Job Description

Description

Bay Cities, an Employee-Owned Company, is the leading creative packaging and display partner to brand marketers, retailers and e-commerce. Our passion, experience, technology and consumer insights move product and drive sales.

Our Mission

Our Passion Powers Your Product

Our Values

Creativity: Our ideas create Client success.

Passion: We have heart with a Customer Service attitude.

Integrity: We honor our business & planet with sustainable practices.

Responsible: We own it!

Safe: Our safe work habits protect us all.

Fun: We take our work seriously- not ourselves 

SUMMARY

Ever wanted to run your own business but don’t know where to start? Here’s your chance!

As an Independent Sales Partner for Bay Cities’ DIY Pack, you’ll help brands design their own high-quality, custom packaging that makes their product stand out. You’ll connect with brands, online sellers, and local companies to sell something they need and get paid every time you close a deal. This isn’t some random part-time job where you’re stuck in the backroom folding clothes. This is a real business experience where you decide how much effort you put in, giving you a strong foundation for becoming an Entrepreneur/Business Owner one day.

Who is DIYpack?

We are an innovative company specializing in custom packaging solutions. Our focus is on providing businesses with a seamless online experience to design and purchase their own customized boxes. We cater to a diverse range of industries in need of ecommerce packaging for their brand. Additionally, we have cloned and rebranded, or “white labeled”, our website for other companies in the corrugate manufacturing industry, as well as a few major online retailers. As we manage these sites on their behalf, we plan to incorporate any successful initiatives we learn from through implementation on DIYpack.com.

JOB FUNCTION/PURPOSE

What You'll Be Doing

• Customer Segmentation: Help define customer personas and segmentation strategies for different industries to optimize our approach in targeting their packaging needs.
• Research & Analysis: Conduct market research to identify industry trends, competitor strategies, and potential target markets for custom packaging solutions.
• Industry Outreach: Identify key industry events, associations, and platforms for promoting our services to businesses.
• Business Plan Development: Assist in drafting business plans focused on expanding our reach to specific industries.
• Marketing Strategy Creation: Develop tailored marketing strategies to target businesses looking for custom packaging. Make suggestions and come up with ideas to engage our target markets through various sales, advertising and marketing channels.
• Sales Funnel Optimization: Streamline the customer journey and enhance the user experience for businesses looking to purchase custom boxes online.
• Pitch DIYPack’s Products – Perform demos of the website so show clients how to design their own killer packaging that makes their brand stand out.
• Performance Tracking: Assist in tracking and analyzing key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the success of business and marketing initiatives.
• Conduct research to find clients who need packaging

Why You’ll Love It

• Commission based earnings. The more you sell, the more you make.
• Gain practical experience in business development, marketing, and the packaging industry.
• Work on real-world projects that will make a direct impact on the company’s growth.
• Mentorship and guidance from experienced packaging professionals.
• Grow your network & skills - The more relationships you build, the easier the sales get.
• Sell a product everyone needs. Every company and small business use packaging and you’ll be the one supplying it.
• No Experience? No Problem. We will give you all the tools and support that you need to help you sell like a pro.

Who Should Apply?

• Go-Getters - if you’re ambitious, motivated, and ready to make things happen, this is for you.
• Entrepreneurs - want to run your own business? This is hands on training.
• People who can sell - if you can hype up a product and get people excited, you’ll crush this.

Requirements

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE & COMPETENCIES

• Currently pursuing or recently completed a degree in Business, Sales, Entrepreneurship, Marketing, or a related field.
• Experience with sales, marketing, packaging, e-commerce, or small business operations is a plus.
• Strong interest in sales, entrepreneurship, and business development.
• Self-motivated with the ability to work independently.
• Willingness to learn and take initiative.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Core Competencies

• High ethical standards. Models and supports organization’s goals and values; adapts to changing conditions; demonstrates persistence and overcomes obstacles. Consistently conducts themselves in an honest and trustworthy manner. Does not pursue their own individual objectives to the detriment of company goals. Sets an example for others to follow. Does the right thing.
• Demonstrates energy and passion about what they do and knows how to balance work and fun. Is generally optimistic and upbeat; fun to be around. Has a strong belief and zeal for the industry, the job, and the company. Conveys energy and intensity at work with a capacity for keeping others enthusiastic and involved.
• Operates with a customer service orientation internally and externally. Works to positively build the Bay Cities brand in everything he/she does. Builds strong, positive relationships with all stakeholders.
• Acts as an owner of the business and instills that same attitude and level of action in others. Is proactive in taking responsibility for all outcomes/results and avoids ‘pointing fingers’. Helps to create and maintain a strong feeling of belonging in the immediate and overall team.
• Regularly involves others in decisions that affect their job or work environment. Demonstrates co-operation and trust with colleagues and teams across organizational boundaries. Participates as a team player and establishes strong working relationships to deliver positive results.
• Strong project management skills, including the ability to prioritize, balance, and manage multiple efforts with strong results/goal orientation. Uses time effectively, prioritizes and organizes workflow; can orchestrate multiple activities at once. Agility and personal adaptability with the ability to successfully manage multiple priorities with a high sense of urgency in a rapidly changing environment.
• Displays original thinking and creativity; Meets challenges with resourcefulness; Generates suggestions for improving work. Learns quickly when facing new problems; a relentless and versatile learner; open to change; strives for continuous improvement of self and processes.
• Excellent communication (oral and written) and interpersonal skills with the ability to convey information and ideas in a variety of media, tactful, confident, at all levels, internal and external. Must have strong interpersonal skills and ability to manage multiple projects in a rapidly changing environment.

OTHER

• US Persons Only (US citizens, lawful permanent residents, refugee or asylee – all require proper identification and documentation).
• Up to 10% local travel.
• Physical and Environmental Requirements: While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand and sit. The employee is occasionally required to walk and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and color vision.
• Work environment includes front-office and manufacturing. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
• Pre-Employment Verifications: Must pass background and reference checks, drug screen, and physical examination prior to employment.