Store Expansion Associate – Kanpur Dehat

AgroStar; Kanpur Dehat; On-site; INR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

AgroStar is seeking a field-based role to lead end-to-end store expansion across new markets in India. You will identify viable locations, build a robust pipeline, and drive launch readiness while coordinating with internal teams and external partners.

The role requires extensive on-ground market visits and a hands-on, entrepreneurial approach to grow AgroStar's retail footprint. Freshers or candidates with 1–2 years in sales, business development, retail or field operations are invited to

Qualifications

• Good communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Willingness to travel extensively for market visits.
• Freshers or 1–2 years in sales, business development, retail, field operations, or similar roles.

Responsibilities

• Oversee end-to-end store expansion: identify markets, evaluate potential, build location pipelines, and coordinate with internal/external partners.
• Manage launch costs, timelines, and post-launch support to ensure successful openings.
• Coordinate with Operations, Procurement, Finance, People Practices, Branding, Projects and other teams for timely readiness.
• Oversee landlords, vendors, contractors and local stakeholders to ensure smooth execution of commercial and operational needs.
• Maintain expansion dashboards and report progress, risks, and key decisions to leadership.

Skills

Communication

Stakeholder management

Travel readiness

Intrapreneurial mindset

Job description

ROLE

• – Manage end-to-end store expansion, including identifying new markets and locations, evaluating potential, building the location pipeline, coordinating with internal teams and external partners, managing launch costs and timelines, ensuring smooth store setup and launch, supporting the initial post‑launch phase, and tracking expansion progress and risks.
• – 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, desire to work at the grassroots level, drive impact in India’s agricultural sector, and help farmers win.