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Assistant Manager - Ops

Meesho

  • Location Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
  • Job type Full-time
  • Work mode On-site
  • Salary Not disclosed
  • Posted

Job overview

Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Job type
Full-time
Work mode
On-site
Salary
Not disclosed
Category
Retail
Posted
Valid through

At a glance by CareerCola

Company
Meesho
Role
Assistant Manager - Ops
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Employment type
Full-time
Work mode
On-site
Category
Retail
Posted
23 Sep 2026
Valid through
23 Oct 2026

About the role

Meesho  |  Location: Bangalore, Karnataka  |  Employment type: FULL_TIME  |  Posted on CareerCola: 2026-09-23

Official listing: https://jobs.lever.co/meesho/5afe596f-17a2-4e8b-a498-ca46b2c7a869

Description

About the team

Meesho Mall is Meesho’s branded commerce business, focused on building a trusted destination for branded products across categories for users.

We are chasing a goal to acquire wallet share of a user on branded items. It is a rocket-ship within Meesho that has been growing super fast YoY.

What you will do

  • Distributor Lead Generation & Market Mapping

  • Identify and map high-potential distributors across FMCG, Personal Care, Home, Fashion and other relevant categories.

  • Build a strong pipeline through market visits, referrals, industry networks, trade associations and cold outreach.

  • Continuously expand Meesho's distributor network across priority geographies.

  • End-to-End Distributor Acquisition

  • Own the complete distributor onboarding lifecycle—from first contact to commercial closure.

  • Conduct in-person meetings with distributor owners and decision-makers to pitch the Meesho opportunity.

  • Evaluate distributor capabilities including infrastructure, financial strength, serviceability and operational readiness.

  • Commercial Negotiation & Closure

  • Negotiate commercials and partnership terms with distributors.

  • Drive stakeholder alignment across brands, distributors and internal teams to ensure timely closures.

  • Resolve onboarding bottlenecks and accelerate go-live timelines.

  • Network Expansion & Activation

  • Partner with brands to identify priority expansion markets.

  • Ensure newly onboarded distributors are operationally ready and successfully activated.

  • Track onboarding funnel, conversion metrics and activation milestones.

  • Stakeholder Management

  • Build strong relationships with distributor owners, promoters and senior leadership.

  • Collaborate with Brand, Operations, Supply Chain and Analytics teams to execute expansion plans.

  • Act as the primary point of contact throughout the onboarding journey.

  • Market Intelligence

  • Develop a strong understanding of regional distributor ecosystems.

  • Track competitor distributor strategies, market dynamics and expansion opportunities.

  • Bring insights that improve Meesho's distributor acquisition strategy.

  • What you will need

  • Experience

  • 2–6 years of experience in Business Development, Distributor Development, Channel Sales, Supply Expansion or Merchant Acquisition.

  • Experience working with FMCG, consumer brands, retail distribution, B2B commerce or marketplaces is preferred.

  • Preferred Backgrounds

  • Distributor/channel development roles in FMCG companies.

  • Professionals with experience onboarding distributors, dealers, wholesalers or large retail partners.

  • Skills & Attributes

  • Strong negotiation and relationship-building skills.

  • Comfortable engaging with business owners, promoters and senior decision-makers.

  • High ownership with the ability to independently drive closures.

  • Excellent communication in English, Hindi and regional languages (preferred based on territory).

  • Strong analytical and problem-solving mindset.

  • Working knowledge of Excel and CRM tools.

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    Travel Requirement

  • Extensive travel is mandatory.

  • Candidates should be comfortable spending approximately 75% of their time (3 out of every 4 weeks) travelling across cities and states to identify, evaluate and onboard distributors.

  • Flexibility to relocate temporarily based on business priorities is an added advantage.

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    Why Join Us?

    This role offers the opportunity to build supply infrastructure at national scale. If you enjoy solving real-world business problems, travelling extensively, negotiating with entrepreneurs, and creating long-term impact by building networks from scratch, this role provides a unique platform to do so.

     

    Skills

    • Azure DevOps
    • Merchandising
    • Retail
    Meesho is an Indian social commerce marketplace.
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