Kennametal
Bringing innovation and productivity to our customers through materials science, tooling and wear-resistant solutions.
CNC Machinist / Sales and Application Engineer
Location
California
Posted
173 days ago
Salary
$71K - $96K / year
3 yrs expExperience acceptedEnglish
Job Description
• Drive metal-cutting tool sales growth with new and established customers (direct, indirect, machine tool customers)
• Manage customer relationships, provide technical direction/support, and increase customer productivity
• Partner with internal sales and support professionals to support customer initiatives and technical needs
• Work on CNC machining, milling, and lathe application challenges
• Based from a home office within the assigned territory but spend 80%+ of the week in the field at customer locations
• Generate, qualify, and manage all sales leads, prospects, and new customer accounts
• Proactively manage the complete sales process including prospecting, qualification, consultative meetings, product demos, pricing, negotiations, and sourcing
• Develop and execute strategic territory plans focused on new product sales
• Provide timely answers to pre-sales technical and commercial queries
• Maintain up-to-date customer and project records in CRM to ensure a clean pipeline
• Collaborate with Application Engineers, Channel Partner Reps, Inside Sales, and others to provide a positive end-to-end customer experience
• Perform online and/or onsite demonstrations and conduct pre-sales workshops, webinars, and events
• Represent Kennametal at tradeshows, conferences, and other events
• Deliver cost savings through analysis of complex application needs and tooling/application testing
• Prepare and present progress, status, and forecasting reports
Job Requirements
- Technical degree or Degree in Business, Manufacturing and/or Engineering preferred
- 3+ years of related cnc machining industry experience
- 1-2 years of technical sales and/or application experience preferred
- Hands on machining and cnc programming experience (current machinist or previous experience encouraged)
- Proficient in product knowledge, including applications and troubleshooting; can taylor solutions to meet customer needs
- 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
- Independently executes strategic sales plans; contributes to strategy development and meets targets
- Solid critical thinking, presentation, and administrative skills
- Excellent communication skills, with ability to explain complex technical concepts to 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 tactical and strategic thinking
- Collaborative team player able to work across all departments
- Willingness to spend 80%+ of the week in the field at customer locations; territory within commuting distance; overnight travel not regularly required
Benefits
- Company vehicle provided as part of top of market compensation package
- Base salary plus Sales incentive bonus based on performance
- Benefits starting day 1
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