Store Expansion Associate

AgroStar; Yavatmal District; On-site; INR 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

AgroStar is seeking a proactive Store Expansion Manager to drive end-to-end expansion across markets in Maharashtra. You will identify potential locations, assess viability, and build a robust pipeline, coordinating with cross-functional teams to ensure timely store launches.

The role requires strong communication, stakeholder management, and willingness to travel extensively to on-ground markets. You will manage landlords, vendors, and budgets while tracking progress with dashboards and

Qualifications

• Freshers or candidates with 1–2 years in sales, business development, retail or field operations.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Willingness to travel extensively and visit on-ground markets.

Responsibilities

• Identify potential markets and locations and drive end-to-end store expansion.
• Conduct market feasibility assessments considering farmer potential, competition, rentals, and viability.
• Build and manage a pipeline of locations and shortlist sites with internal stakeholders.
• Own store launch execution coordinating with Operations, Procurement, Finance, People Practices, Branding and Projects.
• Manage landlords, vendors, contractors, and local stakeholders for compliant execution.
• Prepare and track business cases, expansion costs, timelines, and budgets.
• Support post-launch phase with Store Operations to resolve gaps and ensure stores perform well.
• Maintain expansion dashboards and report progress, risks, and decisions 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 is 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, desire to work at the grassroots level and drive impact in agriculture.