About Kennametal

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 and defense, earthworks, energy, general engineering and transportation turn to Kennametal to help them manufacture with precision and efficiency. Every day approximately 8,700 employees are helping customers in nearly 100 countries stay competitive. Kennametal generated $2.1 billion in revenues in fiscal 2023. Learn more at www.kennametal.com. Follow @Kennametal: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube.

Job Title Proposal Engineer - Carbide Products

Job Summary

Describe the purpose of the job
This position will be Working under the supervision of the Pricing Manager. Collaborate with Sales & Application engineers to provide Techno commercial offers / solutions which are competitive & technically feasible. Coordinate with Manufacturing plants, Engineering teams, Purchasing to ensure all Solutions are in line with the Customer requirements. Should be a Key User of SAP ERP 11

Key Job Responsibilities

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Making Sales proposals /quotations for Products based out of Tungsten Carbide in form of preforms, finished wear products & Surface Technology Solutions for Custom Solution Products
Work with Plant, Product Engineering and Sourcing team to make Quotes and offers to Customer
Working with team members to achieve internal metrics, Targets and SLA to internal stake Holders
Working with internal stakeholders to achieve optimum cost of the products
Working with Sourcing team to get optimum subcontractors Quotes bench marking market Price
Supporting Field Sales from HO related to technical and commercial to Win Orders on needed basis
Working with CFT on Cost saving Projects to optimize the product and process cost in changing Market scenarios to keep our Stake in the market
Collaborating with internal team to Automate Costing & Pricing Process from time to time to come out with quick response Quotes to customers

Years of Relevant Work Experience Required: 10-15 Years

Preferred Areas of Education, Certifications, and Skills:
Bachelors in mechanical engineering /GTTC/CIPET/NTTF or equivalent

SAP/PLM:

Strong hands-on Experience on SAP ERP11 on Manufacturing Industry
Must be SAP Key user
Experience on NX will be Preferred
Skill in handling Power BI & data analysis is preferred

Technical & Commercial Skills

Experience in handling RFQ from customers specifically from Tungsten carbide / Powder Metallurgy Processing or Manufacturing Industry Preferred
Exposure to cost estimation of Products preferred
Exposure to supply chains will be advantage
Working on cost saving Projects Preferred
Experience in Microsoft tools in higher end preferably in writing logics and algorithm will be advantage

Manufacturing Skills

Experience in manufacturing products made of Tungsten carbide or any wear solutions preferred
Experience on BOM and routing will be Preferred
Must have strong machining & Processing Knowledge on shop floor

Equal Opportunity Employer

Engineer Pricing