Business Development Manager | Industrial Sales

Job Description

A. Stucki Company | Industrial Manufacturing

Remote | Travel Required | Midwest Region Strongly Preferred

A. Stucki Company is seeking a Business Development Manager to lead the growth of our expanding industrial manufacturing business. This is a high-impact, entrepreneurial sales role focused on identifying, developing, and winning new customers and markets for our CNC machining capabilities.

We have established capabilities to CNC machine components for agricultural, heavy equipment, and other industrial applications , and we are looking for a proven business development professional who can help us significantly expand this platform. As part of our growth strategy, A. Stucki is also evaluating additional capital investment and equipment that would allow us to pursue opportunities in markets such as automotive, aerospace, and other highly engineered industrial applications .

The ideal candidate is a hunter who enjoys opening doors, developing relationships from scratch, identifying opportunities, and turning prospects into long-term customers. This person should bring an established understanding of CNC machining, manufacturing processes, and/or the industrial customers that purchase machining capacity, tooling, and engineered components.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a business development strategy focused on expanding A. Stucki's industrial customer base and CNC machining business.
• Proactively identify, prospect, and develop new customers and revenue opportunities across targeted industrial markets.
• Build a strong pipeline of qualified prospects and manage opportunities from initial contact through quotation, negotiation, and award.
• Develop relationships with decision-makers in engineering, manufacturing, operations, procurement, sourcing, and executive leadership.
• Identify companies that currently outsource CNC machining and determine where A. Stucki's capabilities can provide a competitive advantage.
• Target new applications and industries where A. Stucki can leverage existing machining capabilities or justify additional capital investment.
• Research market opportunities and recommend new industries, customers, products, and applications for the company to pursue.
• Partner with operations, engineering, estimating, and leadership to evaluate customer requirements, manufacturability, capacity, equipment needs, and commercial opportunities.
• Develop business cases for potential capital expenditures based on customer demand and future revenue opportunities.
• Lead customer presentations, capability discussions, RFQs, negotiations, and commercial development activities.
• Establish and maintain relationships with key customers and strategic prospects while maintaining a strong emphasis on new-business generation.
• Monitor competitive activity, market trends, customer requirements, and emerging opportunities within targeted industries.
• Establish sales forecasts, pipeline reporting, and business development metrics for leadership.
• Attend industry events, trade shows, customer visits, and networking opportunities to identify and develop new business.
• Help establish A. Stucki as a capable and competitive supplier of CNC-machined components to a broader range of industrial markets.

Qualifications & Experience Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Manufacturing, or a related field preferred.
• 7+ years of progressive business development, sales, or commercial experience in an industrial manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrated track record of winning new customers and generating new revenue.
• Experience selling into agriculture, heavy equipment, automotive, aerospace, or other industrial manufacturing markets strongly preferred.
• Experience selling CNC machining capacity, CNC cutting tools, machine tools, contract manufacturing, precision components, or similar technical manufacturing solutions highly preferred.
• Existing relationships within industrial manufacturing markets are strongly preferred.
• Must be comfortable selling to engineering, sourcing/procurement, operations, and executive-level decision-makers.
• Experience with RFQs, quoting processes, contract negotiations, and customer onboarding.
• Willingness to travel regularly to customers, prospects, trade shows, and industry events.
• Experience evaluating market opportunities and developing new customer or industry strategies preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally with manufacturing and engineering teams.

Why Join A. Stucki?

A. Stucki Company is an established industrial manufacturer with more than a century of manufacturing experience and a growing opportunity to expand beyond our traditional markets. This position provides an opportunity to build something rather than simply manage an existing book of business .

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to help define where we take our industrial business, identify new customers and markets, and influence future investments in machining equipment and capabilities. If you are a proven industrial sales hunter who knows how to find opportunities and turn them into business, this role offers significant opportunity to make an impact.

A. Stucki Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer.