Business Development Manager (BDM)

Business Development Manager – Retail

Industry : Retail

Experience : 5–8 years in Retail / Business Development / Retail Operations

Job Summary

We are looking for a proactive and result-oriented Business Development Manager with strong experience in the retail industry to drive business growth, improve store visibility, increase customer walk-ins, and strengthen relationships with franchise owners. The candidate will be responsible for optimizing outlet layouts, enhancing product displays, identifying business opportunities, and managing a team to improve retail performance across South India.

Key Responsibilities

• Retail Business Development: Identify new business opportunities and implement strategies to improve retail sales, customer engagement, and outlet performance.
• Outlet Setup & Visual Merchandising: Plan and organize retail outlets with attractive product displays, effective space utilization, and appealing layouts to increase customer walk-ins.
• Franchise Management: Build and maintain strong relationships with franchise owners and negotiate for effective product placement, display space, and promotional activities.
• Customer Footfall Enhancement: Suggest and implement innovative ideas to increase customer footfall, improve store visibility, and enhance the overall shopping experience.
• Retail Expansion: Identify opportunities to improve the presence and performance of existing outlets and support the development of new retail locations.
• Team Management: Lead, guide, and motivate team members to achieve business targets and maintain retail standards.
• Market Visits: Travel extensively across South Indian locations to visit outlets, assess performance, meet franchise partners, and implement improvement plans.
• Performance Monitoring: Track outlet performance, customer footfall, sales trends, product visibility, and the effectiveness of promotional initiatives.
• Competitor Analysis: Monitor competitor activities, market trends, and customer preferences to recommend appropriate business strategies.
• Reporting: Prepare regular reports on outlet visits, business development activities, franchise engagement, and improvement initiatives.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Graduate or postgraduate qualification in Business Administration, Marketing, or a related field.
• Proven experience in the retail industry, preferably in retail business development, franchise management, or retail operations.
• Experience in arranging and optimizing retail outlets to attract walk-in customers.
• Strong negotiation and relationship-management skills, particularly with franchise owners.
• Knowledge of visual merchandising, product placement, and retail space utilization.
• Demonstrated ability to manage teams and drive business results.
• Willingness to travel extensively across South.

Ideal Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate will be a hands-on retail professional who understands customer buying behaviour, knows how to make an outlet attractive to walk-in customers, can influence franchise owners to improve product visibility, and is comfortable travelling across South India to drive business growth.

Interested candidates can share their updated CV.

Pay: ₹40,000.00 - ₹50,000.00 per month

Application Question(s):

• Have you completed your Degree / PG / MBA..
• How many years of experience do you have ?
• Your current CTC :
• Your expected CTC :
• Your notice period days :

Work Location: In person