Service Sales - Business Development

We are one of the global leaders in the elevator and escalator industry. Founded in 1910, we have been committed to understanding the needs of our customers for over a century. We provide innovative and eco-efficient solutions for elevators, escalators and automatic building doors.

A customer-focused, driven Sales Professional with a positive, can-do attitude. The individual who will succeed in this role loves winning, thrives off of meeting goals, and has the ability to identify and prioritize opportunities to win new service customers for KONE. Please note: Sales title (e.g., Sales representative/consultant/executive) will be assigned commensurate with experience and business need.

* Individual sales planning & sales funnel management * Creation/execution of successful go-to-market strategy for growing KONE service customer base * Prospecting for new customers, including cold calling and identifying competitive accounts that can be converted to KONE services; * Selling quoted repairs/upgrades to existing maintenance customers and non-KONE customers * Work closely with National Account Directors on requests for new business * Selling value and differentiating KONE products and services on all new contracts * Educating customers on safety issues, code requirements or potential upgrades * Record account/customer activity in Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system (e.g., Salesforce)

* Drive to win & positive can-do attitude * Willingness to prospect and identify new business opportunities * Customer focus: Ability to understand customer business, identify solutions & communicate value for customer by proposing and persuading to buy and assist with project management * Capacity to become knowledgeable on safety issues and code requirements * Ability to meet & exceed challenging revenue & profitability growth targets * Analytical ability and business acumen to analyze & prioritize opportunities * Ability to build customer relationships – all individuals within the sales/project management process: strong interpersonal & communications skills * Ability to work effectively in team environment; collaboration with peers and colleagues; as well as being capable to effectively work independently * Comprehensive understanding of selling & sales tools * Mindset of continuous improvement; behavior characterized by the highest ethical standards **Education** * Bachelor’s degree or 5+ years of work experience **Experience** * 3+ years of experience in sales (title pending experience) **Experience** * Construction or industrial equipment service sales highly preferred