Export Operations & Supply Chain Specialist (Pre-shipment)

 About Elchemy

Elchemy is a tech-enabled cross-border specialty chemicals marketplace. Our vision is to become the largest global speciality chemicals distributor focussing on discovery and fulfillment using a tech-first approach. 

Chemicals is an extremely important large and fragmented market with multiple inefficiencies in cross border trade. The global speciality chemicals market is $800bn growing at a CAGR of 5.7%. The industry faces glaring challenges including lack of trust, excessive lead times, quality uncertainty, lack of transparency and tons of operational challenges.s

In the past 20 months of the company's operation, we have scaled up our operations serving in more than 32 countries and have active partnerships with more than 100s of customers and suppliers. The company has raised a total of upwards of $7.5mn from marquee investors like InfoEdge Ventures and Prime Venture Partners.

Our highly ambitious team comprises alumni from IITs, IIMs, NITs and have extensive experience of working in startups as well as multinational companies. We want to create a team with A-players and rockstars in all roles. When such a team comes together, no vision seems unachievable, and everyone pushes to deliver outstanding results.

We are looking for a Sr Manager Supply Chain and Operations to oversee and optimize our end-to-end supply chain processes. This role is critical in building and maintaining one of Elchemy's key competitive advantages in the cross-border trade industry.

       Roles and Responsibilities:

• Oversee all aspects of supply chain, including but not limited to documentation, freight forwarding, customs, compliance, transportation, warehousing, quality assurance, samples shipment and customer support
• Build and maintain relationships with all types of vendors like freight forwarders, CHAs, transporters, warehousing partners, QC laboratories and shipping lines etc.
• Manage a Supply Chain team
• Maintain robust control over QA/QC and packaging of products to deliver an exceptional customer experience
• Ensure compliance with relevant regulations and obtain necessary certifications (AEO, ISO, Status Holder, Factory Stuffing, etc.)
• Optimize freight rates and minimize costs while maintaining service quality
• Drive process improvements and foster a culture of innovation within the team
• Identify, recruit, and develop top talent in the supply chain domain

Skills and Qualifications:

• 6-10 years of experience in supply chain, operations, or logistics, preferably in cross-border trade, and track record of managing a team
• Experience working in a distribution setup
• Knowledge of hazardous chemicals logistics is a plus
• Strong proficiency with softwares and willingness to learn new technologies
• Experience with US-specific freight forwarding, logistics, customs brokerage, and warehousing is preferred
• In-depth knowledge of customs tariffs, notifications, circulars, and regulatory compliance rules

* This role may involve managing team members working night shifts to support US operations