Store Expansion Associate – Balotra

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

Job summary

AgroStar is seeking a motivated professional to help drive end-to-end store expansion across markets, from identifying potential locations to successful store launches. You will assess feasibility, build location pipelines, and coordinate with internal teams to ensure readiness and smooth execution.

The role requires travel to on-ground markets, stakeholder management, and a passion for grassroots agricultural impact. Join a dynamic team driving growth at the field level.

Qualifications

• Freshers or 1–2 years in sales, business development, retail, field operations or a similar role.
• Good communication and stakeholder management.
• 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

• 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

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

Travel willingness

Grassroots agriculture

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