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Associate Allied Chemicals

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 1977

💄 Beauty

Beauty

Associate Allied Chemicals is a distributor and agent of high-quality raw materials for the fragrance, flavour, and cosmetic industry. The company partners with and sources directly from well-recognized names to provide consistent quality to its customers. It aims to serve the fragrance and cosmetic industries by delivering top-notch raw materials.

📋 Description

• Build New Markets (Ground Zero) • Travel to new countries (USA, Brazil, Turkey, France) and support Management and local teams to set up operations from scratch • Work with local consultants (legal, tax, audit) and make things move fast • Own Finance & Compliance (Practical, Not Theoretical) • Set up basic accounting + reporting systems in each country • Ensure filings, taxes, and compliance don’t break • Coordinate with external accountants - you don’t need to be a CA, but you should understand the system • Foresee potential problems and set up processes and workflows that mitigate financial and compliance risk. • Set Up Systems (ERP + Visibility) • Help implement and run ERP systems that are agile and scalable • Make sure inventory, orders, and financials are visible across markets • Build simple dashboards: clarity over perfection • Build Supply Chain on the Ground • Identify and onboard warehouses, 3PL partners and customs brokers • Set up import/export flows and documentation and partnerships • Solve real problems: delays, customs issues, broken shipments, etc. • Make Things Work (Day-to-Day Ops) • Create simple SOPs where needed - but don’t overcomplicate • Jump into issues across sales, procurement, regulatory, logistics, and finance this will be a cross-functional role and requires coordination with several global team members. • Be the person who unblocks things fast, is able to adapt to on-ground realities and identify items for escalation. You will work with on-ground teams in various geographies and will need communication skills and empathy to work through problems jointly.

🎯 Requirements

• Undergraduate degree from a Top-tier college in the US / Europe / India (Globally) • 2-3 years’ experience in operations / consulting / finance / supply chain • Someone who wants to build and solve, not just manage • Comfortable with ambiguity, chaos and figuring things out independently • Willing to travel frequently (50%), often at short notice and roll up your sleeves at local sites. • Strong problem-solving + bias for action • Interested in working across cultures • High emotional intelligence with the ability to navigate different cultures, working styles, and business environments with empathy and respect • Strong organizational, communication and people skills • Big Plus If You Have worked in a startup or a high-growth international environment

🏖️ Benefits

• You’ll see multiple countries up close, not from a desk • You’ll build real infrastructure - entities, warehouses, systems • High ownership early • Steep learning curve across finance + ops + global business