Offline Retail Lead at Leading Lifestyle Retail Brand · Mumbai · 9 - 14 years · ₹25L - ₹30L / yr · Posted 21 Feb 2023
Role & Responsibilities:
- Owning offline/retail P&L
- Identifying potential locations for expansion following the company’s expansion strategy
- Liaising with various agencies in the space search
- Carrying out a detailed feasibility study on chosen locations
- Negotiation with the malls/agencies and finalization of related documents & pricing.
- Creating & implementing the organization chart for the offline/retail function
- Collaboration with the Marketing team and VM for In-store marketing/promotions and for external ATL/BTL activities
- Generates ideas about future retail activities to ensure a cutting-edge strategy; maintains up-to-date knowledge of the marketplace, competitors, and trends
- Takes a lead role in building a strong sales management culture with the operations team; spends time coaching store managers, identifying skills and opportunities for development; provides advice and guidance on Store manager issues when needed.
- Maintains and constantly develops innovative and cost-effective stock generation; monitors stock weekly to achieve bottom-line sales budget against monthly targets
- Implementation of ERP and other Technology resources for effective Business Decision Making
Expected skill sets:
- Experience of 12 -14 years with established brand(s) in the Lifestyle Retail category.
- Critical experience in Sales and/or Retail Operations is a must
- Should have worked across the key retail formats viz EBO, LFS, and MBO.
- Experienced in managing relationships at a senior level and managing a diverse (in terms of skill base and experience) team of people.
- Must be able to demonstrate the ability to c
- ontribute and successfully deliver against a business strategy.
- Excellent communication skills - verbal, written to include report writing and group presentations
- Commercially sound with a good understanding of profit and loss accounting and the influence of operating factors e.g. volume v price
- Excellent organization skills, able to prioritize
- A collaborative team player concerned with the team's success as well as individual performance
Why join us?
We are a young and dynamic team, so you will get to make a significant impact, learn a lot, and have fun in the process. We are building our team as well, so this is a great opportunity to quickly climb up the ladder and become among the top D2C experts in India.
We are a funded, capital-efficient business, with best-in-class D2C founders as our investors. We are rapidly growing, so you get to be a part of the hyper-growth phase and quickly grow with us.
Job Details:
- Work timings: Mon to Sat, Work from Office role
- Office location: Mumbai
- CTC: As per market standard
- Reporting: To founder
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To drive retail expansion by identifying suitable store locations, managing new store openings, negotiating commercial terms, and building strong relationships with landlords and brokers.
Key Responsibilities
Identify and finalize new store locations as per the expansion strategy.
Manage end-to-end execution of new store openings.
Lead rental and lease negotiations for new and existing stores.
Develop and maintain strong relationships with landlords, property owners, and brokers.
Evaluate commercial viability and negotiate cost-effective deals.
Maintain a pipeline of potential locations for future expansion.
Conduct market and location analysis to support expansion decisions.
Coordinate with internal teams and external stakeholders for smooth store launch.
Required Skills
Strong negotiation and commercial acumen.
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
Strong analytical and decision-making abilities.
Good knowledge of retail expansion and location acquisition.
Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines.
Strong relationship-building skills.
Qualification & Experience
Graduate in any discipline.
3–4 years of experience in Business Development, Retail Expansion, Site Acquisition, Location Acquisition, Leasing, or Store Development.
Prior experience in the retail industry preferred.
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Experience: 2–5 years
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Key Responsibilities
- Store expansion – identify and finalize new retail locations aligned with growth strategy.
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- Minimum graduate with strong negotiation and commercial acumen.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Analytical thinking and decision‑making ability.
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