Kennametal

Application Engineer - Wear Components

Kennametal • $80K — $95K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Associate's degree required, bachelor's preferred
  • 5-8 years of relevant experience
  • Background in Manufacturing, Industrial, Mechanical, or Materials Engineering
  • Strong technical and professional knowledge
  • Proven ability to influence and create demand through insights

Responsibilities

  • Serve as a product expert across end-markets
  • Advise customers on product advantages over competitors
  • Analyze complex application needs and develop tailored recommendations
  • Conduct product and application testing and prepare progress reports
  • Stay updated on industry trends and training opportunities
  • Collaborate with internal teams to share information and meet goals
  • Support sales growth through effective customer technology initiatives

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health benefits
  • Retirement savings plans
  • Work-life balance initiatives
  • Opportunities for professional development
  • Access to training resources
  • Supportive team environment
Full Job Description
Job Title: Application Engineer - Wear Components

Location: Pittsburgh, or Latrobe, PA or Rogers, AR

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' application demands. Liaison with Sales Engineer, Productivity Engineer, and Inside Sales to support the customers' technical needs.

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 needs. Conduct product and application testing. Prepare and present progress, status, and forecasting reports of assigned areas of responsibility.
  • Maintain expert knowledge on industry trends, training opportunities, and forecasts.
  • 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 sharing and goal alignments.

Education, Work Experience, Skills, Certificates:

  • Associates degree required, bachelor's preferred
  • 5-8 years of relevant work experience required
  • Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Engineering.
  • COMPETENCIES INCLUDE: 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.

About Kennametal

Kennametal is a leading manufacturer of industrial tools and components. The company was founded in 1938 and is headquartered in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. Kennametal's products are used in a wide range of industries, including aerospace, automotive, and energy. The company is committed to sustainability and has set ambitious goals to reduce its environmental impact and promote social responsibility. Kennametal is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and is a component of the S&P 500 index.
Learn more about Kennametal
Size
8,635 employees
Market Cap
$1.9 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$8.4 million
Founded
1938
5 Year Trend
-0.5%
Revenue
$1.7 billion
NASDAQ

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