Procurement Executive

TH E R O L E

We have a founder who lives and breathes product. What we need is someone who can take that product vision and make it real end to end, from what should we launch next to it's manufactured, quality-checked, and ready to ship.

You'll work directly with the founder to own the full sourcing and operations pipeline: identifying what to build, finding and negotiating with the right manufacturing partners, and getting every product from concept to launch-ready. You're not managing vendors someone else picked. You're finding them, vetting them, and owning the outcome.

Compensation is Fixed + ESOPs. This is a founding-team seat with real ownership.

K E Y R E S P O N S I B I L I T I E S

1. Product Sourcing & Selection

– Identify what to launch next — market gaps, competitive whitespace, category opportunities within color cosmetics and skin-forward formats.

– Work with the founder to prioritize the product roadmap based on feasibility, market insight, and manufacturing reality.

– Source and evaluate potential product concepts before they move into formulation.

2. Contract Manufacturing & Vendor Management

– Find, vet, and onboard contract manufacturers and OEM partners across categories.

– Negotiate MOQs, pricing, timelines, and terms — build a reliable manufacturing bench, not one-off deals.

– Own the relationship end to end: quality expectations, delivery reliability, responsiveness.

3. Production Pipeline & Launch Operations

– Manage the full journey from sampling to launch-ready production — coordinating between manufacturing, packaging, and quality checkpoints.

– Own inventory planning, logistics, and packaging sourcing so products are physically ready to sell, on time.

– Troubleshoot production issues in real time — delays, quality misses, vendor gaps — and solve them without waiting for direction.

4. Cross-Functional Collaboration

– Work closely with the formulation lead to ensure manufacturing feasibility is considered from day one, not bolted on after.

– Coordinate with packaging and design teams on production timelines and formats.

– Be the founder's operational partner — flag risks early, bring a ground-reality lens to every product decision.

W H O W E ' R E L O O K I N G F O R

Experience

– 1+ years in supply chain, sourcing, or operations within cosmetics or personal care or D2C in general

– Direct experience working with contract manufacturers or OEM partners in India/ overseas.

Mindset

– Ground-level operator. You'd rather be on a call with a manufacturer than in a strategy deck.

– Resourceful under ambiguity — at this stage, you're often the one figuring out what “done” looks like.

– Detail-oriented on the things that matter (quality, timelines, cost) and fast-moving on everything else.

– Comfortable with the pace of a pre-launch startup — no playbook, no approvals committee.

Bonus Points

– Experience launching color cosmetics or hybrid skincare-makeup products specifically.

– Existing relationships with Indian or international contract manufacturers.

– Background at a D2C or indie beauty brand or a manufacturing/OEM company.

W H Y T H I S R O L E

The product only matters if it actually reaches the shelf. This role makes that happen.

– Own the operational backbone of a first-of-its-kind makeup brand — from scratch, with real equity upside (ESOPs).

– Work directly with a founder who understands product deeply. No layers, no approvals committee.

– Build the sourcing and manufacturing relationships that become IKSHYA's operational moat.

– Every product that ships exists because you made it happen. That kind of impact is rare.

H O W T O A P P L Y

Send your resume, a list of products you've taken from sourcing through to launch, and a short note on what excites you to [email protected]