Category Director – Machining & Fabrication

Who we are:
We are stealth mode industrial B2B startup with a customer ready platform currently in pilot stage. Our vision is to connect progressive Small & Medium industries with larger companies and the global supply chain through an Open Business Networking platform offering solutions and services both on the buy and sell side to enable business deals online.

Part of this initiative is to empower manufacturing SMEs to operate and obtain advantages like large enterprises. We are currently targeting precision machine shops and fabrication units.

Responsibilities:
• Help develop business strategy to attract contract manufacturing job shops/fabrication units to join the network as members/affiliates
• Identify and connect with suitable machine shops, OEM customers and suppliers to advocate value proposition of the platform & services, build adoption and monitor operations to deliver overall value to all stakeholders

Requirements:
• Possess intimate knowledge of how precision machining job shops operate end to end, from business and technical point of view
• Should be familiar with the supply and demand side with production/industrial engineering background and/or product design engineering (CAD/CAM)
• Ideally a management graduate from one of the top tier school with engineering background
• Good networking, communication, relationship building and negotiation skills would be essential to be successful in this role
• Personality – dynamic and entrepreneurial individual with integrity and can do attitude

Compensation & Equity:
• Being a startup, compensation will be nominal with potential equity upto 4% for the right candidate with possibility to join as one of the co-founder

Location Preference:
At this point we are looking for someone in the Mumbai/Pune area, but interested to connect with suitable candidates from other areas to explore options