Disclaimer: SLB completed the acquisition of ChampionX on July 16, 2025. If selected for this position, your employment will begin with ChampionX and will transition to SLB as part of the planned integration.
We are looking for a Business Development Manager located in Lafayette, LA for Windrock to create and execute regional channel strategy for its new line of wireless sensors as it applies to customers and applications. This is your opportunity to join a global technology company, driving energy innovation for a balanced planet.
What’s in it For You:
The ability to make an impact and shape your career with a company that is passionate about growth
The support of an organization that believes it is vital to include and engage diverse people, perspectives, and ideas to achieve our best
Thrive in a company that values sustainability, drives a safety-focused culture and empowers its employees through continuous improvement
Comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, 401(k) company matching and more!
What You Will Do:
Customer Management:
Identify customer’s needs, vision cast, and sales opportunities to drive growth
Identify and establish business relationships
Listen, understand, and convey customer requirements
Identify and leverage resources to perform technical / product training for customers at targeted accounts
Identify and communicate customer requirements for new products/solutions
Strategy & Planning:
Define a regional strategy and implement its execution for years one, two, and three
Identify and develop strategic account plans leveraging other channel partner (internal and external) resources
Drive sales through direct customer relationships, distributors, and other ChampionX entities
Work closely with the organization to ensure that product strategies and performance are meeting growth and Annual Operating Plan targets
Work closely with Marketing & Technology teams to understand pros and cons of various solution approaches
Execution:
Articulate value story, technology and product positioning to both business and technical users
Create incremental demand, opportunities, and close orders
Maintain expert level of product and application knowledge within the battery-operated wireless sensor market
Meet sales goal targets monthly, quarterly, and yearly
Actively manage channel partners effectiveness, prospecting, closing, forecasting, and KPI’s by using a metrics-based approach to report progress and highlight potential roadblocks with proposed mitigation strategies
Maintain accurate records of target accounts, opportunities, quotes, projects, contacts and correspondence in company approved databases through our Salesforce CRM
Other duties as assigned
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business, or related field
Good overall knowledge of the Oil and Gas Industry
5 years of experience in condition monitoring and wireless sensor applications
Self-driven work ethic
Strong negotiation skills
Excellent communication skills
Strong Interpersonal and Organizational skills
Strong computer skills, including Microsoft Office suite
Competitive attitude and strong work ethic with the ability to enthusiastically represent the company
Availability for inter-regional travel as required, 50-70%
No immigration sponsorship available for this position
Physical Demands:
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus
The employee is regularly required to talk or hear
The employee is frequently required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms
Ability to lift 10 lbs
Role is deemed safety sensitive and may be subject to employer or customer drug testing
About Us:
ChampionX is now part of SLB, a global technology company driving energy innovation for a balanced planet. As innovators, that’s been our mission for nearly a century.
We are a technology company that unlocks access to energy for the benefit of all. Today, we face a global imperative to create a future with more energy, but less carbon. Our diverse, innovative change makers are focused on going further in innovation and inventing the new energy technologies we need to get there.
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We believe the best teams are diverse and inclusive, and we are on a journey to create a workplace where every employee can grow and achieve their best. We are committed to fair and equal treatment of employees and applicants. We recruit, hire, promote, transfer and provide opportunities for advancement on the basis of individual qualifications and job performance. In all matters affecting employment, compensation, benefits, working conditions, and opportunities for advancement, we will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, creed, national origin, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expressions, genetic information, marital status, age, disability, or status as a covered veteran.
