Store Expansion Associate

AgroStar; Guna District; On-site; INR 300,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

AgroStar is seeking a Store Expansion professional to drive end-to-end expansion initiatives in Madhya Pradesh. The role involves identifying markets, evaluating locations, and launching new stores with cross‑functional teams.

You will build a location pipeline, manage landlord and vendor relationships, and track costs, timelines, and budgets to ensure timely readiness and post‑launch optimization.

Qualifications

• Freshers or candidates with 1–2 years of experience in sales, business development, retail, field operations or a similar role.

Responsibilities

• Drive 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 finalise 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.

Skills

Sales

Business development

Retail

Field operations

Job description

ROLE

• Drive 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 finalise 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 agriculture.