Location: Bengaluru or Mumbai (On-Site)
Type: Full-Time
About the Opportunity
We're partnering with a fast-growing, venture-backed company that's transforming how global specialty chemicals are sourced, developed, and supplied. Operating across international markets, the business works closely with enterprise customers and manufacturing partners to build reliable, high-quality supply chains for specialty ingredients.
As the company continues to scale, they're looking to hire an experienced Sourcing Manager to build strategic supplier relationships, strengthen procurement capabilities, and become the internal expert on sourcing and pricing within the personal care ingredients category.
This is a rare opportunity to join a founder-led business where you'll have significant ownership, direct access to leadership, and the chance to shape a critical function from the ground up.
What You'll Be Doing
Develop and manage relationships with manufacturers, distributors, and ingredient suppliers across India and global markets Negotiate pricing, payment terms,



and commercial agreements Build long-term supplier partnerships and identify current sourcing opportunities Track ingredient pricing trends and market dynamics to support commercial decisions Develop sourcing intelligence, supplier databases, and pricing benchmarks Create primary, secondary, and tertiary supplier networks to improve supply chain resilience Collaborate with commercial teams to support customer opportunities and improve margins Evaluate supplier performance and implement sourcing best practices Work closely with founders and leadership on strategic sourcing initiatives What We're Looking For
10–15 years of experience in sourcing, procurement, category management, or ingredient trading Strong exposure to personal care ingredients, specialty chemicals, surfactants, oleochemicals, fatty acids, cosmetic esters, or related raw materials Proven experience negotiating with manufacturers and suppliers Strong understand

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