Dow Chemical Work Values

Daily Duties at Dow Chemical:

Finance and Business Development - Drove best practice and continuous improvements as active Finance representative of European leadership team. - Revamped commercial offers, pricing & rebate schemes with Country Leaders for a financially sound growth plan. - Initiated new compensation model with KPI based bonus and incentive programs to engage employees in sales growth. - Prospected fiscal alternatives to build a sales force in areas where DAS has no presence. - Evaluated operations for improvements, such as focusing on most profitable molecules of a $450M portfolio. Financial Planning & Analysis - Closely interacted with business, including Cost Accountants on manufacturing sites and sales force in 7 regions. - Thrived for excellence with on-time, customized, purposeful, and commented financial reporting for SOP. - Oversaw forecast & budget process, including identification of shortfalls and implementation of corrective actions. - Developed “Finance for non-financial” training and coached Managers in understanding key concepts for success. Credit Risk Management - Assessed financial risk exposure for 200 customers worth 1.6 billion annual sales, or $565 million credit limit. - Explored opportunities to improve cash flow by auditing supplier payment terms and revisiting AP transactions. - Simplified customer credit initiation process with electronic applications, reducing processing time by 2 weeks.

What they like about Dow Chemical:

You highly value a work environment built on a formal structure, rules, and regulations. You do not enjoy the unpredictability of shifting priorities and deadlines that upset your routine. You require and enjoy direction, input and accountability as part of your work environment. You have a strong need to participate in making key decisions and feel left out if your superiors or co-workers do not seek your input when making decisions. You thrive on providing good customer service to both internal or external customers, and doing so makes you feel good.

Tags

Pricing, Management, Manufacturing, Payroll, Planning, Risk Management, Accounting, Audit, Banking Industry, Cash Flow, manufacturing, gaap, excel, controller, finance

Skills

Budgeting, Forecasting, Financial Reporting, Strategic Planning, Risk Mitigation, Merger and Acquisition, Cost saving, Problem solving, Consolidation, Profitability analysis, Team leader, 6 Sigma, Lean Enterprise, English, French, Spanish, Excel, SAP, Hyperion, Business Intelligence

These are some of the questions we asked our climbers about their experiences with Dow Chemical: