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BU Head | Leading Specialty Chemicals MNC

Mumbai Permanent View Job Description
An exciting opportunity to lead and scale a fast-growing healthcare business across India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Maldives, with full ownership of commercial strategy, growth, and profitability. The role is designed for a high-potential business leader who can drive sustained expansion today while building capability for broader regional responsibilities in the future.
  • Lead a ₹100 Cr business with full P&L accountability
  • High-potential leadership role with regional career progression

About Our Client

Our client is a leading global provider of specialty solutions serving institutional, healthcare, industrial, and consumer markets. With a strong culture of innovation, customer-centricity, and sustainable growth, the organization is recognized for developing future leaders and empowering them with significant business ownership.

Job Description

  • Lead the Healthcare business across South Asia, encompassing India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Maldives.
  • Own the overall P&L and deliver revenue, margin, and EBITDA objectives.
  • Drive strategic growth initiatives across customers, products, segments, and markets.
  • Provide leadership to both Sales and Marketing functions, ensuring strong commercial execution.
  • Develop and implement business strategies to accelerate growth in a high-potential market.
  • Strengthen customer engagement and enhance customer retention, satisfaction, and long-term partnerships.
  • Build and maintain executive-level relationships with key strategic accounts.
  • Drive pricing, profitability, and commercial excellence initiatives across the business.
  • Lead and develop a high-performing, geographically diverse team while establishing a strong performance culture.
  • Enhance business processes, governance, forecasting, and operational discipline.
  • Identify competitive trends and formulate proactive market strategies.
  • Collaborate effectively with cross-functional stakeholders to support business objectives and growth plans.
  • Champion ethical leadership, compliance, and organizational values.

The Successful Applicant

  • MBA or equivalent postgraduate qualification preferred.
  • Proven experience managing a sizeable P&L in a B2B or industrial environment.
  • Demonstrated success in scaling businesses and delivering accelerated growth.
  • Strong commercial leadership experience spanning sales, marketing, key account management, and business development.
  • Experience leading multifunctional teams within a complex organization.
  • Track record of delivering profitable growth and building high-performance cultures.
  • High-potential leadership profile with the capability to assume larger regional responsibilities over time.
  • Healthcare, infection prevention, healthcare hygiene, healthcare consumables, or adjacent sector experience is advantageous but not mandatory.
  • Candidates from high-growth B2B organizations with strong business leadership credentials will also be considered.
  • Strong strategic thinking, stakeholder management, and execution capabilities.
  • Enterprise mindset, growth orientation, and excellent people leadership skills.

What's on Offer

  • Opportunity to lead a ₹100 Crore business with strong double-digit growth.
  • Full ownership of business strategy, commercial priorities, and profitability.
  • Significant visibility with senior leadership and regional stakeholders.
  • Succession-oriented role with potential to take on broader geographical responsibilities.
  • Opportunity to shape and scale a high-growth business in an attractive market segment.
  • Leadership of an established commercial organization across South Asia.
Quote job ref
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Job summary

Function
Sales
Sub Sector
Technical / Industrial
What is your area of specialisation?
Industrial / Manufacturing
Location
Mumbai
Job Type
Permanent
Job Reference
JN-082026-7077813

Diversity & Inclusion at Michael Page

We don't just accept difference - we celebrate it. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds to apply for this role and are committed to building inclusive, diverse workplaces where everyone can thrive. If you require any support or reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.