Sourcing Specialist

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Dow LAA Purchasing has an exciting opportunity for a LAA Sourcing Specialist for Packaging, located in Buenos Aires or Bahia Blanca, Argentina.

About you and this role - What you would do in this role

The Sourcing Specialist will support Packaging within the Raw Materials, Packaging & External Manufacturing (RMPEM) sourcing team, which manages the sourcing needs for the sites located in Argentina, Colombia, and México. The main purpose of the Sourcing Specialist role is creating value by providing appropriate input into the development and implementation of sourcing strategies and commercial agreements; and negotiating assigned raw materials for execution as purchase orders. This position is a business team member responsible for various sourcing activities pertaining to running the business and contract management, as well as providing support for the Supply Manager in implementing and executing strategy and agreements.

Responsibilities:
- Lead and assist the execution of Sourcing Projects using the Strategic Sourcing Process.- Implement commercial agreements for products and services according to the business needs, to maximize the business profitability.- Implement a Risk Management plan in order to avoid plant disruption across LAA- Collects and utilizes market intelligence to shape purchases/strategic plans.- Establish a strong communication channel with businesses to guarantee the appropriate alignment between purchasing and business strategy.- Utilize available Sourcing tools (e.g. e-RFI, e-RFQ, e-Auctions) to the fullest capability, to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the Purchasing process.- Execute contractual obligations within the delegated scope of responsibility and legal authority.

Qualifications:
- A Bachelor's degree is required (no course preference)- Language proficiency: Advanced Spanish, English, and Portuguese as a plus.- 5 years of professional experience.- Working knowledge of purchasing fundamentals and procurement work processes and policies.- Ability to focus on value delivery and maintaining sustainable competitive advantages.- Financial and market analysis skills, and effectively manipulate and analyze data.- Strong data analysis skills to effectively identify value opportunities.- The ability to work across cultures and geographies.

Preferred Skills:
- Strategic Thinking,- Power of Negotiation- Financial acumen- Leadership to coordinate stakeholder relationships- Effective communication skills to persuade stakeholders.

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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 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, financial, and social 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.
- Employee stock purchase programs (availability varies depending on location).
- Student Debt Retirement Savings Match Program (U.S. only).
- 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 in