Sales Assistant – Retail Partnerships

About the role

We are looking for a proactive Sales Assistant – Retail Partnerships to help expand our offline and partner retail presence. This role is not desk‑based; you will identify, approach and build relationships with retailers who could stock, display, recommend or collaborate with UpBox.

Key responsibilities

• Research and build a database of potential retail partners across target cities, including baby stores, maternity stores, children’s boutiques, pharmacies, gifting businesses and more.
• Contact potential partners via phone, WhatsApp, email, LinkedIn, Instagram and in‑person visits; introduce UpBox and secure meetings, product discussions, trials, listings and purchase orders.
• Explore partnership models such as stocked products, complete UpBox boxes, individual items, in‑store displays, trial placements, consignment, exclusive bundles, gifting collaborations and seasonal partnerships.
• Maintain an organised sales pipeline, track prospect stages, follow up consistently and keep accurate records of retailer details and discussion status.
• Support or conduct introductory meetings, understand retailer customer profiles, price ranges, product categories, buying processes, margin expectations and present UpBox accordingly.
• Gather market and competitor intelligence on existing baby brands, fast‑selling categories, price points, retailer feedback, parent purchasing behaviour and share insights with the UpBox team.

Required profile

• Confident speaking with business owners and retailers.
• Comfortable making cold calls and approaching new businesses.
• Persistent with follow‑ups without being pushy.
• Organised and disciplined with lead tracking.
• Proficient using WhatsApp, email, LinkedIn and Instagram for business outreach.
• Curious about how retail businesses operate.
• Able to communicate professionally in English and Hindi; additional regional languages are an advantage.
• Comfortable working independently and taking ownership.
• Interest in consumer brands, baby products, retail, sales or business development.