Strategic Sourcing Head

Industrial
Pune
Procurement & Supply Chain

About the Company

Our client is a fast growing specialty chemicals manufacturing with 4 plants across India and business in Middle East, Africa and South East Asia

Roles and Responsibilites

Strategic Value Engine: Transform the SCM division into a core driver of business value. You will leverage Technology and AI to automate workflows, accelerate turnaround times, and build predictive sourcing models.

Digital Procurement: Identify and implement intelligent tools that optimize supplier selection, automate purchase orders, and provide real-time visibility into global freight and inventory transit.

Complex Sourcing: Master the dual challenge of sourcing bulk raw materials for our chemical formulations

Seamlessly navigate global logistics. You will be responsible for optimizing global freight forwarding, managing Customs House Agents (CHAs) effectively, ensuring flawless customs clearances, and leveraging INCOTERMS for maximum commercial advantage.

Global Nuance: Ensure rapid and compliant material flow across our key corridors

Expansion Readiness: Architect a supply chain network that doesn't just serve our current infrastructure, but rapidly integrates our newer regional operations, ensuring decentralized agility with centralized control.

Resilience & Risk Management: Build a deeply resilient vendor ecosystem that protects company against global supply shocks, ensuring our production lines never stop.

Skills and qualifications

Experience: 10+ years of leadership experience in Supply Chain Management, specifically focused on Procurement, Imports, and Exports.

Pedigree: Strong academic background from Tier 1/Tier 2 institutions.

Industry Agility: Experience handling both chemical/process manufacturing and hardware/electronic components is a massive advantage.

The Startup Hustle: You are a builder. You are comfortable rolling up your sleeves to fix a broken process today, while designing the AI-driven strategy for tomorrow.

You thrive in high-growth, ambiguous environments.

You are deeply frustrated by manual SCM processes.

You have a proven track record of using modern ERPs, automation, and AI tools to drastically improve supply chain efficiency and create measurable business value.

Deep, hands-on knowledge of international trade, HSN classifications, customs duty optimization, CHA management, and multi-modal freight routing (especially concerning the US, Middle East, and Africa).

What's On Offer

An opportunity to lead a fast growing team at a competitive pay scale.

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CEO, Haifir

"Lagrange didn't just find me a job—they found me the right job. Their consultant understood exactly what I was looking for, even when I couldn't fully articulate it myself."

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CEO, Haifir

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