decisions, guaranteeing sustainable growth for the Value Center.
- It is also responsible for the innovation platforms, sustainability value proposition and communication plan for the segment.
- The person will cover Brazil and the South of LAA and be responsible for the leading the MMTs (Marketing Meetings Teams).
**Required qualifications**
- Bachelor´s Degree preferred in Chemical Engineering, Chemical, general Engineering.
- Fluent in English Language Skills.
- Intermediate in Spanish Language Skills.
**Desired qualifications**
- Master Degree is a plus.
- At least 3 years of experience in Marketing or Sales.
**Your skills, knowledge, and abilities include**:

- Analytical skills.
- Good sense of prioritization.
- Leadership by influence.
**Additional notes**
- No visa sponsorship/support is availab