Sales Application Engineer (KY, South IN, North TN)

MAPAL Dr. Kress KG; Port Huron (MI); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full benefits from day one

Market-competitive salary + commission

Training in the United States and on a

Career development opportunities

Job summary

MAPAL Inc. is seeking a Sales Application Engineer to develop sales plans and drive growth across aerospace, automotive, and medical sectors in the KY, South IN, and North TN regions. This role emphasizes technical consulting, distributor training, and value selling to end-user customers.

The ideal candidate has a technical degree, 5+ years in cutting tooling, and strong CNC/g-code and metallurgy expertise, with the ability to travel up to 50% to meet partners and customers.

Qualifications

• Education mix of hands-on metal cutting manufacturing experience, military, and/or formal education equivalent to a Two to Four Year degree in a technical discipline.
• Proficiency in CNC programming (G-code), tool geometry, and metallurgy.
• Minimum of five years of cutting tooling experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement sales plans to achieve annual sales budget for assigned territory.
• Identify and capture new growth opportunities within aerospace, automotive, and medical sectors.
• Promote, train and manage MAPAL product offerings to local authorized distributor network partners.
• Troubleshoot complex machining challenges involving milling, turning, and hole-making and hole-finishing.
• Conduct on-site tool testing and performance analysis to reduce cycle times and improve part quality.
• Demonstrate total cost of ownership (TCO) savings to procurement and engineering teams at end-user customers.

Skills

CNC programming (G-code)

Tool geometry

Metallurgy

Presentation skills

Communication skills

Self-motivation

Education

Two to Four Year degree in a technical discipline

Job description

MAPAL Inc. is the US subsidiary of the MAPAL Group. It employs more than 160 team members at two locations in the United States to ensure superior customer satisfaction. The Port Huron site, located 50 miles north of Detroit, focuses on the manufacturing and reconditioning of PCD tools. It is the U.S. Headquarters for sales, engineering, design and administration.

The MAPAL Group is an international supplier of precision tools for the machining of almost all materials. The family business has 4,850 employees worldwide and sees itself as a technology partner to its customers.
Interesting and challenging tasks, good opportunities for development and the attractive working conditions of a modern company are the basis for long-term working relationships.

Sales Application Engineer (KY, South IN, North TN) 10074

• You develop and implement sales plans to achieve annual sales budget goal for your assigned territory.
• Business Development: Identify and capture new growth opportunities within the aerospace, automotive, and medical sectors.
• Channel Partner Development : Promote, train and manage the MAPAL product offering to local authorized distributor network partners.
• Problem Solving: Troubleshoot complex machining challenges involving milling, turning, and hole-making & hole-finishing.
• Technical Consulting : Conduct on-site tool testing and performance analysis to reduce cycle times and improve part quality.
• Value Selling: Demonstrate total cost of ownership (TCO) savings to procurement and engineering teams at end-user customers.

YOUR PROFILE:

• Your education will include a mix of hands-on metal cutting manufacturing experience, military, and/or formal education equivalent to a Two to Four Year degree program in a technical discipline.
• Proficiency in CNC programming (G-code), tool geometry, and metallurgy.
• You will ideally have a minimum of five years of cutting tooling experience.
• You have a strong work ethic, self-motivated and must be able to work independently.
• You have excellent organization and time management skills.
• You have strong interpersonal and communication skills (both verbal and written).
• You have strong ability as a presenter of product with the skills of persuasion and value selling.
• You are consultative, customer focused, and solutions oriented.
• You creatively solve problems.
• You must be able to travel up to 50% to meet with distributor partners and end-users within the sales region.

WEOFFER:

• You will be compensated well through a market competitive salary and commission plan.
• You will be eligible for full benefits on your first day with us! (medical, vision, dental, std, ltd, 401k)
• Based on your performance, you will have many opportunities for career development and advancement.
• MAPAL will train you both in the United States and abroad.