Roles and Responsibilities:

- Initiate, develop and nurture relationships with manufacturing and trading companies in India and across the globe mainly in the Chemical sector.
- Work closely with the sales and marketing teams to understand their sourcing requirements and get them the best sourcing opportunities possible, making sure that supply is never a constraint to fulfil an order
- Negotiating prices, contracts, and payment terms for spot and recurring businesses
- Put utmost importance on turnaround times to get the best possible rate quotations within the shortest possible time
- Identify potential new suppliers, explore partnership opportunities, and develop strategies to attract more suppliers to work with us
- Alignment of sourcing strategies with various stakeholders in sales, operations and finance team for execution
- Be at the top of latest industry trends and developments by keeping eyes and ears on the ground to take advantage of various opportunities




- Build a robust market intelligence database updated with the latest information from the supplier side
- Give utmost importance to suppliers and build long-term relationships by creating regular and quick feedback loops with them

Skills and Qualifications:

- Minimum 6+ years of experience in sourcing chemicals for the Chemicals Industry
- Possess strong relationships with manufacturers and traders in this industry
- Knowledge of right databases to explore and right companies to reach out to for sourcing new chemical requirements
- Ability to build a strong market intelligence for various chemicals in terms of pricing trend, geographical advantage, supply disruptions, raw material pricing etc.
- Having bias towards action and do not mind getting their hands dirty to take care of sourcing operations
- Excellent management, relationship building and networking skills
- Should have an entrepreneurial mindset and strong business acumen

📌 Purchase Manager-Chemicals (Mumbai)
🏢 Elchemy
📍 Mumbai