Store Expansion Associate – Lakhimpur Kheri

AgroStar; Lakhimpur Kheri; On-site; INR 350,000 - 650,000; Full time

Job summary

AgroStar in Uttar Pradesh, India, seeks a Store Expansion Lead to drive end-to-end store growth from market identification to successful launches.

You will conduct feasibility studies, build a robust location pipeline, and coordinate with Operations, Procurement, Finance, Branding and Projects to ensure timely readiness. Travel and on-ground market visits are integral to success.

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.
• 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

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