Business Development Manager Emea

With over 80 years as an industrial technology leader, Kennametal Inc. delivers productivity to customers through materials science, tooling and wear-resistant solutions. Customers across aerospace, earthworks, energy, general engineering and transportation turn to Kennametal to help them manufacture with precision and efficiency. Every day approximately 8,600 employees are helping customers in more than 60 countries stay competitive. Kennametal generated nearly $1.8 billion in revenues in fiscal 2021.

Business Development Manager Ceramics EMEA

Ceramics in EMEA is a $25M business and is part of a global ceramics business of $55M. The position will provide direction and support to global management in identifying opportunities for growth, required investments and long-term planning to accomplish this growth and will collaborate with the sales, production, engineering, or research and development departments to determine how solutions could be made or modified to suit the needs of the customer.

**Responsibilities**:
**Business Development Manager**:

- Significantly grow sales on ceramic powders and components by developing customer intimacy to understand pain points from our customers.
- Improve our agility and customer centricity by ensuring a seamless link between our customers, and internal teams: sales, production, engineering, or research and development.
- Support global management in defining the market approach on selected priorities.
- Support product management in managing product portfolio (e.g. rationalization, qualifications, developments).
- Support marketing in building market intelligence and disseminating throughout the ceramic’s organization.
- Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications and establishing personal networks.
- Drive the Kennametal cultural beliefs of Customer First, Everyone Matters, Own It, Be Bold, Focus Now.

**Sales Manager**:

- Customer focused to maintain existing relationships and grow new ones to reach sales objectives.
- Support global management in sales forecasting, plan preparation, sales inventory, quality notifications, receivables collection, credit notes.
- Report on sales in collecting, analyzing, and summarizing sales and market information into CRM.
- Contributes and support customer service team in prices list preparation and follow-up.
- Support marketing in ad-hoc projects (e.g. pricing, value proposition).
- Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications and establishing personal networks.
- Drive the Kennametal cultural beliefs of Customer First, Everyone Matters, Own It, Be Bold, Focus Now.

**Requirements**:
**Education**:

- Bachelor’s degree (preferred Master’s Degree) in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Material Science, Business Administration or related discipline required as a minimum.

**Relevant Work Experience**:

- 5+ years of sales and sales leadership experience.
- Proven commercial understanding with a track record of developing and executing commercial strategies and action plans.

**Functional/Technical Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required**:

- An In-depth understanding of the manufacturing industry and concepts associated with machining.
- Excellent verbal, presentation and written communication skills.
- Strong business and commercial acumen.
- Strong influencing skills and executive presence.
- Team-player but also has ability to be a self-starter.
- Structured and analytical style of working.
- Excellent IT skills (MS Office, SAP).
- Fluent English in speaking and writing.
- Willingness to travel frequently including staying overnight.
- Able to cooperate effectively on different levels externally and on lateral level KMT internally.
- Excellent planning skills.
- Result and Performance focus.

**Competencies**:

- Acting Decisively
- Acting Strategically
- Communicating Effectively
- Creating an Inclusive Environment
- Customer Focus
- Driving Continuous Improvement
- Driving for Results
- Safety Focus
- Integrity & Business Ethics

Equal Opportunity Employer