13 Oct
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Meolaa
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Bengaluru
The gist
Every great brand starts with something great in a bottle, jar or sachet. You'll be the one who finds it. At Meolaa, we're building a house of brands and we need someone who can sniff out the best ingredients, packaging, and manufacturers before anyone else does.
What you'll actually do
- Find and vet suppliers: raw materials, fragrance oils, packaging, contract manufacturers
- Negotiate prices, MOQs and lead times like it's a sport
- Run sample rounds with R&D; and brand teams. Track what works, bin what doesn't
- Keep a live supplier database. No more "who was that vendor again?"
- Check quality, compliance and certifications (BIS, CDSCO, cruelty-free, clean claims)
- Chase POs, deliveries and delays so launches don't slip
- Keep an eye out for current ingredients, trends and cheaper, better alternatives
- Build backup vendors for everything. Single-supplier risk is not our vibe
You're a fit if
- You've got 2-4 years in sourcing or procurement,
ideally in beauty, personal care, wellness, or D2C
- You know your actives from your emollients (or learn fast)
- You're comfy with Excel/Sheets and numbers: cost sheets, landed cost, margins
- You negotiate well without burning bridges
- You follow up. Then follow up again
- You're curious about what's trending in clean beauty and wellness
Bonus points
- Existing network of fragrance, packaging or contract manufacturing vendors
- Experience with import/export or China/EU sourcing
- You've been part of a product launch from brief to shelf
What you'll get
- Real ownership. Your calls shape what ships
- Direct access to founders and brand leads
- A fast-moving, General Catalyst-backed startup where your work shows up on shelves
- Room to grow into a category sourcing lead
📌 Sourcing Specialist (Bengaluru)
🏢 Meolaa
📍 Bengaluru