Product Commercialization Manager

ESP Engineered; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

ESP Engineered, located in Hyderabad, India, is hiring a Manager – Product Commercialization to drive the growth of their Value Chain Chemistries Business Unit. This role demands strong technical-commercial expertise to oversee the end-to-end commercialization of innovative chemicals. Candidates should have 5–10 years of experience in product development and must hold a B.Tech/M.Tech in Chemical Engineering or Chemistry. The company offers a dynamic work environment focused on innovation and sustainability.

Qualifications

• 5–10 years in product development, scale-up, or commercialization within pharma, agrochemicals, or specialty chemicals.
• Strong understanding of KSMs, intermediates, and specialty chemicals manufacturing processes.
• Proven experience in coordinating cross-functional teams and external partners.

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end commercialization of new molecules from feasibility assessment to market launch.
• Drive technology transfers ensuring compliance and quality.
• Build scalability plans for large-volume adoption.

Skills

Technical-commercial expertise

Strong project management

Analytical and problem-solving skills

Stakeholder management

Education

B.Tech / M.Tech in Chemical Engineering / Chemistry

MBA preferred

Job description

We are a specialty chemicals manufacturing company with a full stack solution from R&D to manufacturing and doorstep delivery of innovative chemicals. Scimplify is a specialty chemicals manufacturing company offering a full-stack solution—from R&D and custom synthesis to large-scale manufacturing and doorstep delivery. Headquartered in Bengaluru, India, we serve multiple industries ranging from pharmaceuticals to agrochemicals and industrial chemicals to personal care and fragrances.

We enable 500+ businesses across 20+ countries to develop and scale innovative chemicals from lab to commercial production. We have raised over $54 million from top tier investors such as Accel and Bertelsmann, and are a team of 250+ professionals with entities in India, Japan, USA, UAE, and Indonesia.

We are seeking a highly driven Manager – Product Commercialization to accelerate the growth of our Value Chain Chemistries (VCC) Business Unit. The role will be central to identifying, developing, commercializing, and scaling molecules across multiple value chains such as Phosphorus, Bromine, Iodine, Pyridine, Boron, Phenol, Resorcinol, Orthoformates, Silicone and new categories in the future.

This role requires strong technical-commercial expertise, deep industry knowledge and the ability to work across R&D, sourcing, manufacturing, sales and customers to deliver a robust and sustainable product portfolio.

The candidate will be responsible for end-to-end commercialization, technical feasibility, cost optimization and customer alignment.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end commercialization of new molecules from feasibility assessment to market launch.
• Drive technology transfers from lab/pilot to commercial facilities, ensuring quality, regulatory and safety compliance.
• Build scalability plans for each molecule to support large-volume adoption.
• Expand product portfolios within each value chain, targeting 20+ molecules/products per category.
• Continuously evaluate opportunities to add new molecules aligned with customer and market needs.
• Identify gaps in the current portfolio and propose commercialization strategies to address them.
• Work closely with R&D, sourcing, and manufacturing partners to align specifications and scale-up.
• Collaborate with sales and business teams to prioritize opportunities and ensure market readiness.
• Act as the bridge between internal stakeholders, suppliers, and customers.
• Engage closely with customers to understand technical requirements and ensure specifications are met.
• Support customer trials with strong technical and commercial inputs.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with global suppliers, partners and customers across the value chain.
• Analyze process economics, identify cost optimization opportunities, and drive efficiency improvements.
• Support negotiations with suppliers and tolling/manufacturing partners.
• Monitor competitive landscape to drive differentiation in cost, quality, and speed to market.
• Track project progress, prepare commercialization roadmaps, and report key metrics to BU leadership.
• Provide insights on timelines, risks, and opportunities for each molecule launch.

Qualifications & Skills

Education: B.Tech / M.Tech in Chemical Engineering / Chemistry. MBA preferred but not mandatory.

Experience: 5–10 years in product development, scale-up, or commercialization within pharma, agrochemicals or specialty chemicals.

Strong understanding of KSMs, intermediates, and specialty chemicals manufacturing processes.

Proven experience in coordinating cross-functional teams and external partners.

Strong project management, analytical and problem-solving skills.

Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.