Purchasing Sourcing Specialist

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About you and this role

Dow has an exciting opportunity as a Purchasing Sourcing Specialist in the Global Purchasing Strategic Planning & Governance organization, This role is located in Mumbai, India .

As the Procurement Sourcing Specialist, you will support Procurement teams in the effective execution of sourcing processes, systems, reporting, and governance requirements.

You will contribute to a range of SP&G activities by improving process consistency, data quality, tool adoption, and operational discipline. The role will also provide support for selected Procurement M&A and Divestiture activities and will contribute to the adoption of automation, AI, and agentic AI solutions.

Responsibilities

- Provide guidance and first-line support for Procurement sourcing processes, systems, and reporting requirements.
- Promote consistent processes and leading practices across Procurement teams and Commercial Areas.
- Analyze large and complex Purchasing datasets using advanced Excel, Power BI, and other analytical tools.
- Help design, test, and improve digital tools for sourcing, contract compliance, value compliance, and management reporting.
- Monitor sourcing, contract, and value data to identify compliance gaps, risks, trends, and improvement opportunities.
- Work with Sourcing professionals to improve data quality, reporting discipline, and process compliance.
- Support Purchasing M&A and Divestiture activities through data collection, due-diligence analysis, reporting, and action tracking.
- Apply sourcing knowledge to interpret data and provide practical recommendations.
- Explore opportunities to use AI, agentic AI, and automation to improve data analysis and team processes.

Required qualifications

- A bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Engineering, Supply Chain, Data Analytics, or a related discipline.
- A minimum of 5+ relevant years of experience
- Experience in Strategic Sourcing, Procurement, Source to Pay, contract management, or a related area.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and demonstrated experience working with large datasets.
- Experience developing reports and dashboards in Power BI.
- Fluent spoken and written English.

Your preferred qualifications include

- Experience with Python, Alteryx, SQL, Databricks or similar data and automation tools.
- Experience or strong interest in AI, generative AI, and agentic AI applications.
- Experience developing analytical tools or automating data and reporting processes.
- Experience with Zycus, SAP, DSR, or similar Purchasing systems.
- Exposure to M&A, Divestiture, due diligence, contract compliance, or value compliance.

Your skills, knowledge, and abilities include

- Advanced data-analysis and data-visualization capabilities.
- Ability to convert large datasets into clear insights and actions.
- Digital mindset and interest in emerging AI technologies.
- Strong problem-solving skills and attention to data quality.
- Ability to learn new technologies and independently build expertise in a global environment.
- Initiative, ownership, and effective stakeholder collaboration.
- Strategic Sourcing — understands the sourcing and commercial context.
- Contract Management — understands terms, compliance, and value delivery.
- Big Data Analytics — handles the scale and complexity of the data.
- Microsoft Excel — performs detailed analysis and validation.
- Stakeholder Communications — translates findings into clear messages and actions.
- Analytical Thinking — investigates causes, challenges assumptions, and solves ambiguous problems.
- Business Intelligence (BI) — develops scalable reports, dashboards, and analytical tools.

Additional notes

- Relocation assistance is not available with this position.
- The ability to accommodate flexible schedule aligned with international time Zone is essential.

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). 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 Group’s (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 Chemical International Pvt Ltd

Dow Chemical International Private Limited (Dow India) aims to be the most innovative, sustainable, inclusive customer-centric materials science company. The company is committed to delivering the right solutions to its customers’ challenges. With broadest technology sets spanning performance materials, industrial intermediates, and plastics Dow India delivers differentiated science-based products and solutions in high-growth segments, such as packaging, infrastructure, automobile, and consumer care.

A Great Place to Work® Certified company with approximately over 1000 employees, its operations comprise of manufacturing sites, innovation center, established centers of excellence, and commercial office. As a responsible corporate, the company supports its Corporate Social Responsibility (program) with technology expertise and employee volunteerism. Dow India works with non-profit partners towards the empowerment of differently abled, women, and children in communities where it operates. The company aims to redefine the societal blueprint, by supporting holistic sustainability and circular economy initiatives.

As part of our dedication to inclusion, 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 on www.dow.com .