Senior Product Stewardship Specialist

At Dow, we believe in putting people first and we’re passionate about delivering integrity, respect and safety to our customers, our employees and the planet.

Our people are at the heart of our solutions. They reflect the communities we live in and the world where we do business. Their diversity is our strength. We’re a community of relentless problem solvers that offers the daily opportunity to contribute with your perspective, transform industries and shape the future. Our purpose is simple - to deliver a sustainable future for the world through science and collaboration. If you’re looking for a challenge and meaningful role, you’re in the right place.

About you and this role

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Product Stewardship Specialist in Terneuzen, The Netherlands.

Additional location option is Seneffe (Belgium).

In this role you work in close coordination with the Product Stewardship and Product Safety teams, to implement and contribute to the development of the Global Product Stewardship Standard and assist with product regulatory compliance activities. You have full knowledge of product stewardship practices, product hazards, and product end-use applications.

As part of Dow Industrial Solutions, you will support a broad range of products and applications aligned to the Energy and Industrial sectors, helping us deliver solutions that contribute to a better, faster and cleaner tomorrow.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for execution of business Product Stewardship Program
• Conducts Business Risk Reviews (BRRs) for run-the-business activities
• Coordinate the development of materials that support customer education, assessment, and review programs.
• Review and approve product literature for appropriate Environment, Health, and Safety content.
• Complete compliance-related customer inquiries within the timelines defined by the Customer Experience framework.
• Ensure that chemical regulatory requirements are met for each product.
• Execute key work processes, including Business Risk Review, Management of Change, and Change Management Tool requests, and train the business on Product Stewardship work processes.
• Assist in identifying and investigating customer Environment, Health, and Safety incidents.
• Maintain a network of product safety resources to support compliance and risk management activities.
• Develop a thorough understanding of product hazards, product end-use applications, and existing product risk characterizations to enable appropriate risk management and identify and report events that qualify for the Product Stewardship Metric.

Qualifications

• Minimum Bachelor's degree in Chemistry, Engineering, Toxicology, Biology, Industrial Hygiene, or a Specialized EH&S Discipline is required.
• At least 3 to 5 years of relevant experience in product stewardship, product safety, chemical regulatory compliance, or product risk management.

Your Skills

• Regulatory Requirements: You understand and apply regulatory requirements relevant to product stewardship activities.
• SAP Enterprise Resource Planning: You use SAP Enterprise Resource Planning to support relevant business activities.
• Prioritization: You prioritize activities to meet required timelines.
• Stakeholder Management: You work effectively with stakeholders involved in product stewardship, compliance, and risk management.
• Logical Thinking: You apply logical thinking when evaluating product stewardship and compliance matters.
• Business Acumen: You understand the business context in which product stewardship activities are performed.
• Communication: You communicate effectively with customers, business partners, and product safety resources.

Additional notes

There is no relocation/visa support for this role.

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.