Global Sourcing Lead - Logistics Firm

We believe in "the power of collaboration", hence we are on a mission to consolidate the fragmented manufacturing base in Indian specialty chemicals segment. We are a full stack supplier of specialty chemicals and intermediates. Reliability, quality and affordability are the three pillars of our core values. Today, we are having a combined manufacturing capacity of ~ 5000 MTPA where over 50 chemicals are getting produced for various end industries i.e., personal care, pharma APIs, polymers, fragrances, agriculture etc. With presence across diverse specialty chemical value chains and multiple production facilities, we are a one of a kind and highly reliable one stop shop supplier to customers across globe. We have been funded by global Tier-1 venture capital fund (Lightspeed Venture Partners - $10B+ AUM fund and early investors in Oyo, Byjus, Udaan) and have several renowned thought leaders and opinion shapers from the chemicals industry as advisors.

Job Description :

1. Lead the global sourcing of a categories for timely and high-quality delivery.

2. Build and manage a team of 2-3 people for driving the sub-activities for the category such as supplier identification, evaluation, testing and samples approval, order management and logistics

3. Manage supplier relations with suppliers to ensure right supplier selection and contracting; and develop supplier to ensure timely delivery, good quality and suitable scale.

4. Ensure tight adherence to the sourcing processes, review the key performance metrics, and highlight any risks.

5. Support demand team in closing customer deals through finalization of chemical specs, pricing inputs and quality clarifications

6. Work with other stakeholders - quality, logistics and demand team to ensure smooth execution of supplies from manufacturer.

Our offering:

1. A great work environment with massive ownership and growth opportunities

2. Work closely with the founding and the leadership team on key projects

3. Opportunity to be on top of industry trends and learn from the industry leaders

4. Compensation: Market standards + ESOP