What are the responsibilities and job description for the OEM Business Development Representative position at Cashco?
Cashco is a well-established designer, manufacturer, and servicer of a broad line of industrial control products. Products include pressure regulators, control valves, controllers, pressure/vacuum relief vents, and flame and detonation arrestors. Cashco services customers in industries including industrial gas, chemicals, terminal storage, electronics, food and pharmaceuticals, through a worldwide network of offices and representatives. For more information, please visit www.cashco.com.
Position Title: OEM Business Development Representative
Reports To: Director of Global Projects
Location: Houston TX
Travel: 50% , depending on territory and project location
Position Summary
The OEM Business Development Representative is responsible for supporting the identification, development, and acquisition of high-value business with Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) and system/equipment packager (Packager) firms. This role combines strategic selling, technical knowledge, and relationship management to assist in securing contracts that involve complex stakeholder ecosystems and multi-phase decision processes. Success in this role contributes to private equity value creation goals through margin expansion, market penetration, and multi-year revenue streams.
OEM Business Development & Account Management
- Develop and grow relationships with key OEMs to position the company as a preferred technology supplier.
- Understand OEM design cycles, specifications, and commercial models to align value propositions and ensure early-stage engagement.
- Negotiations on pricing, commercial risks, and performance commitments that balance strategic growth with profitability.
- Monitor trends in OEM platforms, R&D priorities, and value chain dynamics to inform go-to-market strategy.
Project Specification & Pursuit Strategy
- Identify and proactively pursue OEM capital projects through spec-influence, consultative engagement, and early design participation.
- Build relationships with designers, engineers, and other influencers at OEM firms to ensure product inclusion in bid specs.
- Functionally support pursuit teams across functions (sales, applications, estimating, and fulfillment) to develop tailored technical and commercial proposals.
- Track project timelines, influence decision-makers, and manage long-cycle sales efforts through to award and execution
Cross-Functional Coordination & Execution
- Partner with Applications Engineering, Marketing, Supply Chain, and Operations to deliver on complex customer requirements.
- Ensure accurate forecasting, CRM documentation, and alignment with OEM project timelines.
- Provide handoff to project execution or customer service teams while remaining engaged during critical milestones.
Market Intelligence & Commercial Strategy
- Monitor competitive activity, pricing dynamics, and shifts in OEM sourcing strategies or project demand.
- Provide cross-functional feedback to shape roadmap, collateral, and bid support materials.
- Contribute to territory planning, vertical strategies, and thought leadership around long-cycle sales.
Private Equity Value Creation Alignment
- Support enterprise value by developing long-term contracts and high-margin project wins.
- Improve forecast accuracy for strategic sales and build repeatable OEM business development practices.
- Drive pipeline visibility and win-rate improvement across complex, strategic sales motions.
Required Qualifications
- 7–10 years of experience in technical sales and business development to OEMs and/or Packagers in a business development
- Demonstrated success managing complex, long-cycle B2B sales involving multiple stakeholders and technical requirements.
- Strong understanding of OEM account structures, project sales cycles, and specification-based influence models and managing pipelines and forecasts.
- Excellent communication, relationship-building, and cross-functional leadership skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Industrial, manufacturing, capital equipment, or engineered systems background strongly preferred.
- Prior sales experience working with OEMs to secure inclusion in specifications
- Exposure to private equity-backed or high-performance growth environments is desirable.
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, or related technical/commercial field.
Key Competencies
- Strategic and consultative selling
- Technical credibility and influence
- Complex stakeholder management
- Project management and commercial coordination
- Proactive pursuit and pipeline development
- Negotiation and value articulation
Requirements
- Ability to travel frequently within the assigned region by car, plane, or other means of transportation.
- Ability to sit for extended periods of time while working on a computer, attending meetings, or traveling.
- Ability to stand and walk for extended periods during client visits.
- Occasionally lift, carry, and transport materials (up to 20–30 lbs).
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