Communications & Sales Enablement Manager - EAST​/REMOTE

BUILD A BETTER CAREER WITH MSC

Serving customers and our community starts with the best people doing their best work. That is precisely what we have created at MSC Industrial Supply Co. We are a leading North American distributor of metalworking and maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO), products and services. We offer more than 2 million products and have over 80 years of experience across dozens of industries.

We aim to execute our Built to Make You Better brand promise for all our stakeholders, including our associates.

The Sales Enablement Manager is a strategic, cross-functional leader responsible for driving supplier growth through the coordinated execution of Business Unit initiatives in the field. This role develops actionable execution plans based on priorities established through joint business planning between suppliers and MSC's Business Units, ensuring alignment with both supplier objectives and organizational goals. With a regional focus, the Sales Enablement Manager acts as the critical bridge between category managers, marketing, learning & development, and multiple field sales verticals.

The role pulls together cross-functional teams as needed to support supplier growth plans, leveraging internal expertise and resources to maximize impact and will be responsible for growth of target suppliers and success of planned sales enablement initiatives.

• Execution Planning: Translate joint business planning outcomes into clear, prioritized field execution plans, ensuring supplier growth strategies are effectively deployed across designated regions and product categories. This includes being primary point of contact for field representatives of MSC's supplier base and coordinating and prioritizing access to MSC sellers.
• Cross-Functional Leadership: Assemble and lead cross-functional teams—including sales, marketing, category management, and learning & development—to deliver on supplier growth objectives and address evolving business needs.
• Sales Tools & Training: Identify, develop, and deploy sales tools, training programs, and supplier events that equip field sales teams to drive revenue growth and enhance supplier engagement.
• Supplier Partnership Enablement: Serve as the primary liaison between category managers, key suppliers, and field sales, translating supplier capabilities and product roadmaps into sales-ready resources and actionable field strategies.
• Performance Monitoring: Establish and track key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the effectiveness and ROI of sales enablement initiatives, providing data-driven insights and recommendations to leadership.

• Fosters the MSC Culture in the department and throughout the company to ensure fulfillment of MSC's vision and unity of purpose.
• Participation in special projects and performs additional duties as required.

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, or a related field.

• Minimum of three years of experience in Marketing, Sales Enablement, or Sales within a distribution-focused environment.
• Proven experience in a sales enablement, sales, distribution or product marketing role.

• Experience in a B2B environment, with a strong understanding of complex sales cycles and distribution model.
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills with the ability to influence and align diverse internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong project management skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Proficiency in Salesforce, sales enablement platforms, and Learning Management Sys Strong communication skills – written and verbal with knowledge of assets across the marketing / communications matrix.
• Strong communication skills – written and verbal with knowledge of assets across the marketing / communications matrix.
• Ability to manage multiple internal and external stakeholders and influence without direct authority.
• Expertise in organizing mid-size events through strong organizational skills and an ability to oversee multiple projects, timelines, and deliverables simultaneously.
• Strong negotiation and relationship management skills to…