Business Development Director - Machining

Cogent Analytics; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Our client, a growing provider of industrial services, seeks a strategic Business Development Director in the Houston area to drive new opportunities, build relationships, and lead revenue growth across priority markets.

The role requires B2B manufacturing experience, a hunter mindset, and strong CRM/process discipline to align sales with production capacity and organizational goals.

Qualifications

• B2B business development experience in manufacturing, machining, or industrial sectors.
• Proven hunter with ability to generate new business independently.
• Experience with custom, short-run, or engineered solutions.
• Strong technical comprehension in a manufacturing environment.
• CRM and structured sales process experience.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
• Highly accountable, self-directed, and results-driven.

Responsibilities

• Identify and develop new customer relationships across target industries.
• Execute outbound prospecting via phone, email, and in-person visits.
• Generate and qualify opportunities leading to RFQs and new accounts.
• Build a consistent pipeline of prototype, short-run, and repeat production work.
• Drive revenue growth and support capacity utilization goals.
• Execute a structured, repeatable sales process across the full pipeline.
• Maintain accurate and disciplined CRM activity tracking.
• Manage opportunities from prospecting through RFQ, quoting, and close.
• Follow up on all quotes to improve conversion rates.
• Meet or exceed activity and performance KPIs.
• Expand into new industries and reduce reliance on key accounts.
• Target OEMs, manufacturers, and repair/service organizations.
• Re-engage dormant and former customers.
• Develop subcontracting and partnership opportunities with complementary shops.
• Partner with technical teams to understand capabilities and constraints.
• Position precision machining, short-run, and rapid-turn capabilities effectively.
• Maintain a solution-oriented approach to opportunity qualification.
• Coordinate internally to address technical gaps when needed.
• Communicate core capabilities and value proposition clearly.
• Position the company as a responsive, high-value manufacturing partner.
• Leverage speed, capacity, and problem-solving as key differentiators.
• Align sales activity with leadership and operational capacity.
• Support future sales team development as the function scales.
• Contribute to a high-accountability, performance-driven culture.
• Provide market and customer feedback to leadership.
• Identify opportunities to improve conversion, responsiveness, and experience.
• Ensure alignment between sales activity and production capability.

Skills

B2B sales

Hunter

CRM experience

Technical manufacturing

Short-run/engineered solutions

Relationship building

Accountability

Job description

Our client is a well-established and growing provider of industrial services supporting manufacturing and production facilities across a broad regional footprint. They are known for delivering high-quality solutions, maintaining strong client partnerships, and operating with a consistent focus on safety, efficiency, and operational excellence.

As the organization continues to expand, our client is seeking a driven and strategic Business Development Director. This role will focus on identifying new business opportunities, strengthening key relationships, and driving revenue growth across priority markets. The ideal candidate will bring strong industrial services experience, a proactive approach to business development, and the ability to align sales strategy with overall company objectives.

Key Responsibilities

New Business Development & Revenue Generation

• Identify and develop new customer relationships across target industries
• Execute outbound prospecting via phone, email, and in-person visits
• Generate and qualify opportunities leading to RFQs and new accounts
• Build a consistent pipeline of prototype, short-run, and repeat production work
• Drive revenue growth and support capacity utilization goals

Sales Execution & Process Discipline

• Execute a structured, repeatable sales process across the full pipeline
• Maintain accurate and disciplined CRM activity tracking
• Manage opportunities from prospecting through RFQ, quoting, and close
• Follow up on all quotes to improve conversion rates
• Meet or exceed activity and performance KPIs

Market Expansion & Diversification

• Expand into new industries and reduce reliance on key accounts
• Target OEMs, manufacturers, and repair/service organizations
• Re-engage dormant and former customers
• Develop subcontracting and partnership opportunities with complementary shops

Technical Collaboration & Opportunity Development

• Partner with technical teams to understand capabilities and constraints
• Position precision machining, short-run, and rapid-turn capabilities effectively
• Maintain a solution-oriented approach to opportunity qualification
• Coordinate internally to address technical gaps when needed

Sales Strategy & Positioning

• Communicate core capabilities and value proposition clearly
• Position the company as a responsive, high-value manufacturing partner
• Leverage speed, capacity, and problem-solving as key differentiators

Team Integration & Growth

• Align sales activity with leadership and operational capacity
• Support future sales team development as the function scales
• Contribute to a high-accountability, performance-driven culture

Internal Alignment & Improvement

• Provide market and customer feedback to leadership
• Identify opportunities to improve conversion, responsiveness, and experience
• Ensure alignment between sales activity and production capability

Required

• B2B business development experience in manufacturing, machining, or industrial sectors
• Proven hunter with ability to generate new business independently
• Experience with custom, short-run, or engineered solutions
• Strong technical comprehension in a manufacturing environment
• CRM and structured sales process experience
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills
• Highly accountable, self-directed, and results-driven

Preferred

• CNC, precision machining, or job shop experience
• Existing industrial/manufacturing relationships
• Experience selling into OEMs or industrial service markets
• RFQ-driven sales experience

$80,000 - $100,000 a year