Lead - Sourcing

Plastics For Change; Kundrathur; On-site; INR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary (attractive)

Provident Fund (PF)

Performance incentives

Health and accidental insurance

Career growth opportunities

Learning and development

Flexible policies

Paid time off

Employee engagement activities

Recognition programs

Wellness initiatives

Job summary

Plastics For Change in Kundrathur, India is seeking a field operations professional to mobilise informal waste stakeholders, build capacity and ensure ethical sourcing. You will engage Home Based Workers, Waste Pickers and local partners to strengthen the plastic recycling supply chain.

Role involves on-site stakeholder onboarding, CRM updates, reporting and travel across Bengaluru and nearby areas as needed. A graduate with 5+ years in field work is preferred.

Qualifications

• Graduate with 5+ years of field work experience in the informal sector.
• Good understanding of social and environmental concepts and methods.
• Experience of being part of any program/project management or field work would be an added advantage.
• Experience of working in Urban or Rural Development, Environment, Community Relations / Interventions / Engagement, Plastics Recycling, Waste Management will be helpful.
• Fluency in local language and moderate English working knowledge.
• Sound understanding of informal sector and vulnerable communities

Responsibilities

• Stakeholder Management: Identifying, networking, mobilising and engaging key stakeholders across the informal sector in the plastic recycling industry to formal supply chain.
• Capacity Building: Conducting one-to-one capacity building and CRM training for stakeholders; creating awareness of schemes and policies.
• Reporting and Documentation: Maintaining documentation, ensuring timely reports and CRM updates.
• General responsibilities: Ensure professionalism, adhere to PFC policies, data confidentiality, and travel as needed.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Capacity building

CRM training

Documentation

Communication

Education

Graduate degree

Tools

CRM (mobile tech)

Job description

Kundrathur, India | Posted on 08/04/2026

Plastics For Change is a purpose-driven social enterprise building ethical, traceable, and inclusive recycling supply chains. The company works with informal waste collectors to formalize recycling systems, ensure fair wages, and create measurable social and environmental impact.

Job Description

Stakeholder Management:

• Identifying, networking, mobilising and engaging key stakeholders across the informal sector in the plastic recycling industry to formal supply chain. Our key stakeholders are Home Based Workers (HBW), Waste Pickers (WP), Itinerant Buyers (IB), Van Units (VU), Dry Waste Collection Centre (DWCC), Waste Pickers Community Leaders, Scrap Shops (SS), Wholesaler etc.
• Enrolling and managing stakeholders on the PFC platform.
• Building trust with stakeholders to maintain strong working relationships.
• Increasing plastic sourcing and supply from stakeholders by ensuring ethical sourcing and fair price.
• Facilitating management and client visits with stakeholders.

Capacity Building:

• Conducting one-to-one capacity building to strengthen stakeholders working capacity w.r.t PFC Standard Operating Procedures (SOP).
• Conducting one-to-one CRM (mobile technology) training for stakeholders.
• Creating awareness and sensitising stakeholders on various social/Govt. schemes and services, statutory compliances and policies with the help of NGO/Franchise partners.
• Facilitating stakeholder formalisation in the sector by enabling opening bank accounts, PAN, ensuring statutory compliances, policies etc.

Reporting and Documentation:

• Maintaining various due-diligence and other required documentation at stakeholder level, managing, monitoring and reviewing it periodically.
• Ensuring timely, concise and accurate reports on a daily, weekly and monthly basis on prescribed formats.
• Ensuring timely, concise and accurate CRM updates and also ensuring stakeholders are updating it regularly.
• Maintain case work and community work documents of stakeholders.
• Help managers and teams to capture information from the field as and when required.

General responsibilities :

• Ensure professionalism always and demonstrate exemplary prioritisation of workload skills.
• Ensure that the PFC policies, SOPs and protocols are being adhered to at all levels of the company.
• Ensure strict adherence to data confidentiality and security.
• Willingness to travel frequently cross Bengaluru city, sometimes at short notice, including other places as per need of project or company.
• Work closely with PFC team and Partners.

Requirements

Graduate with 5+ years of field work experience in the informal sector.

Good understanding of social and environmental concepts and methods.

Experience of being part of any program/project management or field work would be an added advantage.

Experience of working in the fields of Urban or Rural Development, Environment, Community Relations / Interventions / Engagement, Plastics Recycling, Waste Management will be helpful.

Fluency in local language and moderate English working knowledge.

Sound understanding of informal sector and vulnerable communities

We offer a competitive and comprehensive benefits package designed to support our employees’ well-being and growth

• including an attractive salary
• Provident Fund (PF) for financial security
• performance-based incentives
• comprehensive health and accidental insurance coverage
• strong career growth opportunities
• Employees benefit from continuous learning and development through training programs
• a healthy work-life balance with flexible policies
• generous paid time off including leave and holidays
• employee engagement activities
• recognition programs to reward achievements
• access to wellness and support initiatives, ensuring a positive and rewarding work environment