Bitumen Sourcing Manager

Job Description

About Brick2Wall

Brick2Wall is a global trading house headquartered in Gurugram, with offices in Chennai & Singapore, with active trade positions in ferrous and finished steel business. Our aim is to create value for stakeholders in complex, fragmented and traditional supply chains across industries by reducing operational and financial inefficiencies. We solve multi-dimensional information asymmetry and orchestrate the supply chain, leveraging engineering, data analytics, and technology, thus making procurement efficient and economical for our clients. We take active trade positions with back-to-back buy sell arrangements while collaborating with 3PL service providers, establishing operational quality control SOPs, and offering multiple payment solutions.

Location: Gurugram, Kandla, Mumbai, Mangalore

Reporting To: Director Commercial, Petroleum

Experience Required: 810 years (flexible: 512 years)

Industry Preference: Petroleum or Chemical Industry

Role Overview

We are seeking a highly driven and experienced Bitumen Sourcing Manager with a strong background in Oil& Gas, chemicals, or petroleum trading. The role demands a strategic thinker with hands-on expertise in trading, sourcing, procurement of physical products.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Sourcing:

- Procure petroleum products/ chemicals / bulk products/ liquid bulk and packed products from reputed sources, ensuring compliance with sales, operations, customer specific requirements.
- Networking and practical knowledge of key suppliers, dealers, reseller, importers, international traders, reputed parties for enabling smooth procurement, sourcing and timely supply of products.
- Inspect and process requisitions, coordinating with contract owners to resolve pricing/contract issues.
- Assign sources of supply and issue requests for quotes to acquire competitive pricing and terms from various reputed suppliers and build competitive price discovery.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to finalize purchase decisions, generating purchase orders and confirming supplier acceptance with contract term.
- Comprehensive knowledge and use of digital procurement tools viz. SAP, ARIBA, E-proc products for achieving errorfree execution, transparency, data analytics and digital footprint of various layers of procurement and sourcing.

Market & Trade Intelligence

- Keeping track of new shipments, Analyze domestic and international product prices trends, markets, and competitor activity.
- Build deep insights into buyers, sellers, and trade flows.

Stakeholder & Supplier Management

- Resolve operational aspects with multiple stake holders including suppliers, sourcing specialists, quality control/ testing laboratory staff and specification specialists and supply chain partners, managing challenges and disruptions leading to smooth closures of purchase and procurement in timely manner.
- Ensured smooth transaction processing addressing quality, delivery, payment, and returns-related issues.
- Negotiate contracts, pricing, and terms with suppliers, buyers, and logistics partners.

Regulatory & Risk Management

- Stay updated on government policies, regulations, and trade agreements affecting chemical and petroleum imports/exports.
- Mitigate risks related to pricing volatility, supply disruptions, and compliance issues.

Key Requirements

Education: MBA / PGDM from a premier institute (IIFT preferred) or equivalent.

Experience: 810 years (flexible 512 years) in bitumen sourcing, chemical trading, or petroleum supply chain.

Industry Exposure: Strong preference for candidates from Oil& Gas, petroleum orchemical sectors.

Trade Expertise:

- Proven experience managing trade operations and regulations.
- Familiarity with key contracting terms, documents.

Skills:

- Strong negotiation and vendor management skills.
- In-depth understanding of market dynamics and pricing strategies.
- Excellent knowledge of regulatory frameworks, compliance, and risk management.
- Networking and relationship building skills