Workforce Administration 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 are looking for an enthusiastic HR Workforce Administration Specialist to support our operations in Italy, Spain, and Portugal. This role is based in Terneuzen, The Netherlands. If you are passionate about HR and eager to contribute to a thriving international team, this opportunity is perfect for you!

Within the Workforce Administration team, as part of the Dow HR Solutions organization, we are passionate about managing the entire Employee Life Cycle with innovative solutions that enhance the experience for all employees and leaders. Our team in the EMEAI region is dedicated to delivering excellence through deep subject-matter expertise and a commitment to the best Employee Experience.

Step into the dynamic world of Workforce Administration (WFA) where you will handle everything from onboarding to offboarding. As a Workforce Administration Specialist, you will be a key player in the EMEAI HR Workforce Administration team, collaborating with HR colleagues across various disciplines.

In this role, you will:

• Innovate and Streamline: Design and optimize country business processes to maximize efficiency and minimize manual tasks, ensuring uniformity across 35+ countries.
• Deliver Excellence: Provide a best-in-class employee experience through your exceptional expertise, consultation, and service delivery.
• Lead with Impact: Manage, implement, and deliver innovative solutions tailored to your areas of accountability.

Your role requires a solid understanding of theories, practices, and procedures, along with general business knowledge. Your ability to communicate clearly and ask insightful questions will be key to your success.

Responsibilities

• End-to-End Solutions: Implement and deliver comprehensive solutions in the WFA discipline to enhance the employee experience.
• Automation and Efficiency: Focus on automating WFA processes and reducing country-specific variations by leveraging existing technology platforms.
• Compliance and Adaptation: Translate labor law changes into actionable impacts for WFA and cross-disciplinary functions.
• Process Improvement: Analyze and refine work processes and documentation to drive efficiencies, standardization, and centralization, ensuring top-notch documentation.
• Program Development: Support the development of programs that improve the employee experience while balancing function-specific needs.
• Vendor Collaboration: Engage with third-party providers to develop and review services in your assigned disciplines.
• Issue Resolution: Address escalated HR inquiries and review/approve transactions with support from senior team members.
• Continuous Improvement: Provide insights to Team Leaders to enhance Knowledge Base and Case Management content for your disciplines.

Qualifications

• Education: Minimum Bachelor’s Degree.
• Experience: At least 3 years in HR or Business Administration within a process-oriented organization.
• Language Skills: Fluency in English (written & oral) and Italian and/or Spanish.

Your Skills

• Process oriented person that can work closely together with and influence different stakeholders in a highly dynamic environment.
• Works independently with a moderate level of guidance and direction, is self-motivated and accountable.
• Demonstrable communication and inter-personal skills for working in an international and multi-cultural environment.
• Strong analytical, innovative, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize projects as appropriate with a high degree of accuracy and comfortable to work towards tight deadlines.

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 31 countries and employ approximately 35,900 people. Dow delivered sales of approximately $45 billion in 2023. 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 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 www.dow.com.