Store Expansion Associate

AgroStar; Betul District; On-site; INR 400,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

AgroStar is expanding its footprint across rural India with new store openings. You will lead end-to-end expansion from market scoping to launch, coordinating with Operations, Procurement, Finance, People Practices, Branding, and Projects to ensure timely readiness.

You will manage landlords, vendors, and local stakeholders while tracking expansion costs, timelines, and budgets to deliver launches within approved parameters. Travel to on-ground markets is required and freshers are welcome.

Qualifications

• Freshers or candidates with 1–2 years of experience in sales, business development, retail, field operations, or a similar role.
• Good communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Comfortable with extensive travel and on-ground market visits.
• Intrapreneurial mindset with a desire to drive impact in India's agriculture sector.

Responsibilities

• Identify potential markets and locations for new stores and manage end-to-end expansion.
• Conduct market and location feasibility assessments, evaluating farmer potential, competition, and rentals.
• Build and manage a pipeline of locations and coordinate site shortlisting and finalization.
• Own store launch execution, coordinating with Operations, Procurement, Finance, branding, and other teams.
• Manage landlords, vendors, contractors, and local stakeholders for smooth execution.
• Prepare and track business cases, expansion costs, timelines, and budgets.

Skills

Communication

Stakeholder management

Travel readiness

Job description

ROLE

– Manage end-to-end store expansion, from identifying potential markets and locations to successful store launch.
– Conduct market and location feasibility assessments, evaluating farmer potential, competition, accessibility, rentals, and overall business viability.
– Build and manage a pipeline of potential locations, working with internal stakeholders to evaluate, shortlist, and finalize sites.
– Own store launch execution, coordinating with Operations, Procurement, Finance, People Practices, Branding, Projects, and other teams to ensure timely readiness.
– Manage landlords, vendors, contractors, and local stakeholders, ensuring smooth execution of commercial and operational requirements.
– Prepare and track business cases, expansion costs, timelines, and budgets, ensuring launches are delivered within approved parameters.
– Partner with the Store Operations team during the initial post‑launch phase, resolving operational gaps and ensuring stores are set up for successful performance.
– Maintain expansion dashboards and regular reporting, proactively highlighting progress, risks, delays, and key decisions required to leadership.

REQUIREMENTS

– Freshers or candidates with 1–2 years of experience in sales, business development, retail, field operations, or a similar role.
– Good communication and stakeholder management skills.
– Comfortable with extensive travel and on‑ground market visits.
– Passionate intrapreneurial mindset with a desire to work at the grassroots level and drive impact in India’s agriculture sector.