Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Kennametal is seeking a CNC Tooling Sales and Application Engineer to support automotive OEM and Tier 1 manufacturers in Metro Detroit. The role drives metal cutting tool sales growth through customer relationship management, technical support, application testing, demonstrations, territory planning, and field-based sales activities.
Responsibilities
- Meet or exceed revenue targets by:
- Effectively providing metal cutting solutions, by understanding current and future market trends, to meet customers’ key needs and objectives in a professional manner
- Generating, qualifying, and managing all sales leads, prospects, and new customer accounts
- Proactively managing the complete sales process, including prospecting, qualification, consultative sales meetings, product demos, pricing, terms negotiations, and sourcing
- Developing and executing strategic territory plans to deliver revenue goals with a focus on new product sales
- Providing timely answers to pre-sales technical and commercial queries from customers
- Maintaining up-to-date customer and project records in CRM to ensure a clean and healthy pipeline
- Actively collaborating with internal sales and support professionals to provide value and a positive end-to-end customer experience
- Performing online and/or onsite demonstrations of metal cutting products tailored to customers’ needs
- Conducting pre-sales workshops, webinars, and other online/onsite events within the territory
- Representing and promoting Kennametal at tradeshows, conferences, and other events within the territory
- Delivering cost savings through analysis of complex application needs and providing recommendations to support customer business need through tooling and application testing
- Preparing and presenting progress, status, and forecasting reports
Skills
- 3+ years of related CNC machining industry experience, 1-2 years of technical sales and/or application experience preferred
- Proficient in product knowledge, including applications and troubleshooting; can tailor solutions to meet customer needs
- Proficient in use of Microsoft Office products, including Outlook, Teams, Excel, PowerPoint
- Solid grasp of industry dynamics; effectively aligns product solutions with customer needs and industry trends
- Competent in a range of sales techniques, including advanced objection handling and closing strategies; adapts approach to various customer types
- Independently executes strategic sales plans; contributes to the development of strategies and meets targets through insightful planning
- Possess solid critical thinking, presentation, and administrative skills
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences
- Customer-focused mindset with a passion for problem-solving and delivering exceptional service
- Detail-oriented to manage contract review and discuss project specifications
- Creative and persuasive with the ability to think at both tactical and strategic levels
- Collaborative team player with the ability to work effectively across all departments
- Technical degree or Degree in Business, Manufacturing and/or Engineering, preferred
Benefits
- A company vehicle is provided as part of top of market compensation package
- Base salary plus bonus based on performance
- Benefits starting day 1
- The role is based from a home office within the assigned territory
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