Assistant Manager Retail Expansion / Business Development South

Company: Keemti

Function: Retail Expansion / Business Development

Region: South India

Base Location: Bengaluru / Chennai / Hyderabad / Kochi – depending on candidate

Employment Type: Full-Time

Reports To: Head – Retail Expansion / Business Head

Travel: Extensive travel across the South Region

About Keemti

Keemti is a new-age luxury jewellery brand focused on lab-grown diamonds and gold jewellery. As we rapidly expand our retail footprint across India, we are building a strong presence across key markets in South India.

We are looking for an Assistant Manager – Retail Expansion / Business Development – South who will support the identification, evaluation and closure of new retail opportunities across the region.

Key Responsibilities

1. South India Retail Expansion

- Identify and develop recent retail opportunities across Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Kerala.
- Identify high-potential markets, cities, micro-markets and catchments for Keemti stores.
- Build and continuously maintain a strong pipeline of potential retail properties.
- Conduct extensive market visits and property scouting.

- Identify opportunities across:

- High Streets

- Premium shopping destinations

- Malls

- Commercial developments

- Emerging retail markets
- Track upcoming malls, high-street developments and new commercial projects.

2. Location & Market Assessment Conduct detailed market studies for proposed locations covering:

- Customer demographics
- Catchment population
- Footfall
- Visibility and frontage
- Accessibility
- Parking availability
- Jewellery market potential
- Existing jewellery competition
- Nearby premium/luxury brands
- Rental and commercial benchmarks
- Store size and layout feasibility
- Expected sales potential

Prepare location feasibility reports and comparative analysis for management review. 3. Retail Real Estate & Property Acquisition





- Develop strong relationships with:

- Landlords

- Mall management teams

- Property consultants
- Real-estate brokers

- Developers

- Local business networks
- Source properties through direct and indirect channels.
- Arrange and conduct property visits.
- Obtain commercial proposals and negotiate preliminary terms.

- Support negotiations around:
- Coordinate with Legal and Finance teams for commercial evaluation and documentation.

4. Competitive Intelligence

- Map jewellery competitors across key South Indian markets.
- Track competitor store locations, formats and expansion plans.
- Study brands such as traditional jewellery chains, premium jewellery brands and emerging D2C/LGD players.
- Identify white spaces and under-served markets.
- Provide regular market intelligence to the management team.

5. Business Case & Commercial Evaluation

- Prepare detailed location comparison and feasibility reports.
- Analyse potential sales versus occupancy cost.
- Support store investment and ROI calculations.
- Prepare recommendations for management approval.
- Track proposed stores from lead site visit evaluation negotiation approval closure.

6. Store Opening Coordination Once a property is approved:

- Coordinate with Design, Projects, Procurement, Finance, Legal, HR, IT, Marketing and Retail teams.
- Track project milestones and store-opening timelines.
- Coordinate pre-opening requirements.
- Ensure timely resolution of property-related issues.
- Support the team until the store is operational.





Key Cities / Markets The candidate will be expected to explore opportunities across major and emerging markets including: Karnataka: Bengaluru, Mysuru, Mangaluru, Hubballi and other priority markets

Tamil Nadu: Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Trichy, Salem and other priority markets

Telangana: Hyderabad and emerging markets

Andhra Pradesh: Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam, Tirupati and other priority markets

Kerala: Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram, Kozhikode, Thrissur and other priority markets The actual market priorities will be driven by Keemti's expansion strategy.

Candidate Profile

- Experience: 3–6 years in retail expansion, retail real estate, business development, leasing or property acquisition.
- Experience in jewellery, fashion, luxury retail, premium retail, FMCG or consumer brands will be preferred.
- Strong understanding of the South Indian retail market.
- Existing network with landlords, developers, mall operators and property consultants will be an advantage.
- Strong negotiation and relationship-management skills.
- Strong analytical and commercial understanding.
- Good knowledge of MS Excel / Google Sheets and PowerPoint.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills.
- Willingness to travel extensively across South India.
- Ability to work independently and manage multiple locations simultaneously.
- Strong ownership and execution mindset.

Ideal Candidate The ideal candidate should be a hands-on retail expansion professional with strong local market knowledge and an established network across South India. Someone who can independently travel to a city, understand the market, identify the right catchment, find the right property, engage with the landlord, evaluate the commercial viability and bring the opportunity to management for closure.

This is a high-ownership role for someone who wants to be part of building Keemti's South India retail footprint from the ground up.

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