Logistics Leader

Logistics Leader Location Ringwood, IL : 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: The Logistics Leader provides direct leadership for Dow and contract employees by helping them to clarify roles, boundaries, performance expectations, team rules, accountability, and deliver the committed results. This position requires someone with strong EH&S focus, work process knowledge, leadership and team building skills. This role utilizes operate plant and material flow work process knowledge, technical expertise to address operational issues and improve safety, productivity and reliability to meet both internal and external customer needs. In this role, you will serve as a first-line leader for a team and require knowledge of operational business practices within your discipline or functional area. You will need to understand how to apply established practices and coordinate activities of multiple teams to improve efficiency. You should also be able to explain information, convey performance expectations, and handle sensitive issues. It is your responsibility to be able to use judgment to identify, troubleshoot, and resolve day-to-day technical and operational problems and escalate issues with broader business impacts to your leader. You have formal supervisory responsibilities and lead teams either of technical operations, business operations, or operational support employees. You will set daily priorities and coordinate resources to meet operational objectives. Your performance impacts the quality, efficiency, and effectiveness of your team members and their contributions to broader operations. Responsibilities:

• Contributes to an environment that fosters team and individual empowerment and ensures effective and sustained organizational culture for Empowerment
• Provide leadership and performance management of personnel and work teams by enhancing performance through mentoring/coaching (role clarity, employee development, communication/reinforcing expectations, training gap analysis, recognition, goal setting, etc.)
• Manage key stakeholder relationships and communications
• Ensure the department is in compliance with EH&S requirements and manage compliance plans as needed
• Ensures that Most Effective Technology (MET) and specific operating discipline requirements are in place
• Determines and utilizes performance indicators and productivity data (i.e. metrics, customer feedback, self-assessments, audits, etc) to evaluate system effectiveness and facilitate opportunity identification and definition
• Provide planning input for maintenance and capital budgeting cycle
• Support defining and lead the implementation of a capital improvement plan
• Identify and remove barriers for the effective implementation and application of the site logistics technology
• Identifies improvement opportunities and drives implementation of solutions through work process, management system and technical modifications.
• Ensures business requirements pertaining to strategic customer complaints are met and acts as the site logistics host for all customer visits to Dow owned assets
Qualifications:
• A minimum of a bachelor's degree or relevant military experience at or above a U.S. E6 ranking or Canadian Petty Officer 2nd Class or Sergeant
• A minimum of 6 years of relevant experience in a manufacturing environment
• Previous leadership experience
• The critical competencies required for success are: people management skills, supply chain management skills, interpersonal effectiveness and communication, team work, team management and delegation, taking initiative, problem solving skills, value creation, technical proficiency in use of computer applications, analytical skills, project management skills, mentoring skills, independent decision making skills
• 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 Skills:
• A degree discipline preferably in Supply Chain Management, Engineering or related other Sciences
• Experience with SAP
• Having experience working with contingent staffing
Additional notes:
• Domestic relocation assistance is available for this role and may be provided based on eligibility.
• This role has site responsibility at both Ringwood, IL and Elk Grove Village, IL. Travel between the two sites is required.
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 and emotional 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.
• Become a Dow shareholder through various employee stock programs.
• 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.
• Global Paid Time Off (PTO) policies:
  • 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.
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 31 countries and employ approximately 35,900 people. Dow delivered sales of approximately $45 billion in 2025. 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 . As part of our dedication to the diversity of our workforce, 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 . 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.