[Hiring] Field Buyer, Tungsten Scrap @Kennametal, Inc.

Role Description

This dynamic role requires flexibility and a proactive and aggressive approach to stay ahead in a competitive and fast-moving industry. As a Tungsten Scrap Field Buyer, you are responsible for sourcing (Hunting) sources, evaluating quality and purchasing hard and soft scrap materials such as hard for recycling or resale. You will assess material quality, negotiate prices with suppliers, and ensure compliance with industry regulations.

• Solid understanding of various types of Tungsten Scrap.
• Conduct research and collect data on the tungsten scrap market.
• Identify regions and develop a plan to secure tungsten scrap, including various sources such as individuals, businesses, scrap yards, and industrial facilities.
• Work closely with the Program Manager to receive material pricing direction.
• Negotiate material pricing with suppliers, including scrap yards, for hard and soft scrap.
• Clear understanding of market conditions, market drivers, and market influencers.
• Facilitate material pickup for delivery to KMT Huntsville.
• Manage external relationships with tungsten scrap.

Qualifications

• Education: High School
• Experience: 3+ years of business experience (Supplier Chain, Sales, Marketing, Finance, Accounting)
• Proficiency: MS Office, Excel, Word & PowerPoint, Customer Relationship Software. SAP (preferred)
• Ability to travel up to 75%

Requirements

• Deliver exceptional customer experiences, collaborative, responsible, able to make high-quality decisions, and set priorities.

Skills

• Communication: Excellent communication skills. Comfortable and confident communicating and interacting with various individuals to drive targeted results. Proven experience in persuading and leading others to build differentiated relationships. Skilled in all forms of communication including email, telephone, formal and informal presentation to support achieving results.
• Business Acumen: Understands how businesses operate and key commercial terms.
• Self-Driven: Able to work independently. Competent at setting up processes to ensure timely follow-up and manage multiple tasks. Goal and detail-oriented.
• Data Management: Able to use spreadsheets to develop cost-related summaries and project plans.
• Competitive: Takes pride in delivering exceptional service individually or in collaboration with team members.
• Conscientious: Excellent follow-up skills and attention to detail.
• Relationship Management Skills: Drives to understand requirements of others and utilizes this information to foster mutually beneficial relationships.
• Leadership: Entrepreneurial, resourceful, resilient, creative, and driven.
• Strong negotiation skills.
• Strong understanding of material grades and applications.

Company Description

With over 85 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.