Senior Sales Associate - Production Machining

Senior Sales Hunter – Production Machining

Basin Precision Machining – Jefferson Division
A Wenzel Industries Company

Position Summary
Basin Precision Machining (Jefferson Division) is seeking a Senior Sales Hunter who can deliver immediate commercial impact. This role is responsible for generating fast RFQs, securing early purchase orders, shortening sales cycles, and filling open machine capacity across our FMS systems, horizontal machining centers, CNC turning centers, and vertical machining centers.

This is a pure new-business role for a top-performing salesperson who understands production machining, moves with urgency, and thrives in a modest base salary with explosive, uncapped commission potential. The ideal candidate brings existing OEM, Tier-1, and Tier-2 relationships along with a proven history of winning high-volume, low-mix, multi-year production machining programs.

Immediate Impact Requirements (First 30–90 Days)
This position is specifically designed to produce near-term conversions, not traditional long-cycle sales processes. The successful candidate will:

• Generate qualified RFQs within the first 30 days.
• Convert opportunities into purchase orders within 60–90 days.
• Leverage existing OEM, Tier-1, and Tier-2 relationships for early traction.
• Target components that can run immediately on BPM Jefferson’s existing equipment.
• Demonstrate measurable commercial momentum early in the role.
• Reduce dependency on long, engineering-heavy sales cycles.

This role exists to fill open machine capacity quickly and help stabilize and grow Jefferson’s performance without delay.

Long-Term Impact (3–18 Months)
Beyond early wins, the Senior Sales Hunter will build a pipeline of repeatable, production machining programs that deliver strong margins and multi-year revenue. These programs must be sourced through efficient sales cycles.

The focus is on production programs that match BPM Jefferson’s capabilities, including:

• Manifolds • Valve bodies
• Hydraulic blocks • Pump and compressor housings
• Shafts, spools, sleeves, and cylindrical components
• Aluminum and steel cooling plates
• Driveline and powertrain components
• Automation and robotics components

All programs must be high-volume, low-mix, and aligned with current equipment.

Required Experience and Capabilities

• Minimum 10 years selling CNC machined components.
• Proven success winning OEM, Tier-1, and Tier-2 production machining programs.
• Strong machining knowledge, including cycle times, tolerances, GD&T, materials, and manufacturability.
• Ability to drive short sales cycles and secure early purchase orders.
• Demonstrated success targeting and winning high-volume, low-mix, multi-year machining work.
• Existing customer relationships in hydraulics, fluid power, off-highway, construction, agriculture, pumps and compressors, powertrain/driveline, automation, robotics, or industrial equipment.
• High personal drive, accountability, and urgency.
• Strong communication and negotiation skills with disciplined qualification habits.
• Preference for a role with a modest base salary and high variable upside.

Industry Focus
This role targets industries that deliver recurring, multi-year machining demand that aligns with BPM Jefferson’s equipment and capacity:

Primary Focus

• Hydraulics and fluid power
• Pumps and compressors • Off-highway and construction equipment
• Agriculture equipment • Powertrain and driveline (non-commodity automotive)

Secondary Focus

• Warehouse automation and robotics
• Industrial equipment OEMs
• AI data-center cooling components

Compensation
The compensation structure includes a modest base salary and an uncapped commission plan designed for high performers. The commission program rewards new customer acquisition, new production program wins, fast-path conversions, strong margin performance, and machine-utilization impact.

This role is designed for high-performance sales professionals who excel in environments where compensation is directly tied to results. The base salary is intentionally modest, and the majority of earning potential comes from commissions. If you perform best when your income reflects your impact, this role is an excellent fit.

Key Expectations for Success

• High responsiveness, strong qualification discipline, and clear opportunity management.
• Ability to identify and win parts that immediately fit FMS, HMC, turning, and VMC platforms.
• Consistent delivery of short-cycle wins along with strategic multi-year programs.
• Strong internal collaboration with engineering, quoting, operations, and quality.
• Demonstrated ability to shorten time from RFQ to award.

This role is suited for a high-urgency, results-driven salesperson who consistently wins production machining work quickly and builds long-term commercial value.

How to Apply
Interested candidates should submit a resume and summary of relevant machining sales achievements to [email protected]