About Atomgrid

Atomgrid is on a mission to revolutionize the global specialty chemicals industry. We are creating a new-age, asset-light, R&D-driven; brand that combines pioneering process innovation, market intelligence, and reliable contract manufacturing.

We operate across sectors like Agrochemicals, Surfactants & Emulsifiers, Flavours & Fragrances, and Pharmaceuticals. Our growing team is committed to delivering world-class solutions on time, at the right price, and with unmatched quality.

Position: Associate Manager - Supply Chain Planning (EXIM Operations)

Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka

Experience: 14 years

Job Overview

This role requires you to own every import and export shipment at Atomgrid, end to end. That means planning shipments before they become urgent, fixing them fast when they go off track, and making sure every order reaches the customer on time.

This is an ownership role, not a coordination role. You will be the person who knows the status of every shipment, sees problems before anyone else does, and gets Demand, Supply, Logistics, and Finance moving in the same direction.

You will be reporting directly to someone in the founding team.

What You'll Do

Plan Shipments Proactively and Reactively

- Build forward shipment plans from confirmed and expected orders. Align supplier readiness, documentation, payment terms, and logistics slots before they become bottlenecks.
- When a vessel is delayed, a document is missing, or a supplier slips, re-plan quickly. Find the next-best route, timeline, or workaround and keep the customer informed.
- Maintain a live view of every shipment, including status, timelines, risks, and next actions.

Own Fulfilment End to End
- Exports: Take every order from closure to dispatch and customs clearance, meeting each customer's shipment-level requirements.
- Imports: Coordinate with overseas suppliers, track inbound shipments,



and ensure goods are cleared and received on time.
- Own the outcome of every shipment. If a shipment is delayed, understand why, raise it early, and drive it to closure.

Coordinate Across Teams
- Be the link between Demand, Supply, Logistics & Fulfilment, and Finance to ensure every shipment moves as planned.
- Coordinate order closure and customer requirements, supplier fulfilment, on-time movement of goods, payment security, advances, payments, and receivables.
- Be the single point of contact for EXIM status across all teams.

Identify and Resolve Critical Blockers
- Spot the few things that will make or break a shipment, whether it's a document, payment, supplier, or booking.
- Raise blockers early, push them to closure, and prioritise shipments that are at risk.

Maintain Documentation and Build Processes
- Ensure import, export, and hazardous-cargo documents are complete and ready for customs clearance.
- Create the checklists, trackers, and SOPs that make EXIM predictable as Atomgrid scales.
- Turn recurring problems into process improvements that prevent them from happening again.

Key Requirements
- Customer satisfaction comes first: Measure success by on-time delivery and customers who never have to chase us for shipment updates.
- Strong stakeholder management: Align Demand, Supply, Logistics, Finance, suppliers, and freight partners. Drive timelines firmly and keep relationships intact.
- Attention to detail: Catch incorrect documents, missed payment terms,



and customer-specific requirements before they cause delays.
- Ownership of fulfilment: Take every shipment from order closure to delivery and remain accountable for the outcome.
- Planning ahead and reacting fast: Build forward shipment plans and re-plan quickly when something breaks.
- Spotting what's critical: Identify blockers early, raise them, and drive them to closure.
- Experience: 1–4 years in supply chain, operations, program management, or a similar role. EXIM experience is a plus, not a must.
- EXIM knowledge: Understanding of import and export processes and payment terms is helpful. If you're new to EXIM, you should be keen to learn it quickly.

How You Work
- High intent and ownership: Treat every shipment as your own. Don't wait to be told; follow up until it's done.
- Curious: Ask why a delay happened, not just when the goods will arrive. Understand customs, freight, payments, and suppliers well enough to fix things yourself.
- Street smart: Know which call to make, who to escalate to, and how to find a workaround when the textbook answer doesn't work.
- Solid stakeholder management: Align sales, suppliers, freight forwarders, and finance. Push for timelines firmly and keep relationships intact.
- Ruthless prioritisation: In a busy week with many shipments, identify the two issues that actually matter and act on them first.
- Calm under pressure: When things break, stay clear-headed, communicate early, and focus on the fix.

Why Join Us?
- A chance to join a well-funded company in its early stages, providing a high-growth and learning environment.
- Work with a team of highly passionate and hungry individuals who want to leave a lasting impact on the specialty chemicals industry.
- Opportunity to play a foundational role in building Atomgrid's manufacturing capabilities from the ground up.

📌 Associate Manager - Supply Chain Planning (EXIM Operations) (Bengaluru)
🏢 Atomgrid
📍 Bengaluru