Key Account Manager – Quick Commerce & Premium Retail
About ONEDER
ONEDER is a new-age Indian soda brand with added fibre and no artificial sweeteners or added colours. Flavours include Watermelon Lime and Alphonso Mango Cream. We sell through our own D2C website and are now expanding into quick commerce and premium modern retail. Founded by Karan and Kanika.
Role Overview
- Title: Key Account Manager – Quick Commerce & Premium Retail
- Location: Mumbai or Delhi NCR, with travel to the other city
- Reports to: Co-founders
- Type: Full-time
Key Responsibilities
- Quick commerce (Blinkit, Zepto, Swiggy Instamart, BigBasket, Flipkart Minutes)
- Onboard ONEDER on each platform: vendor registration, catalogue and content setup, pricing and dark-store mapping in Mumbai and Delhi
- Manage day-to-day relationships with platform category managers and buying teams
- Negotiate margins, listing terms and promotional support
- Forecast demand and plan stock per city to avoid stock-outs and expiry
- Track sell-through, availability, ratings and ad performance on platform dashboards; act on the numbers weekly
- Plan in-app visibility, deals and sampling campaigns with the marketing team
- Premium modern retail (e.g. Foodhall, Nature's Basket, Modern Bazaar, Le Marché, gourmet stores)
- Open new premium store accounts in Mumbai and Delhi using existing buyer relationships
- Agree listing terms, shelf placement and in-store activations
- Coordinate with distributors on orders, deliveries, payments and returns
- Visit stores regularly to check shelf presence, freshness and stock
- Reporting
- Share a weekly channel report with the founders: sales by platform and store, stock, margins and next actions
Requirements
Must Have
- 2–5 years in key account management or sales in FMCG, food or beverage
- Hands-on experience onboarding and running a brand on Blinkit, Zepto and/or Instamart
- Existing relationships with buyers at premium retail chains in Mumbai or Delhi
- Strong negotiation skills and comfort with margins, trade terms and P&L basics
- Good with Excel or Google Sheets and platform dashboards
Good to Have
- Experience at an early-stage D2C or better-for-you food or beverage brand
- Contacts in both Mumbai and Delhi markets
- MBA in sales or marketing
What We Offer and How to Apply
- Compensation: ₹6–9 lakh per year fixed, plus a performance incentive linked to channel sales
- Direct work with the founders and real ownership of a channel from day one
- A chance to build one of India's new better-for-you soda brands
To apply: send your CV and a short note on the quick commerce platforms and premium stores you've worked with to [email].