Manager - Real Estate and Expansion

Job Description

We are Licious and we are a Bengaluru-based seafood company founded in 2015 by Abhay Hanjura and Vivek Gupta, our founders, foodies and friends. We pride ourselves on being India’s most successful D2C food-tech brand operating in 20 cities across the country, delighting over 32 lac customers with our de- licious fresh meat and seafood! Think you have what it takes to be the magic ingredient in the recipe that is Licious? Read on… About the role: This role will be responsible for driving the growth ambitions of the company by leading and overseeing the expansion of retail business up until the pre-opening of new business units. The role will scout and finalise specific locations within identified geographies for expansion for the development of Licious offline stores. What makes the role meaty? Contribute to cross-functional work teams and work closely with Strategy, Marketing and Operations in finalising expansion plans. Bring a real estate perspective into the planning discussions and industry knowledge to strengthen plans. Identify and evaluate retail locations in identified cities based on brand fit, target demographics, market demand, footfall, etc. Develop and maintain long term relationships with real estate developers and property management firms to identify current and potential locations for expansion Negotiate and finalise LLAs with property owners – for both new openings based on expansion plans and current boxes for renewals, etc. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to successfully execute the pre-opening phase of new business units Plan and hold together the flow of expansion workstreams by working closely with Heads of Projects, Legal &; Licensing, Marketing, Operations, Finance, etc. Demonstrate knowledge on all areas of pre-openings, including but not limited to concept, functionality of design, licenses and compliances, etc. to ensure watertight planning and execution Be accountable for timely opening of the store as per the committed cost and quality plan and hand over to the Operations team We hope that you have.. A high school diploma or equivalent. 10 - 15 years of experience in the property scouting and business development Experience in identifying and acquiring retail spaces, driving market expansion Experience in end to end real estate strategy Familiar with retail industry Show more Show less