Marketing Manager

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

As a Marketing Manager for Personal Care to join us, based in Mumbai, India, and responsible for the India Subcontinent you are an experienced marketing manager who enjoys solving complex problems, building strong relationships, and transforming sustainability and digital innovation into growth, this position if for you! You will lead the 4P strategy (Product, Price, Place, Promotion) for Dow Consumer Solutions’ Personal Care in India. By working closely with colleagues across marketing, sales, TS&D, business communications, product management, regional teams, channel partners, and customers, you’ll help drive sustainable value-chain initiatives and digital transformation. Your contributions will be vital to the primary growth platform of our business.

You will thrive in a psychologically safe, collaborative environment, values diverse & inclusive teams, and can coordinate multi-faceted activities and projects with focal points from sales, technical, business communications, and product management, as well as with peers, channel partners and existing and potential customers.

Core Responsibilities

• Take Lead to work with Market Management Teams (MMTs) and align segment priorities, optimize the 4Ps, and drive execution to deliver market share gains with existing and new customers.
• Marketing Plans & Roadmaps: Develop and implement 1–3 year marketing plans for assigned segments, translating strategy into clear roadmaps, budgets, and KPIs—embedding sustainability narratives and digital aspects throughout.
• Innovation Pipeline Co-Ownership: Partner with TS&D, R&D, and Marketing to assess the innovation funnel, ensure alignment to long-term market strategy and growth expectations, and accelerate time to revenue.
• Commercialization & Launches: Own the commercialization of new technologies, including launch plan development, value proposition design, sales/distributor enablement, training, and support materials.
• Market Intelligence & Assessments: Lead ongoing, complex market assessments—market sizing, dynamics, competitive intelligence, customer journeys—to shape portfolio positioning and go-to-market plans.
• Sales & Technical Collaboration: Work with Sales and Technical Support to remove obstacles, refine value propositions, and scale adoption across target segments and geographies.
• Digital & CRM Excellence: Design and manage multi-channel digital campaigns; implement modern lead and opportunity management practices; continuously optimize CRM workflows and dashboards to build a quality pipeline.
• External Communications: Drive prioritization and implementation of the marketing communications plan with Business Communications, ensuring clear, consistent messaging to customers and channel partners.
• Sustainability & Inclusion: Champion sustainability and inclusion by integrating circularity goals and I&D principles into portfolio strategy, storytelling, and go-to-market execution.

Qualifications

• Preferred: Master’s degree in chemical engineering, Engineering, Marketing, or related fields. Dual technical degrees will be considered.
• Considered: Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Industrial Engineering, Marketing, or related discipline with equivalent experience.
• Plus: MBA/economics background is a strong advantage.
• Experience: Minimum 5-8 years of business marketing experience required; 10+ years preferred with a proven track record in B2B marketing leadership, solving complex cross-functional challenges
• Industry Exposure: Experience in the chemical industry and/or B2B personal care markets highly recommended (not mandatory).

Skills

• Strategic Thinking: Crafting and delivering long-term marketing strategies tied to measurable business outcomes.
• Digital Marketing Proficiency: Expertise in SEO, SEM, social, and email marketing to drive engagement and growth.
• Analytical & Data-Driven: Interpreting KPIs, leveraging analytics, and using dashboards for informed decisions and continuous optimization.
• Stakeholder Management: Engaging diverse stakeholders and translating insights into differentiated value propositions.
• Communication: Outstanding verbal and written communication in English; additional local language proficiency is beneficial.
• Project Management: Effective oversight of multi-faceted campaigns, timelines, and deliverables.
• Leadership & Collaboration: Leading teams and fostering strong cross-functional partnerships.
• Creativity: Innovative mindset for impactful campaigns, storytelling, and branding initiatives.
• Customer & Market Orientation: Strong bias toward value-add sales, with demonstrated ability to translate market insights into compelling propositions.
• Sustainability & Digital Engagement: Passion for sustainability topics and strong interest in digital customer engagement with a tangible track record.

Additional Notes

Relocation support is not available for this position.

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.