We’re Hiring | Head – Modern Trade & Omnichannel DistributionSouth India Expansion First | Pan-India GrowthCompany: Divine Hindu

Location: Gurugram, Haryana (Work From Office)

Employment Type: Full-Time

Experience: 7–12+ Years

Industry: FMCG / Consumer Goods / Retail / D2C / Wellness

About Divine HinduDivine Hindu is a fast-growing Indian spiritual and wellness brand offering authentic, certified and energised Rudraksha, Karungali, spiritual jewellery, crystals and puja essentials.

With a growing D2C presence, we are now expanding into Modern Trade, General Trade, Organised Retail, E-commerce and Quick Commerce.

Our immediate priority is to establish a strong retail and distribution network across South India, followed by expansion across the rest of India.

About the RoleWe are looking for an experienced, hands-on business leader to spearhead Divine Hindu's Modern Trade and Omnichannel Distribution expansion.

Phase 1 – South India (Immediate Priority)

Build a strong retail and distribution presence across:

- Karnataka – Bengaluru, Mysuru and other key markets
- Tamil Nadu – Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai and other key markets
- Telangana – Hyderabad and surrounding markets
- Andhra Pradesh – Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada and other major cities
- Kerala – Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram, Kozhikode and other key markets

Phase 2 – Pan-India Expansion Replicate successful distribution models across North, West, Central and East India.

Your mission: Make Divine Hindu products widely available across South India's leading retail chains, supermarkets, spiritual stores, gifting outlets and online shopping platforms, before scaling nationwide.

Key Responsibilities1. Modern Trade Expansion

- Secure product listings with DMart, Reliance Smart Bazaar, Lulu Hypermarket, SPAR and other leading national and South Indian regional retail chains.
- Establish direct relationships with category buyers and retail decision-makers.
- Negotiate listing fees, margins,



promotional plans and commercial agreements.
- Drive product placement, in-store visibility, replenishment and sell-through.

2. General Trade & Distribution

- Build a strong distributor, super-stockist and retailer network across all five South Indian states.
- Expand into supermarkets, spiritual stores, jewellery and gifting outlets, and relevant retail formats.
- Identify high-potential cities, appoint distribution partners and execute market-entry plans.
- Build scalable distribution processes for future nationwide expansion.

3. E-commerce & Quick Commerce

- Strengthen presence across Amazon, Flipkart, Blinkit, Zepto, Swiggy Instamart and other relevant platforms.
- Identify opportunities for regional marketplace and quick-commerce expansion.
- Coordinate onboarding, assortment, pricing, promotions and inventory planning.
- Develop an integrated online and offline distribution strategy.

4. Revenue & Business Growth

- Own sales targets, revenue growth and channel profitability.
- Develop trade schemes, pricing structures and retail-specific product assortments.
- Track primary sales, secondary sales, inventory movement and channel performance.
- Build and manage regional sales teams as the business scales.

Requirements
- 7–12+ years of relevant experience in Modern Trade, General Trade, FMCG Sales, Retail Distribution or Key Account Management.
- Strong existing relationships with modern-trade buyers, distributors and retail partners across South India.
- Proven experience personally securing listings in major retail chains.




- Demonstrated ability to appoint distributors and build retail networks from scratch.
- Experience launching or expanding consumer brands into recent regional markets.
- Strong negotiation, commercial planning, sales leadership and P&L; management skills.
- Willingness to travel extensively across South India and subsequently across India.
- Familiarity with South Indian regional markets and languages is an added advantage.

What We're Looking ForWe are not looking for someone who has only managed existing retail accounts. We want a market expansion leader who has personally:

- Opened new modern-trade retail accounts.
- Negotiated directly with category buyers.
- Appointed distributors and super-stockists across South India.
- Built profitable offline sales channels from the ground up.
- Successfully scaled brands across multiple cities and states.

Candidates with proven South India retail distribution networks will be given priority. Why Join Divine Hindu?

- Lead South India's retail expansion with a clear Pan-India growth roadmap.
- High-ownership leadership role with direct access to the founding team.
- Opportunity to build new retail channels and distribution partnerships from scratch.
- Competitive compensation with performance-linked incentives.
- Play a pivotal role in scaling an emerging Indian spiritual and wellness brand.

How to ApplyApply through LinkedIn or share your CV along with:
1. South Indian retail chains you have personally helped brands enter.
2. Brands and product categories you have handled.
3. Distributor networks, cities and states you have developed.
4. Key modern-trade and distribution relationships you currently manage.
5. Current CTC, expected CTC and notice period.

Website: www.divinehindu.in Priority Hiring: Candidates with strong South India Modern Trade & Distribution experience.

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📌 Head – Modern Trade & Omnichannel Distribution ( South India ) (Gurugram)
🏢 Divine Hindu
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