Global specialty chemicals distributor with formulation expertise across 65 countries
Azelis is a specialty chemicals distributor working with 2,800 supplier principals to serve 63,000+ customers across life sciences, industrial chemicals, and food ingredients. The tech stack is heavily Microsoft-dependent (Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management, Finance & Operations, Azure, Power BI, Fabric), with active hiring concentrated in sales (24 roles) and finance (9 roles) — a hiring pattern that mirrors their stated pain points around sales efficiency, growth identification, and profitability optimization. They're actively implementing a commercial growth agenda and new product introduction tools, signaling an attempt to scale revenue while tightening operational discipline.
Notable leadership hires: Managing Director
Azelis operates a global distribution and value-added services business in specialty chemicals and food ingredients. With 4,200+ employees across 65 countries, they broker relationships between principals and end customers, leveraging 70+ application laboratories to develop formulations and provide technical guidance. Revenue comes from three business verticals: Life Sciences (personal care, pharma, food & nutrition, animal nutrition); Industrial Chemicals (CASE, electronics, fine chemicals, advanced materials, lubricants); and other applications (textiles, leather, paper). Sales teams are organized by vertical with dedicated product and application expertise. The company is structured around supply chain operations (Dynamics 365 SCM), finance management, and customer relationship development.
Azelis primarily uses Microsoft enterprise software: Dynamics 365 (Supply Chain Management, Finance & Operations), Azure cloud, Power BI and Fabric for analytics, Power Automate for workflow automation, and Azure DevOps. They also use Workday for HR and GitHub Copilot for development.
Azelis operates across 65 countries worldwide with 4,200+ employees and serves 63,000+ customers globally through relationships with 2,800 supplier principals.
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