Company Description: KITIKI is a premium direct-to-consumer Indian regional snacks brand focused on reviving the forgotten flavours of South India. The company blends authentic, time-honoured recipes with modern craftsmanship to create high-quality products for today’s consumers. KITIKI is committed to using clean-label ingredients and contemporary, appealing packaging that reflects its contemporary brand identity.

Team members join a mission-driven organisation that values regional food heritage, product innovation, and a strong connection to customers who appreciate nostalgic yet elevated snacking experiences.

Role Description:

As a Founder's Office – Growth & Partnerships Associate (Offline Growth), you will work directly with the founders to build KITIKI's offline revenue engine across Events & Pop-ups, Corporate Partnerships, and Retail & Distribution. You will identify opportunities, initiate conversations, close business and own execution end-to-end, with regular guidance from the founders.

Your primary responsibilities will include:

- Events & Pop-ups: Identify and evaluate apartment/society events, exhibitions, flea markets, food festivals and other opportunities across Hyderabad. Evaluate footfall, stall costs and revenue potential, coordinate stalls, inventory and manpower, execute events and build a repeat event pipeline.
- Corporate & Bulk Orders: Build HR/Admin/Procurement prospect lists, conduct cold outreach, pitch corporate gifting, office pantry and bulk orders, manage follow-ups and build recurring corporate accounts.
- Retail & Distribution: Identify supermarkets and premium grocery outlets, approach decision-makers, onboard outlets, secure first and repeat orders, and identify potential distributors.
- Growth Operations: Maintain the offline sales pipeline, track leads, follow-ups and revenue, research new opportunities and share regular updates with the founders.

This is a remote-first role, with occasional office visits, field meetings and event participation in Hyderabad. Some evenings or weekends may be required for events.





Qualifications:

- Final-year students, recent graduates or early-career professionals with 0–2 years of experience.
- BBA, B.Com or any relevant degree; students from other educational backgrounds are also welcome.
- Prior sales or business development experience is not mandatory.
- Proactive, self-driven and comfortable taking ownership without constant supervision.
- Comfortable making cold calls, sending outreach emails/WhatsApp messages and speaking to new people.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Good organisational and follow-up skills.
- Comfortable with Google Sheets/Excel and AI tools.
- Comfortable working remotely while occasionally travelling for meetings, retail visits and events.
- Fluent in Telugu and English; Telugu is strongly preferred.
- Familiarity with Hyderabad's communities, events, retail ecosystem or local businesses is a plus.
- Genuine interest in startups, consumer brands, sales, partnerships and building things from scratch.

Most importantly: we're looking for someone who doesn't wait to be told what to do — they find opportunities and make things happen.

Compensation Structure:

₹5,000/month fixed stipend + performance incentives

Performance incentives are linked to gross offline revenue collected across Events, Corporate and Retail channels:

- Below ₹50,000/month: No performance incentive
- ₹50,000–₹1,00,000/month: ₹5,000 bonus
- ₹1,00,000–₹2,00,000/month: ₹12,500 bonus
- ₹2,00,000+/month: ₹25,000 bonus

Potential monthly earnings: ₹30,000+ based on performance. Approved travel and event-related expenses will be reimbursed separately.

Why Join KITIKI?

- Work directly with the founders.
- Own a real revenue-generating business channel.
- Get hands-on experience across growth, sales, partnerships and startup operations.
- Work on real business problems rather than just supporting tasks.
- Build measurable business impact for your resume and LinkedIn.
- Strong performers will receive an internship certificate and LinkedIn recommendation.
- Top performers may be considered for a longer-term paid role after the 3-month internship.

📌 Founders Office - Gorwth & Partnerships Associate (Hyderabad)
🏢 KITIKI
📍 Hyderabad