Assistant Store Manager - Ugaoo

Reports to: City Head - Retail / Zonal Manager

About Us

At Ugaoo, we ve always believed plants are more than d cor - they re companions, healers, and reminders of what truly matters. What began as a small idea sparked by a plant on a windowsill has grown into India s leading gardening brand, backed by marquee investors like DSG Consumer Partners and V3 Ventures. From our 25-acre farm in Talegaon to a thriving D2C store and retail presence across Pune, Mumbai, Delhi and Bangaluru - we re building an ecosystem that brings nature closer to homes, offices, and communities.

Role Purpose

Own end-to-end store operations, driving sales, customer experience, plant care standards, and team performance to deliver the store s P&L; targets.

Key Responsibilities:

Sales & P&L;

- Own store revenue, footfall conversion, and average bill value targets
- Monitor daily/weekly/monthly sales performance against budget
- Control store-level costs (manpower, wastage, consumables) within budget

Customer Experience
- Ensure FAB (Features-Advantages-Advantages) selling standards are followed for all plant/product categories
- Resolve customer escalations and maintain service quality benchmarks
- Drive local activations, events, and community engagement to build footfall

Plant & Inventory Management
- Maintain plant health standards - watering schedules, pest checks, grooming, and visual merchandising
- Manage stock levels, indenting, and minimize shrinkage/wastage




- Ensure planogram and store display standards are maintained

Team Management
- Recruit, train, and mentor store staff on product knowledge and customer service
- Conduct daily briefings, roster planning, and performance reviews
- Ensure grooming, punctuality, and SOP adherence across the team

Store Operations
- Ensure statutory compliance, licenses, and store audit readiness
- Coordinate with visual merchandising, marketing, and supply chain teams
- Maintain store safety, cleanliness, and asset upkeep

Requirements

- Graduate, preferably with retail/hospitality background
- 3-6 years of retail store management experience (F&B;, lifestyle, or specialty retail preferred)
- Strong people management and customer orientation
- Passion for plants/gardening is a plus
- Comfortable with retail tech (POS, inventory systems)

Key Metrics

- Sales achievement %, conversion rate, ABV

- Customer satisfaction/NPS
- Shrinkage %, plant mortality rate
- Staff attrition and training completion

Required Skills SOP process driven operations excellence Customer Oriented Communication Skills Sales oriented people management Analytical Thinking Trustworthiness & Ethics

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