Job Title: Business Development Executive Coatings (Projects)
Qualification: MBA (Tier-2 College Preferred)
Experience: Minimum 2 Years
Industry: Protective / Industrial Coatings
Location: Chennai (Travel required)
Job Description
Arudra Engineers Pvt. Ltd. is seeking a Business Development Executive Coatings (Projects) to drive growth in industrial and project-based coating solutions. The role includes active lead generation through cold calling and cold emailing, along with managing the end-to-end project sales cycle for protective coatings.
Key Responsibilities
- Generate new leads through cold calling, cold emailing, and LinkedIn outreach
- Identify and develop project-based opportunities in protective and industrial coatings
- Engage with EPC contractors, consultants, and plant owners
- Track and follow up on tenders, RFQs, and project enquiries
- Coordinate with technical, estimation, and execution teams for proposals and BOQs
- Conduct client meetings, site visits, and technical-commercial discussions
- Maintain a structured sales pipeline and follow-up tracker
- Support price discussions, negotiations, and order closures
- Build and maintain long-term client relationships
Required Qualifications & Skills
- MBA from a Tier-2 reputed institution (Marketing / Operations preferred)
- Minimum 2 years of experience in protective / industrial coatings or corrosion protection projects
- Proven experience in cold calling and professional cold email campaigns
- Understanding of project sales cycles and tender-based business
- Familiarity with epoxy, PU, polyurea, and chemical-resistant coating systems
- Strong communication, persuasion, and follow-up skills
- Comfortable with targets, outbound sales activity, and reporting
- Willingness to travel for meetings and site coordination
Preferred (Added Advantage)
- Experience in power plants, refineries, process industries, pipelines, tanks, or FGD projects
- Prior exposure to EPC / consultant-driven project environments
Why Join Arudra Engineers
- Hands-on role in high-value industrial coating projects
- Opportunity to work closely with technical experts and execution teams
- Clear growth path in project sales and business development
