Salary
$120k – $140k per year
Location
In office (Houston)
Seniority
Staff · 10+ years exp
Employment
Full-Time
Overview
Company
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Cogent Talent Solutions (affiliated with Cogent Analytics) is a recruitment, executive search, and human capital consulting enterprise. The company provides talent acquisition, workforce planning, direct-hire placement, and specialized recruitment services across commercial sectors, including manufacturing, construction, field operations, accounting, and general business administration. Headquartered in Greensboro, North Carolina, it collaborates with small-to-mid market companies and national client networks to recruit and place key operational, management, and technical personnel.
Position Overview
This is a high-performance business development role with a primary goal to aggressively grow machining and repair services. The position is responsible for building a predictable revenue pipeline, closing new business, and establishing our client as a preferred partner.
Key Responsibilities
- Monitor & maintain existing client relationships
- Develop and execute strategic account plans for key clients
- Prospect and close new business with oil & gas and manufacturing companies
- Conduct client meetings, site visits, and technical presentations to key representatives/managers
- Build, manage, and advance a disciplined pipeline from prospecting through close
- Execute daily outreach across calls, email, LinkedIn, and field visits
- Conduct technical sales meetings, site visits, and solution presentations
- Drive urgency, overcome objections, and close business consistently
- Maintain accurate CRM data, forecasting, and weekly pipeline reporting
Qualifications
- Demonstrated high-level of sales success (10 years’ experience)
- Minimum High School Diploma or GED
- Ability to grasp technical machining industry knowledge and nomenclature
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