General Manager - International Partner Development — India
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Bangalore, KA, India
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Not specified
- Employment
- Contract
- Experience
- 2+ years
- Category
- Not specified
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- B.Sc./B.Tech. in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering; MBA strongly preferred
- 15+ years intechnical sales, BD or procurement
- Proven track record openingnew countries or regions for your company
- Deep commercial expertise: pricing strategies, supply chain economics, P&L ownership, complexcontract manufacturing negotiation
- Self-driven, entrepreneurial mindset—comfortable building new functions, definingprocess, and making decisions with incomplete information
- Ability to lead and develop talent (this role may grow to include a team of 1-2 managers)
- Existing network in target supply regions (strong plus)
Nice to have
- Experience scaling supply-side operations across multiple geographies
- Exposure to job work, toll manufacturing, or contract manufacturing models
- Prior experience in VC-backed or fast-growth B2B companies
Full description
About Scimplify
Scimplify is a specialty chemicals manufacturing company offering a full-stack solution—from R&D and custom synthesis to large-scale manufacturing and doorstep delivery. Headquartered in Bengaluru, India, we serve multiple industries ranging from pharmaceuticals to agrochemicals and industrial chemicals to personal care and fragrances.
We enable 1000+ business across 30+ countries to develop and scale innovative chemicals from lab to commercial production.We have raised $40 million in Series B funding, taking its total funding to $54 million. The round was co-led by Accel and Bertelsmann India Investments.We are a team of 450+ professionals with entities in India, Japan, USA, UAE, and Indonesia.
The Role
Scimplify is taking its integrated manufacturing program live across new countries—each a supply frontier requiring technical validation and commercial structuring. Your mission: own the supply-side opportunity in an assigned geography.
You'll be India-based but work as the technical and commercial anchor for one new country(e.g., Vietnam, Malaysia, or Mexico). You'll evaluate whether factories can make our chemistry, at our quality, at our cost. Then you'll model the economics and structure the deal. In-country, you'll partner with our regional BD managers to onboard suppliers, solve production problems in real-time, and make fast go/no-go decisions that others depend on.
This is where R&D meets supply chain.You're not an admin—you're a decision-maker. Location: India-based (Bangalore/Mumbai)
Travel: 30-40% to assigned country for factory visits, in-country BD alignment, and deal closureWhat Success Looks Like (Year 1)
- Evaluate and qualify 30-50 manufacturing partners in your assigned geography
- Onboard new factories into active pipeline
- Model economics for new product-geography combinations
- Build and document your region's supply development playbook (so the next country goes faster)
- Become the go-to technical reference for your region—R&D and BD teams trust your decision-making on feasibility, timing, and risk
- Drive speed:take complex factory evaluations from "unknown" to "go/no-go decision" in 30-45 days
Key ResponsibilitiesFactory Technical Evaluation: Assess global manufacturing capabilities—equipment, processes, purity standards, batch sizes, regulatory compliance. Translate those capabilities into feasibility decisions.
Commercial Structuring: Convert chemistry requirements into pricing models, contract terms, supply agreements, and economics. Own the structure—from LOI to signed manufacturing agreement.
Regional Technical Leadership: Bethe India-based backbone for your country's supply growth. Answer product questions for BD teams. Solve production problems. Make the calls on whether partnerships are viable.