Business Development Engineer

Description:

Key Responsibilities

•Build product awareness for Filters portfolio in the Indian market, using lngfilters.com as the reference point for prospects.

•Identify and source leads independently — mining LinkedIn and the existing customer database for relevant contacts at OEMs, consultants, EPCs, and chemical industry accounts.

•Maintain and update the company's lead/contact tracker (Excel) with accurate, current records on a weekly basis.

•Conduct regular field visits to build and sustain relationships with identified contacts.

•Gather market intelligence: upcoming projects, capacity expansions, competitor activity, and pricing/technology trends.

•Qualify and hand off leads to the Sales Manager/promoters, with documented account notes in the shared tracker.

•Represent the company at trade shows/exhibitions as assigned.

•Support technical discussions with customers to position the company credibly — without closing commercially.

Skills & Qualifications

•Mechanical engineering degree (degree/diploma), B.Sc Chemistry, B.Sc. Physics

•1–4 years of experience, preferably in filtration, capital equipment, or industrial equipment.

•Fluent in Hindi, English, and Gujarati (verbal).

•Strong relationship-building and interpersonal skills; polite and professional demeanour.

•Working knowledge of LinkedIn (Sales Navigator preferred) for prospecting.

•Proficient in Excel (data entry, filtering/sorting, disciplined record-keeping).

•Strong presentation skills.

•Willingness to engage in technical discussions.

•Valid driving license.

KPIs / Success Metrics

•Number of new leads sourced per month.

•Tracker updated weekly with no missing or stale entries.

•Number of qualified leads handed off to sales per month/quarter.

•Frequency of field visits per month.

Quality and actionability of market intelligence reports.

•Conversion rate of sourced leads → closed deals (shared accountability with Sales)