We are an asset-light sheet metal product manufacturing startup based in Dera Bassi. We are seeking an entrepreneurial Technical Business Development Lead to serve as our very first key hire. This is a unique, high-autonomy role designed for someone who is currently a senior sales engineer, estimator, or business manager at an existing fabrication company and wants the freedom to build a division from scratch. You will lead client acquisition by leveraging your existing network of industrial buyers. Because you deeply understand sheet metal processing (laser cutting, bending, welding), you will also oversee our vendor network and a small assembly team to ensure orders are fulfilled flawlessly.
Key Responsibilities
- B2B Client Acquisition: Identify, pitch, and secure manufacturing contracts from corporate buyers, solar EPC contractors, real estate builders, or modular furniture brands.
- Estimation & Costing: Read engineering CAD drawings provided by clients, calculate raw material costs (sheet weights, wastage), account for local job-work charges, and create profitable, winning commercial quotes.
- Market Intelligence: Leverage your knowledge of current industry gaps (e.g., quality defects, delivery delays) to position our company as a highly dependable manufacturing partner.
- End-to-End Fulfillment: Once a deal is closed, coordinate with local sheet-metal job shops to outsource cutting/bending, and supervise our small local workshop for final assembly and dispatch.
- Strategic Reporting: Maintain total transparency with the investor-owner regarding sales pipelines, project margins, and delivery timelines.
Required Skills and Qualifications
- Industry Experience: 5 to 8 years of solid experience working inside a sheet metal fabrication, industrial component, or metal structures manufacturing company in the Punjab/Tricity region.
- Dual Capabilities: A rare blend of Technical Sales and Production Knowledge. You must be able to pitch to a procurement head in a corporate office and then walk into a workshop to inspect a welding joint.
- Local Network: An active, warm network of B2B clients who regularly buy manufactured sheet metal components or structures.
- Estimation Proficiency: Deep knowledge of sheet metal gauges, CRCA/GI/Stainless Steel material pricing, and fabrication workflows.
Pay: ₹40,000.00 - ₹55,000.00 per month
Work Location: In person
