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Business Development And Growth Specialist

Tempe, AZ | Full-Time | Onsite

Day Shift: MondayThursday, 6:00 AM3:30 PM | Friday, 6:00 AM10:00 AM

ZT Labels is looking for a Business Development and Growth Specialist who sees opportunity and naturally asks: How can we grow this business? Who else could use our products? How can we make it easier for customers to find us? What opportunities are we missing?

If that sounds like you, this may be an opportunity to make a real impact.

About ZT Labels

ZT Labels is a division within the Zippertubing family of companies, providing practical identification products for a wide range of industries and applications.

For more than 50 years, ZT Labels and the ZipTape Label I.D. System have provided systems and solutions for the identification and management of wire and cable. Our products support diverse markets, including wire and cable management, medical, cable ties, and other specialized identification needs.

As a smaller and growing business backed by an established company, we offer the best of both worlds: Stability + the opportunity to help build and grow something.

Leadership is willing to invest in new equipment and capabilities when there is a strong opportunity to expand the business. We're looking for someone with ambition, ideas, and commercial mindset to help us identify those opportunities.

What You'll Do

This hands-on role combines business development, customer engagement, marketing strategy, and commercial problem-solving.

You'll help us:

• Identify new customers, industries, applications, and opportunities for growth.
• Develop strategies to generate leads, increase brand awareness, and grow revenue.
• Bring ideas and recommendations for improving our website, digital presence, and customer experience.
• Explore opportunities in SEO, digital marketing, email campaigns, LinkedIn outreach, direct marketing, and lead generation.
• Build relationships with prospective and existing customers through phone, email, virtual meetings, and in-person visits.
• Ask questions to understand customer applications and identify opportunities where ZT Labels products can provide value.
• Research markets, customer segments, and new applications for our products.
• Work closely with Operations and Production to ensure growth opportunities align with our capabilities.
• Gather customer and market insights and share recommendations with leadership.

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities:

• 4+ years of relevant experience in Business Development, Sales, Marketing, Account Management, Market Development, Commercial Growth, Product Marketing
• A solid understanding of the following:
• Prepress Bleed Die Lines Trapping Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives (PSA) Facestock Liners Flexographic (Flexo) Printing Digital Printing Web Registration Die Cutting Varnish Lamination Slitting
• Strong customer relationship and communication skills
• A demonstrated ability to identify opportunities and support business or revenue growth
• Strong problem-solving, research, and project management skills
• The ability to work independently and take initiative
• An entrepreneurial mindset and comfort working in a smaller business environment
• A Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, or a related field is preferred. Equivalent combinations of education, training, and relevant experience will be considered.
• Experience in label manufacturing, label printing, converting, industrial products, wire and cable, medical products, identification products, or engineered products is highly valuable.

Why Join ZT Labels? You can:

Make a Visible Impact

In a smaller business, your ideas don't get lost in layers of corporate approvals. You'll have the opportunity to work closely with leadership and directly influence how we reach customers and grow.

Help Build Something

We're not looking for someone to simply maintain the status quo. We want someone who enjoys identifying opportunities, bringing forward ideas, and helping turn them into results.

Stability + Growth

Join an established business with more than 50 years of history and the backing of the Zippertubing family of companieswhile helping grow an important part of the business.

Room To Grow

This role begins as an individual contributor working alongside Operations and Production leadership, with significant opportunity to take on increasing responsibility and potentially grow into a leadership role as the business expands.

Ready For More Ownership?

If you're entrepreneurial, commercially minded, enjoy building customer relationships, and want the opportunity to help shape the future of a growing business, we'd love to hear from you.

Benefits:

• 80 hours of vacation per year
• 48 hours of sick time per year
• Medical, Dental, Vision
• Flexible Spend Account
• 401K w/match
• Life / AD&D insurance - paid
• FMLA with qualifying criteria
• Stable, full-time schedule

Schedule:

• MonThurs 6:00am3:30pm Fri 6:00a - 10a; off Saturday's & Sunday's

Compensation: DOE

Environment / Physical Demands:

While performing the duties of this job the employee will work in a multi-occupied open office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines. The position involves sitting, talking and, hearing throughout the 8-10-hour shift. Physical Demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. This is largely a sedentary role; however, some filing is required. This would require the ability to lift files, open filing cabinets and bend or stand on a step ladder or climb stairs as necessary. This position requires the ability to occasionally lift office products and supplies, up to 25 pounds.

Techlite, a division of Zippertubing, is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of Any Kind: Techlite, a division of Zippertubing, is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at Techlite, a division of Zippertubing, are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV Status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Techlite a division of Zippertubing will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. Techlite a division of Zippertubing encourages applicants of all ages.