Job Description

Job Summary Support customer relationships by maintaining deep product technical knowledge and providing technical advice, technical support, and technical expertise to enable & foster expansion in the market and solve for customer inquiry, problems, and needs, enabling Kennametal to be the go-to supplier for the customers\' tooling application demands. Liaison with Sales Engineer, Productivity Engineer, and Inside Sales to support the customers technical needs. This role will mainly be working with our distribution partners and their customers. Key Job Responsibilities Be an expert in the company\'s products and applications across end-markets while being vigil of cost savings and expansion into untapped market applications. Understand the difference in the company\'s products vs. competitor\'s offerings and provide expert advice on the advantages of the company\'s products in specific applications. Perform analysis of complex application needs and develop recommendations in support of customer balancing business need. Conduct tooling and application testing. Prepare and present progress, status and forecasting reports of assigned area of responsibility. Maintain expert knowledge on industry trends, training opportunities, and forecasts. Leverage CRM to track activities. Support sales growth in using the company\'s products/technology to design and execute cost savings initiatives with customers. Active collaboration with internal customers such as Product Marketing, Mfg., Technology, etc., to ensure information share and goal alignments. Promote E-Commerce and other innovative revenue streams to support all customers and their buying habits. Education and Experience Requirements Bachelor\'s degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Engineering or equivalent in work experience 5-8 years of relevant work experience in machining Functional/Technical Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required : Technical/Professional knowledge & skills, creating demand through insight, influencing, planning & organizing, decision making, account planning, active learning, advancing sales discussions, building customer loyalty, building trusting relationships. CNC Programming experience in the following platforms preferred: Mastercam, Esprit, Siemens NX, ProE, etc. Kennametal Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. As such, it is the policy of Kennametal Inc. to afford equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, handicap, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, citizenship status, veteran status, or other protected status, group, or characteristic under federal, state, and/or local law or regulation. It is Kennametal Inc.\'s policy to comply with all applicable laws and regulations.

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