Business Head - Textile (Speciality Chemical)

About us

Scimplify is a science-first manufacturing company for Advanced Materials: from specialty chemicals to the emerging building blocks of next-generation energy applications, life sciences, and crop sciences. We scale process development and manufacturing as one continuous system, supported by world-class R&D infrastructure and executed across a global network of 500+ manufacturing partners and thousands of scientists and technical partners.

The result: new materials go from molecule to commercial scale in months, not years. Scimplify operates offices and teams across 5 countries with 1,000+ innovator customers in 40+ countries. We are backed by investors such as Accel, Bertelsmann, Omnivore, Hitachi Ventures and 3one4 Capital, having raised over $80M.

Role summary

You will own Scimplify’s Textile Specialty Chemicals business end to end: strategy, P&L, portfolio and growth across India and export markets.

Key responsibilities

Build and run the P&L for the Textile Specialty Chemicals BU. Set revenue, margin and volume targets, and make it a leading business in the segment. Define the textile specialty chemicals portfolio across pretreatment, dyeing auxiliaries, printing and finishing chemicals (softeners, repellents, flame retardants). Work with R&D and sourcing to add new molecules and formulations.

Win and grow key accounts among textile mills, processing houses and garment exporters in the major hubs: Tiruppur, Surat, Ahmedabad, Ludhiana, Bhiwandi and Erode. Grow textile specialty chemicals exports to Bangladesh, Vietnam, Indonesia, Turkey and Sri Lanka, using Scimplify’s international network. Make sure the portfolio meets brand and sustainability standards (ZDHC, bluesign, OEKO‑TEX), and use those standards to win business with brand‑nominated suppliers.

Build and lead the sales and technical service team. Set up application support so the team sells solutions, not just chemicals. Track pricing, competitors and raw material trends in textile specialty chemicals so the business can protect its margins.

Requirements

8+ years in textile specialty chemicals or auxiliaries, with at least 5 years in a business head, BU head or P&L role. Background with a textile specialty chemicals player such as Archroma, Huntsman Textile Effects, Rudolf, CHT, Sarex, Fineotex or Pulcra. Strong network among mills, processors and brand sourcing teams, and a track record of growing revenue at scale.

Working knowledge of wet processing and application, plus sustainability and compliance frameworks. B.Tech or M.Tech in Textile Chemistry or Chemical Engineering preferred. An MBA is a plus.