Store Expansion Associate

AgroStar; Mauganj; On-site; INR 600,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

AgroStar is seeking a Store Expansion Lead to drive end-to-end growth across new locations in India. You will identify markets, assess viability, build a robust location pipeline, and coordinate cross‑functional teams to launch stores on time.

You will manage landlords, vendors, and internal stakeholders to ensure compliance and success, with extensive travel to on-ground markets. The role demands a hands-on intrapreneurial mindset, strong communication, and the ability to translate market

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.
• Passionate intrapreneurial mindset with a desire to work at the grassroots level and drive impact in agriculture.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end store expansion, from market identification 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 to ensure 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 to resolve operational gaps and set stores up for successful performance.
• Maintain expansion dashboards and regular reporting, proactively highlighting progress, risks, delays, and key decisions required by leadership.

Skills

Communication

Stakeholder management

Sales & BD

Field operations

Travel readiness

Job description

ROLE

• Manage end-to-end store expansion, from market identification 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 to ensure 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 to resolve operational gaps and set stores up for successful performance
• Maintain expansion dashboards and regular reporting, proactively highlighting progress, risks, delays, and key decisions required by 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