Zuru

Business Development Specialist

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Ahmedabad, Gujarat

In-Office

Junior

Software • Automation

The Role

The Business Development Specialist will drive ZURU's growth by engaging with retailers, executing outreach campaigns, analyzing data, and maintaining strong partnerships.

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YOUR ROLE

As a Business Development Specialist, you’ll be a champion of ZURU Edge brands, supporting our commercial teams to unlock growth across new and existing markets. You’ll gain global exposure working directly with some of the biggest retailers in the world, researching and engaging key buyers and distributors, executing tailored outreach campaigns, and delivering insights that accelerate commercial success.

HOW YOU WILL MAKE AN IMPACT

Your work will expand ZURU’s global footprint, strengthen partnerships with top-tier retailers, and fuel sustainable revenue growth.

📌Strategic Outreach – Execute outreach campaigns, personalize messaging, follow up diligently, and secure buyer engagement.

📌Global Market Expansion – Identify and connect with retail buyers and distributors to open new doors in priority markets.

📌Database Excellence – Build and maintain a high-quality, dynamic contact database to power efficient outreach.

📌Relationship Building – Support long-term partnerships, strengthening trust and credibility with leading retailers.

📌Data Insights – Track performance, analyze engagement, and recommend improvements to optimize conversion.

CORE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

📌Partner with commercial executives on outreach to major global retailers and distributors.

📌Research and qualify potential partners and decision-makers.

📌Source high-quality leads via LinkedIn, Rocket Reach, and other platforms.

📌Customize outreach messaging for specific categories, regions, and retailers.

📌Maintain a structured and accurate contact database.

📌Track and report on outreach performance and pipeline progress.

📌Ensure smooth handover of warm leads to commercial executives.

📌Stay current on industry trends, best practices, and competitor activity.

📌Contribute to regular team reviews to align priorities and share learnings.

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

·Must-Haves

✔ Strong written and verbal communication skills in English.

✔ Ability to research, identify, and qualify prospects (buyers/distributors).

✔ Organized and detail-oriented; able to manage multiple priorities.

✔ Collaborative mindset with strong interpersonal skills.

Nice-to-Haves (Preferred, not required)

✔ Experience in cold outreach or lead generation (retail or B2B).

✔ Familiarity with LinkedIn Sales Navigator, Rocket Reach, or other lead-gen tools.

✔ Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).

✔ bachelor’s degree in business, marketing, communications, or related field.

What do we offer?

💰 Competitive compensation

🚑 Medical Insurance for self & family

🚩 Training & skill development programs

🤘🏼 Work with the Global team, make the most of the diverse knowledge

🍕 Several discussions over Multiple Pizza Parties

A lot more! Come and discover us!

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Top Skills

MS Office

Rocket Reach

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The Company

Kolkata

793 Employees

Year Founded: 2003

What We Do

ZURU is on a quest to reimagine tomorrow from A to Z. Founded in 2003, ZURU Group has rapidly grown and now spans three core divisions—ZURU Toys, ZURU Edge (consumer goods) and ZURU Tech (construction). Known for its cutting-edge software and world-leading automation and manufacturing systems, ZURU has over 5,000 team members in over 30 global locations, making it perfectly placed to continue building its reputation as one of the fastest-growing and most disruptive companies in the world. ZURU TOYS ZURU Toys is one of the largest toy companies in the world, known for its innovation, creativity and disruption through automation. Inspired by kids and imaginative play, ZURU Toys distributes to all major retailers in over 120 countries and has delighted millions of families all over the world with brands such as Bunch O Balloons™, X-Shot™, Rainbocorns™, Robo Alive™, Smashers™, 5 Surprise™, and Pets Alive™ and partnerships with entertainment properties, including Nickelodeon, Disney, Universal Studios and DreamWorks. ZURU EDGE ZURU Edge is disrupting stale consumer goods categories and building new generation brands to better serve modern consumers. Arguably the fastest-growing consumer goods company in the world today, ZURU Edge has a key focus on building tomorrow’s brands across five key verticals—Pet Care, Baby Care, Personal Care & Beauty, Home Care and Health & Wellness. ZURU TECH ZURU Tech is revolutionizing the way the world builds to bring greater flexibility, speed, affordability, quality and sustainability to the construction industry. Ten years in the making, ZURU Tech has reinvented every aspect of the construction process, developing the world’s first BIM software that directly connects to fully automated production. Get to know us a little better by checking out our company Instagram @lifeatzuru