IRAPL (Indian Retail Alliance Pvt Ltd) is building an organised, quality-assured animal-protein retail network across India — spanning animal proteins including chicken, mutton, fish and seafood, and their ready-to-eat and ready-to-cook (RTE/RTC) products. As the network scales toward 200-plus stores, the Regional Business Manager is the single point of accountability for the region — owning store development, business development, operational efficiency, partner persuasion and flawless day-to-day execution across every outlet in the cluster.

Key Responsibilities

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Network expansion & store development —

identify, evaluate and secure sites; build the pipeline of locations, franchise partners and shop-in-shop tie-ups to scale the region toward 200-plus stores, and drive fit-out, licensing and go-live.

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Business development & partnerships —

originate and negotiate deals with franchisees, landlords, contemporary-trade, convenience-retail and HoReCa partners; persuade prospective partners to adopt the brand, category and operating model.

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Operational excellence —





own cold-chain integrity, stock availability, shrinkage and wastage control, hygiene and food-safety standards, merchandising compliance and a consistent customer experience across the cluster.

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Supply-chain coordination —

link stores to central procurement, processing, cold-chain and logistics; ensure timely, quality-assured supply of chicken, mutton, fish and seafood and RTE/RTC products, and resolve fulfilment gaps.

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Commercial performance —

drive sales, footfall, basket size, category mix and margin; set and track store-level targets and put corrective actions in place to meet regional growth and profitability goals.

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Compliance & food safety —

ensure every outlet operates within FSSAI and applicable statutory, licensing and municipal norms for fresh and processed meat, poultry and fish, with full traceability and quality assurance.

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Team leadership & reporting —

recruit, train and lead store

📌 Regional Business Manager (Kochi)
🏢 Indian Retail Alliance (IRA)
📍 Kochi