Craft Recruiting · 5 months ago
Business Development Manager - Oil and Gas
Craft Recruiting is partnered with a fast-growing specialty chemicals supplier serving the upstream oil & gas sector to hire a Business Development Manager focused on drilling fluids. This role entails owning the full sales cycle for a drilling-fluids portfolio, prospecting new accounts, and collaborating with various teams to ensure customer satisfaction and revenue growth.
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Responsibilities
Open net-new accounts with targeted midsize operators
Own sampling programs, coordinate field trials, track performance, and secure production orders
Map target accounts and build multi-threaded relationships across operations, supply chain, and procurement
Partner with internal leadership, lab/technical, purchasing, and production to deliver on customer requirements
Maintain a disciplined pipeline and forecast; document activity in CRM
Travel regularly for onsite meetings, field trials, and account development
Qualification
Required
15+ years in oil & gas chemicals, including 5+ years selling drilling-fluids chemicals to operators
Bachelor's degree required; Chemistry a plus
Proven hunter with a track record of landing new logos and scaling revenue in high-growth settings
Working knowledge of drilling-fluids chemistries, trial design, KPIs, and success criteria
Strong executive communication and cross-functional coordination
Home-office discipline with willingness to travel as needed across assigned geography
Preferred
Established relationships within midsize E&P operators in the Permian and other key basins
Experience navigating sampling logistics, lab turnarounds, and rapid trial-to-production transitions
Comfort operating with urgency in a nimble, outcomes-focused organization
Benefits
Full benefits
Travel/mileage support