Business Development Manager

The Business Development Manager is an individual contributor outside sales role responsible for driving new revenue by identifying, developing, and closing opportunities for custom tube fabrication and precision metal manufacturing. This role focuses on building strategic relationships with OEMs and high-value industrial customers who require complex tube bending, welding, and fabricated assemblies. The Business Development Manager manages the full sales lifecycle—from prospecting and technical discovery through quoting support and contract award—while serving as a trusted advisor on manufacturing capabilities and best practices.

Major Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain knowledge of Bauer’s manufacturing capabilities and value proposition.
• Responsible for achieving revenue plan targets for new customer acquisition.
• Identify and engage OEMs and industrial manufacturers that require custom tube fabrication, welded tube assemblies, precision bends, and value-added metal fabrication.
• Develop and execute territory or market growth plans targeting high-opportunity sectors (ag/forestry, power generation, construction equipment, defense, transportation, fluid handling, etc.).
• Initiate outreach via on-site visits, industry events, referrals, and direct prospecting.
• Collaborate with engineering and operations to validate technical feasibility for new projects.
• Work with estimating to ensure complete RFQ packages and accurate pricing inputs.
• Partner with operations on production timelines, capacity planning, and customer expectations.
• Own the full sales cycle—qualification, quoting coordination, proposal delivery, negotiation, close.
• Maintain accurate pipeline activity and forecasting within Salesforce.com.
• Support program onboarding and successful handoff to account management.
• Track trends in tube fabrication technologies, materials, weld standards, and OEM sourcing behaviors.
• Monitor competitive offerings and differentiate our capabilities through technical depth and service quality.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or business, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 4–7 years of successful technical sales or account management experience in manufacturing, preferably metal fabrication or tube fabrication.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and technical specifications.
• Ability to travel for customer meetings, trade shows, and facility tours.
• Knowledge of common Microsoft Office applications.

Desired Qualifications

• Demonstrated success selling into OEM or environments.
• Experience with high-mix, low-to-medium volume contract manufacturing.
• Strong understanding of tube laser cutting, tube bending, welding processes (MIG/TIG/robotic), and fabricated assembly production.
• Knowledge of quality standards (ISO, weld qualifications, PPAP, FAI, etc.).
• Existing OEM relationships within relevant markets.
• Experience working with an Epicor ERP system.

Physical Requirements and Environment

• Most of the time is spent sitting or driving – occasional walking.
• Regular business travel (25% - 50%) is expected.
• May require occasional lifting up to 50 lbs.
• Indoor office, home office, customer office, and machine shop environments.
• Frequent noise.
• Eye and hearing protection are required in the production area (employer provided).

Tools and Equipment:                  

Computer, printer, phone, scanner, copier, calculator

Note:

This job description does not list all the duties of the job.  You may be asked by supervisors or managers to perform other duties.  You will be evaluated in part based upon your performance of the tasks listed in this job description.  The employer has the right to revise this job description at any time.  The job description is not a contract for employment, and either you or the employer may terminate employment at any time, for any reason.

Salary : $100,000 - $120,000