Specsmakers - Vice President - Business Development - Retail Store Expansion & Franchise Management (10-25 yrs)

VicePresident Business Development ( Retail Stores Expansion and Franchise Development.

- Identify potential catchment locations for opening new stores for Specsmakers across

South Indian markets.

- Should have an eye for competition and also other retail and understand the market catchment requirement and potential.

- Source locations and properties for the brand and negotiate discussions with landlords for signing up the properties for the brand.

- Manage the entire paperwork from sourcing to leasing to completion of the store project and hand over to the operations team.

- Have a good experience in sourcing stores for retail businesses and also should have successfully managed to source and open more than 100 plus stores for 2-3 retail brands in their career.

- Should be closely working with the franchising teams and source locations also for the franchisee signups.

Should have opened stores in sizes from 50-1000 Sq feet

Key Qualities :

- The ideal candidate should have had a good experience in sourcing properties for chain stores especially from 500-1000 Sqft

- Should have a good idea about retail catchment analysis in the city they operate.

- Should have a complete idea on the market potential and market rates for retail stores.

- Should be a very good negotiator and a person who can convince landlords and close deals.

- Should be a great team player and maintain great relationships with landlords and teams.

- Should have worked for retail brands especially chain store formats.

- Should be willing to travel the length and breath of the city and state.

- Should have the capacity to multitask and know the local language.

- Should have the ability to source local property consultants and use the network of brokers to identify and source locations.

Responsibilities :

- Identify great locations as per company requirements.

- Map competition stores and create a market mapping scenario.

- Think critically when planning to assure project success

Qualifications :

- A very good go getter who has the flair for business development and should have done the same in the past.

- Should have executed expansion plans for retail businesses across geographies in india.

- Should have a great knowledge of the retail locations in each Metro and smaller towns.

- Prior industry related business development experience in the field of retail.

- Strong communication and interpersonal skills

- Proven knowledge and execution of successful development strategies.

- Focused and goal-oriented

- Employment Type

- Full-time

- CTC ; As per market standard plus minus plus variable and esops after completion of certain timelines