abrasives specialist

This is an exciting opportunity to join MSC Industrial Supply Co. as an Abrasives Specialist. As a key member of our team, you will play a crucial role in driving business results and helping our customers achieve greater productivity, profitability, and growth.

• Support the achievement of Abrasives sales and gross margin goals for your geographical area of responsibility.
• Collaborate with Category Strategy to execute key Abrasive growth programs and New Product Introduction penetration strategies.
• Support accelerated Abrasives sales growth with our strategic suppliers.
• Assist with testing new products within target markets.
• Drive cost savings within our core and National Account MW customers for market share gains.
• Maintain an Abrasives Opportunity Funnel to track progress and success on cost savings activities.
• Log customer-facing activities into the system.
• Provide technical support for Abrasives application opportunities to the sales team and customers.
• Support MSC sales associates in the continued learning of how to effectively sell the differentiated value of Abrasives products to end-user customers.
• Coordinate local supplier support for product testing in support of the sales team.
• Assist Regional Manager's, District Managers, and Key Account Managers as needed in coordinating supplier involvement in regional or branch meetings.
• Provide local exclusive brand technical and brand support.
• Execute Customer Needs Analysis within our metalworking and manufacturing customers.
• Analyze current manufacturing processes with recommendations for improvement.
• Support the MSC Culture within all undertakings of internal and external customer engagement to ensure unity of purpose and fulfillment of MSC's mission.
• Drive the MSC Culture in the department and throughout the company to ensure fulfillment of MSC's vision and unity of purpose.
• Participate in special projects and perform additional duties as required.

• High school diploma or the equivalent required.
• Minimum two years of hands-on machining applications experience or demonstrated proficiency in MW applications required.
• Engineering education, experience, or background preferred.
• Expertise in current abrasive portfolio and systems.
• Experience in abrasive product training and safely demonstrating abrasives systems.
• Experience with abrasive-specific industrial safety regulations.
• Experience in interacting and helping maintain key accounts.
• Lean or Six Sigma experience preferred.
• Manufacturing process experience preferred.
• Previous field sales experience with an industrial distributor or Abrasives manufacturer is preferred.
• Previous experience with machining productivity improvement or cost savings initiatives preferred.
• Well-rounded proficiency across broad range of metalworking applications is preferred.

At MSC Industrial Supply Co., we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all qualified applicants and our associates without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, or any category protected by applicable law.

We offer a competitive salary, benefits, and opportunities for professional growth and development. If you are inspired to learn, take risks, and succeed as a team, you can build a better career at MSC.