About the Company:
Meenatchi Enterprises LLP is a growing waste management and recycling company operating across Tamil Nadu with facilities in Madurai, Chennai, and Kancheepuram. Our business spans plastic scrap, lead acid battery scrap, e-waste, and copper scrap — covering both domestic sourcing and international trade. As we scale, we are looking for a senior leader to take ownership of our entire Chennai operations.
Role Overview:
We are seeking an experienced Business Head to lead end-to-end operations covering raw material sourcing, processing, sales of scrap and recycled granules, P&L ownership, and team leadership. This is a high-autonomy role reporting directly to the Designated Partner, with full authority to scale operations, build the team, and drive growth across plastic, battery, and e-waste verticals.
Key Responsibilities:
P&L & Strategy
- Own complete P&L for the Chennai unit across plastic, battery, and e-waste verticals
- Build annual operating plans, set sourcing and sales targets, and drive margin growth
- Identify new business opportunities — domestic sourcing corridors, import partnerships, B2B sales channels
Procurement Leadership
- Lead procurement of plastic scrap, virgin/recycled resin, battery scrap, and e-waste
- Develop and manage supplier networks — dealers, industries, aggregators, overseas exporters
- Oversee import procurement (UAE, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia corridors)
- Negotiate large-volume deals and long-term supplier contracts
Sales & Customer Management
- Drive sales of recycled plastic granules to manufacturers and converters
- Manage lead ingot sales, battery scrap trading, and e-waste channel sales
- Build relationships with smelters, plastic converters, and institutional buyers
- Track market prices (LME, domestic resin, scrap rates) and optimise sell timing
Operations & Compliance
- Oversee warehouse operations, segregation, processing, and dispatch
Team Leadership
- Build and lead a team of executives, supervisors, sorters, and field staff
- Implement SOPs, KPIs, and MIS reporting frameworks
- Drive a performance culture across sourcing, operations, and sales
- Ensure full compliance with CPCB/TNPCB, hazardous waste rules, EPR, and DGFT import norms
- Manage logistics, vendor payments, and working capital deployment
Requirements:
- 8–15 years of progressive experience in recycling, waste management, plastic processing, or scrap trading
- Proven P&L ownership in a recycling or industrial trading business
- Strong technical knowledge across plastic grades (PP, HDPE, ABS, PET, Nylon, PC), battery scrap, and e-waste
- Experience in domestic and international procurement
- Track record of building supplier and customer networks from scratch
- Strong commercial acumen — margin management, pricing, working capital, negotiation
- Working knowledge of CPCB/TNPCB, EPR, DGFT, and hazardous waste compliance
- Team leadership experience — proven ability to build and run a 20+ person team
- Hands-on leadership style — comfortable in the field, at the warehouse, and in front of customers
- Fluency in English and Tamil; additional languages a plus
Preferred Background:
- Worked at established recycling firms, plastic processors, battery recyclers, or e-waste handlers
What We Offer:
- Direct reporting line to ownership — high autonomy and decision-making authority
- Opportunity to scale a growing business with multi-vertical, multi-location operations
- Competitive salary plus performance-linked incentives tied to P&L
- A long-term role with significant ownership and impact
- Prior experience as Business Head / GM / Operations Head at a scrap or recycling company
- Exposure to EPR compliance and PRO (Producer Responsibility Organisation) frameworks
- Experience setting up new units or scaling an existing recycling business
- Familiarity with Tamil Nadu industrial belts and supplier networks
Pay: ₹65,000.00 - ₹85,000.00 per month
Benefits:
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Chennai, Tamil Nadu (Chennai, Chennai District): Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Preferred)
Experience:
- plastic recycling: 6 years (Preferred)
- e-waste recycling: 6 years (Preferred)
- scrap & waste management: 6 years (Preferred)
- sales & purchase (recycled materials): 6 years (Preferred)
Willingness to travel:
Work Location: In person
