Sales Specialist - Lead Sales Development

Baker Hughes
Houston, TX
Job Title-Sales Specialist-Lead Sales Development

Driving Growth Through Customer-Focused Sales Excellence and Digital Industrial Solutions

Do you enjoy building customer relationships and supporting technical sales?

Would you like to help customers adopt world-class condition monitoring and digital transformation solutions?

Partner with the Best

Baker Hughes is a global leader in energy technology, delivering innovative solutions that make energy safer, cleaner, and more efficient across the entire value chain. Operating in more than 120 countries, we combine deep industrial expertise with advanced engineering and digital technologies to support energy production, transformation, and decarbonization. Our Bently Nevada and Cordant Solutions teams play a critical role in this mission. We provide industry-leading hardware, sensors, protection systems, and enterprise-level digital solutions that help customers monitor, diagnose, and optimize the health of their rotating and critical machinery assets.

Fuel Your Passion

The Sales Specialist - Bently Nevada & Cordant Solutions supports the successful execution of sales activities by assisting senior sales leaders, engaging with customers, and helping drive opportunities from qualification to closure. This role builds foundational sales capabilities while developing strong technical understanding of condition monitoring systems and digital industrial software.

As a Sales Specialist, You Will Be Responsible For :
  • Supporting the sale of Bently Nevada hardware, sensors, protection systems, and Cordant digital solutions.
  • Building and maintaining relationships with end users, EPCs, system integrators, OEMs, and channel partners.
  • Responding to customer inquiries and coordinating technical support with the technical account management team.
Regional & Global Project Support:
  • Supporting regional and global project pursuits, including opportunity tracking, forecasting, and documentation.
  • Assisting with project coordination across sales, engineering, supply chain, and services teams.
  • Helping ensure accurate scope definition and smooth handover from sales to project execution teams.
Opportunity & Pipeline Management:
  • Maintaining accurate opportunity data in CRM tools.
  • Supporting lead qualification, follow-ups, and sales funnel reporting.
  • Assisting with preparing customer proposals, quotations, and contractual documentation.
Product & Market Development:
  • Developing a strong understanding of Bently Nevada and Cordant solutions, value propositions, and target industries.
  • Staying informed on customer applications, industry trends, and competitive offers.
  • Participating in product training, customer demos, and internal sales development programs.
To Be Successful in This Role You Will:
  • Have a bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Marketing, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
  • Have experience in technical or industrial sales.
  • Have excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills.
  • Have strong organizational skills with attention to detail.
  • Have the ability to work effectively in a team-based, matrix organization.
  • Have proficiency with Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word).
Preferred Qualifications:
  • Have internship or co-op experience in sales, engineering, project management, or industrial environments.
  • Have familiarity with industrial markets such as energy, oil & gas, power generation, mining, or manufacturing.
  • Have experience with CRM systems (e.g., Salesforce).
  • Have basic understanding of sensors, vibration monitoring, or industrial software.
Work in a Way That Works for You

We understand that everyone works differently, and flexibility enables people to perform at their best. In this role, we offer adaptable working patterns to help balance personal and professional commitments while maintaining productivity.

Working With Us

Our people are at the heart of Baker Hughes. We are at best when our teams are developed, engaged, and empowered to bring their authentic selves to work. We invest in well-being, talent development, and leadership growth at all levels to bring out the best in each other.

Working for You

Our innovations have shaped the energy industry for more than a century. To continue moving forward, we reward those who embrace change with a benefits package that reflects the value of their contributions.
  • Contemporary work-life balanced policies and well-being programs
  • Comprehensive private medical care options
  • Life insurance and disability coverage
  • Tailored financial programs
  • Education assistance
  • Generous parental leave
  • Mental health resources
  • Dependent care support
  • Additional elective or voluntary benefits

You will be eligible to participate in Company-sponsored benefit programs, including health & welfare programs and the Thrift Plan (401k). You will have a choice of coverage options that best suit your needs. Coverage options and contribution amounts are related to your benefit elections, base salary level, and specific requirements of each of these plans.

This position is eligible for our comprehensive and competitive benefits package, which can be found here , and is further eligible for additional forms of compensation such as bonuses subject to the terms of the applicable benefit plans or policies.

The Baker Hughes internal title for this role is: Sales Specialist - Lead Sales Development About Us:
We are an energy technology company that provides solutions to energy and industrial customers worldwide. Built on a century of experience and conducting business in over 120 countries, our innovative technologies and services are taking energy forward - making it safer, cleaner and more efficient for people and the planet.

Join Us:
Are you seeking an opportunity to make a real difference in a company that values innovation and progress? Join us and become part of a team of people who will challenge and inspire you! Let's come together and take energy forward.

Baker Hughes Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
Posted 2026-05-27

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