Company Profile: Chemical Trading / Merchant Export Organization

Position: Product / Category Manager – Chemicals

Location: Ahmedabad

Job Profile:

Responsible for managing assigned chemical product categories and developing business across domestic and international markets. The role involves identifying manufacturers and suppliers, developing new customers, managing product pricing, handling import-export activities, and driving sales growth and profitability.

Key Requirements:

- Product / Category Management: Manage assigned chemical categories such as Surfactants, Oleochemicals, Commodity Chemicals, and Specialty Chemicals.
- Market Research & Business Development: Identify market trends, product demand, pricing, competitors, and new business opportunities across domestic and international markets.
- Supplier Development: Identify and develop relationships with chemical manufacturers and suppliers in India and overseas, including negotiating pricing, quality, and supply terms.
- Customer Development: Identify and develop new customers, buyers, and distributors while handling enquiries, quotations, samples, and techno-commercial discussions.
- Pricing & Commercial Management: Handle product costing, pricing, freight, foreign exchange, profit margins, and commercial negotiations.
- Import & Export Operations: Coordinate international trade activities and understand trade documentation, regulatory compliance,



and commercial terms such as FOB, CFR, and CIF.
- Sales & Profitability: Drive sales performance, monitor customer payments and credit risks, and achieve revenue and profitability targets for the assigned product category.
- Business Growth: Independently manage the assigned category from supplier development and sourcing to customer acquisition and business expansion.

Desired Candidate:

- 2-4 years of experience in Business Development with Chemical Manufacturing Industry.
- B.Tech / M.Tech in Chemical Engineering or a related discipline. MBA will be an added advantage.
- Good understanding of chemical products, grades, specifications, applications, and manufacturing processes.
- Experience in supplier development, customer development, and business generation.
- Knowledge of international trade, import-export procedures, product costing, pricing, and profit margins.
- Strong commercial, analytical, negotiation, and business development skills.
- Valuable English communication skills and confidence in dealing with domestic and international customers.
- Willingness to travel frequently within India and internationally.
- Familiarity with AI tools, CRM systems, and digital business tools will be an added advantage.

Contact Details:

Rina Arun / Nandan Kumar [email protected]

91 99043 22770 / 91 (phone hidden)

📌 Product Category Manager (Ahmedabad)
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