Senior Applications Engineer

Company

• Kennametal delivers productivity to customers seeking peak performance in demanding environments by providing innovative custom and standard wear-resistant solutions. This proven productivity is enabled through our advanced materials sciences and application knowledge. Our commitment to a sustainable environment provides additional value to our customers. Kennametal’s portfolio of well-respected brand names and broad global presence enable us to help customers of all sizes in virtually every geography drive success at every stage of their value chain. Strategically aligned across our two core businesses - Industrial and Infrastructure - our products and services touch nearly every manufacturing process. People around the globe can see and touch these results throughout many aspects of their day, from the light switch they turn on to the car they drive.

Department

• Growth-Aerospace-High Tech

Tasks

• Manage the major aerospace accounts and technically support key end users
• Understand customers' business, technology and product requirements and appropriately match WIDIA tooling solutions, products and services to meet customer needs
• Exceed customer expectations relative to WIDIA service levels and technical know-how and value added services
• Perform sales forecasting, account planning and other administrative tasks that will profitably grow the business
• Understand and utilize company resources such as CAP, Services and the Knowledge Center
• Show continuous improvements in technical, product and selling skills
• Maintain high impact customer relationships with current accounts to expand market share

Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or manufacturing engineering education
• Five plus years of successful field or manufacturing experience in the metalcutting industry; aerospace industry preferred
• Experience working in extensive technical manufacturing environment
• Proficient in identifying and assessing customer needs
• Competent in understanding and communicating all products and technical information
• Able to understand and communicate complex contract conditions
• Able to work independently with little supervision
• Well-developed interpersonal skills enabling teamwork and clear communication