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About This Role
Act as the focal point for acquisition, scheduling and distribution of materials, supplies and service requisitions in support of turnarounds. Serves as the primary Material Coordination focal point within organization, defining material management plans for each outage. Acts as an informal resource for team members with less experience.
Responsibilities
- Enters materials, tools, equipment requests via Procurement System and confirms delivery date.
- Maintains communication with vendors to verify pricing and material delivery
- Communicates to the turnaround steering team with status updates on orders including any issues such as delayed delivery or price increases
- Provides material cost input to enable turnaround cost forecasting and tracking
- Communicates any potential changes in material specifications between supplier and requestor and initiates system updates, as appropriate.
- Develops and material management plan for assigned turnaround(s)
- Coordinates the disposition of all surplus material. Coordinates the repair and/or return of materials, tools and equipment obtained on a value added work order
- Monitors/tracks materials, tools and equipment orders upon receipt
- Prepares requisitions for off-site resources and for outside of maintenance, as needed.
- Arranges materials, tools and equipment in a manner, that it can be identified and picked up according to job needs
- Communicates vendor performance to procurement services.
- Works closely with procurement, coding, planning, scheduling and work coordination to provide seamless execution of turnarounds
Required Qualifications
- A minimum of a High School diploma or GED equivalent
- 1 or more years of relevant experience (e.g., turnaround, pipeline, manufacturing)
- Must have current, valid US Driver's License.
- A minimum requirement for this U.S. based position is the ability to work legally in the United States. No visa sponsorship/support is available for this position, including for any type of U.S. permanent residency (green card) process
Preferred Qualifications
- Previous experience in a Turnaround or Material Coordinator role (within a manufacturing, industrial or similar environment)
- Proficiency in Microsoft applications, such as PowerPoint, Excel, Word, and Outlook
- Previous experience working in SAP
Physical Demands
- Must be willing and able to do the following with or without reasonable accommodation
- Wear all required personal protective equipment, including but not limited to a respirator
- Perform frequent bending, reaching, and lifting
- Frequent/occasional lifting of material weighing approximately 50 lbs
- Work in tight or closed-in spaces
- Climb stairs/ladders and work high off the ground
- Stand 50% of the time
- Walk for extended periods of time
- Work in an area of intense or continuous noise
- Work in an area with hazardous materials
- This role does involve elevated work greater than or equal to four feet above the ground. Must be able to wear and use personal protective equipment (PPE), including harnesses with a total weight capacity of 285lbs
Skills
- Strategic Planning: Develops and executes integrated turnaround plans across all phases by aligning scope, resources, safety requirements, schedule, and budget to support business strategy, operational reliability, and minimized long‑term cost of ownership
- Communication: Clearly and effectively communicates turnaround plans, priorities, risks, and status updates with operations, maintenance, engineering, contractors, and other stakeholders, enabling smooth execution throughout the turnaround lifecycle
- Time Management: Manages multiple planning and execution activities simultaneously by prioritizing tasks, anticipating schedule constraints, and maintaining discipline to ensure turnaround milestones and deadlines are met without compromising safety or quality
- Coordinating Tasks: Plans, coordinates, and monitors turnaround work using structured work processes using SAP planning tools, and cross‑functional reviews to manage material flow during turnaround pre-work and execution.
- Proactive Problem Solving: Anticipates and identifies schedule, cost, or execution risks early, evaluates corrective action alternatives, and implements practical solutions to minimize disruption and ensure safe, on‑time, and on‑budget turnaround execution
Additional Notes
- This position does not offer relocation assistance
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
Dow (NYSE: DOW) is one of the world’s leading materials science companies, serving customers in high-growth markets such as packaging, infrastructure, mobility and consumer applications. Our 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 30 countries and employ approximately 36,000 people. Dow delivered sales of approximately $43 billion in 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 www.dow.com.
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.
Dow is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and is committed to providing opportunities without regard for race, color, religion, sex, including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity, national origin, age, disability and genetic information, including family medical history. We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may call us at 1-833-My Dow HR (833-693-6947) and select option 8.
