About the opportunity We are looking for a senior Expansion & New Store Development leader to work with a fast-growing food chain that is entering its next phase of rapid expansion.This is a fractional leadership mandate for someone who has personally built and scaled the engine behind rapid multi-location expansion.The mandate is not simply to manage individual store projects. It is to bring structure, speed and predictability to the entire current-store creation process.What you will be responsible for Build a scalable new-store development and expansion playbookDrive the process from site identification and feasibility through to store opening and handoverEstablish clear timelines, milestones, ownership and governance for multiple concurrent openingsWork closely with leadership on location feasibility, store formats, capex and unit economicsManage architects, contractors, vendors and other external partnersIdentify and resolve bottlenecks that slow down store openingsCreate a repeatable operating rhythm that can support rapid expansion across multiple citiesEnsure new stores are opening-ready across projects, operations, people, technology and supply chainTrack project timelines and costs and provide leadership with clear visibility on progress and risksBuild internal capability so that the organisation can eventually manage the expansion engine independentlyThe ideal profile We are looking for someone who has actually led rapid new-store rollouts ,



rather than someone whose experience is primarily in running an existing restaurant network.You should ideally have:15+ years of experience in QSR, F&B;, retail or another multi-location consumer businessExperience leading rapid store / outlet expansionPersonally taken multiple locations from site selection / feasibility to openingExperience managing several stores simultaneously across citiesStrong understanding of capex, project management, contractors, vendors and timelinesExperience creating processes and governance for scalable expansionStrong commercial understanding of store-level economics and ROIThe ability to work effectively with founders / promoters and senior leadershipExperience of having opened 50+ stores/outlets would be highly desirable.This is a fractional leadership role The expected engagement is approximately 2–3 days per week , with the flexibility to increase involvement during critical phases of expansion.This could be particularly attractive to:Former senior QSR / F&B; / retail expansion leadersExperienced operators who have moved into consulting or advisory workIndependent consultants / operating advisorsSenior executives looking for a fractional leadership mandateWhat success will look like The successful leader will help the organisation move from “opening stores” to building a predictable, scalable store-expansion engine — enabling the business to open more locations, faster, with greater control over cost, quality and timelines.If you have personally built and scaled a multi-location expansion engine, we would love to hear from you.

📌 Fractional Expansion & New Store Development Leader (Faridabad)
🏢 Fractional Edge
📍 Faridabad