Product Manager - India

This role operates at the intersection of commercial strategy, product management, manufacturing, supply chain, procurement, and finance. The incumbent is responsible for assessing and recommending make-versus-buy, buy-sell, external manufacturing, and strategic partnership opportunities that improve profitability, increase supply resilience, support growth, and strengthen long-term competitiveness within India.

The Product Manager translates business strategy into actionable initiatives, governs value chain improvement programs, and drives disciplined execution through cross-functional teams. The role requires balancing short-term operational requirements with longer-term portfolio, manufacturing, and investment decisions while ensuring alignment with business objectives and customer commitments.

Working closely with regional Product Management, Commercial, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Procurement, Finance, Technology, and external manufacturing partners, the Product Manager provides thought leadership and decision support for strategic initiatives that maximize value creation across the India business.

The role requires strong business acumen, financial analysis capabilities, strategic thinking, and the ability to influence complex decisions across a matrixed organization without direct authority.

Responsibilities

• Lead product portfolio competitiveness initiatives across India by identifying and executing opportunities that improve profitability, supply reliability, operational flexibility, and long-term growth.
• Develop and maintain an India-focused manufacturing and sourcing strategy that evaluates internal production, external manufacturing, buy-sell arrangements, and strategic partnerships to optimize business performance.
• Identify, evaluate, and develop strategic partnerships and external manufacturing opportunities that support market growth, improve flexibility, and strengthen supply network competitiveness. (Derived from the strategic partnership mandate you described.)
• Lead and govern Value Chain Management Team (VCMT) initiatives by establishing accountability, monitoring key performance indicators, tracking progress, and ensuring timely delivery of business commitments.
• Partner with Commercial, Manufacturing, Procurement, Supply Chain, Technology, and Finance functions to identify and implement opportunities that improve cost position, product availability, service performance, and margin expansion.
• Conduct financial and business analyses to identify profitability gaps, competitiveness challenges, hidden cost drivers, and value creation opportunities across the portfolio.
• Develop business cases and recommendations for manufacturing footprint optimization, strategic partnerships, and supply network improvements that support future business growth.
• Influence regional product, supply, manufacturing, innovation, and investment strategies to ensure alignment with India business priorities and market opportunities.
• Communicate strategic recommendations, business risks, opportunity assessments, and execution updates effectively to senior leaders and cross-functional stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Chemical Engineering/Mechanical /Production Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations, Business, Finance, or related discipline.
• Minimum 6-10 years of relevant experience in Product Management, Commercial, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Strategy, Business Operations, Procurement, or related business roles.
• Demonstrated experience managing complex business decisions involving profitability, competitiveness, sourcing, manufacturing, supply strategy, or external partnerships.
• Strong understanding of business economics, product profitability, cost structures, supply-demand balancing, and value chain optimization.
• Proven ability to lead and influence cross-functional teams within a matrixed organization.
• Strong analytical and financial evaluation capabilities with demonstrated ability to translate data into business decisions.

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA or Master's Degree in Business, Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations, or related field.
• Experience with External Contract Manufacturing (ECM), toll manufacturing, contract manufacturing, or third-party supply partnerships.
• Experience in product portfolio management, manufacturing economics, asset utilization, and supply network optimization.
• Experience evaluating make-buy, sourcing, footprint optimization, or strategic partnership decisions.
• Lean Six Sigma certification preferred.
• Project, Program, or Portfolio Management certification preferred but not required.

Your Skills

• Strategic Business Leadership
• Financial and Commercial Acumen
• External Partnership Management
• Cross-Functional Leadership and Influence
• Product Portfolio Management
• Strategic Decision Making
• Program Governance and Execution
• Executive Communication

Additional Notes

• Ability to support and collaborate across multiple global functions and time zones.
• Periodic domestic and international travel may be required.
• Relocation support is not provided 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 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.