KONE
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KONE moves two billion people every day. As a global leader in the elevator and escalator industry, we employ over 60,000 driven professionals in more than 60 countries worldwide joined together by a shared purpose, to shape the future of cities. In 2024, we had annual net sales of EUR 11.1 billion.
KONE has consistently been featured on Forbes list of World's Best Innovative Companies, World's Best Employers & World's Largest Public Companies. At KONE, we believe in teamwork and a work culture where everyone can be who they are. This is exactly what makes us strong and successful.
The Sales Engineer Modernization works with new KONE customers, proactively targeting modernization opportunities outside the current customer base. He/she sells all modernizations, full replacements, Advanced People Flow Solutions and other digital solutions.
What will you be doing?
Customer relationship management
Proactively develops and creates customer relationships in his/her area of responsibility
Is accountable for developing KONE position in his/her customer base or market area
Creates and communicates leads and sales opportunities for entire KONE sales team (e.g. cross-selling)
Ensures customer satisfaction and solves complaints with the rest of KONE team
Documents the customer and contact information, maintains customer data
Sell
Proactively generates opportunities from outside current customer base
Handles RFQs
Is accountable for leads, opportunities, orders and contracts to meet the sales budget and pricing targets
Is accountable for finding customer needs and that KONE’s solution matches with the needs
Is responsible for pricing using the approved tendering tools, and for optimizing prices and discounts within his/her authority
Validates that the contents of the contract are in line with the negotiation process outcome
Maintains full information of opportunities, tasks and visits (sales funnel management)
Responsible for timely and accurate reporting in CRM
Responsible for gathering relevant information about market and competitors from the field
Supports the finance function in money collection.
Drives execution of her/his individual sales plan
Are you the one?
Sales and/ or customer service experience.
Experience from/ familiar with solution selling methodology
Experience from/ familiar with (selling) complex technology solutions
Masters the sales process
Numbers and facts drive actions
Is able to bring across customer needs, add value to customers’ businesses by offering solutions that meet their needs and is able to use value based pricing to guarantee healthy margins
Comfortable and excited about the opportunities that digital solutions bring.
Accustomed to use different sales tools
What’s On Offer
Career progression in opportunities within a global organization
Total reward elements that engage and motivate our employees and help us make KONE a great place to work
Comprehensive learning and development programs covering a wide range of professional skills
You are surrounded by fun colleagues and a lively working environment. The best part is all leaders are great and open-minded
To Be Considered
Click the Apply button and complete the online application process. A member of our Talent and Culture team will review your application and will be in contact with additional information accordingly.
In the meantime, feel free to browse our website for additional information on our company, brands and culture – KONE Corporation.
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At KONE, we are focused on creating an innovative and collaborative working culture where we value the contribution of each individual. Employee engagement is a key focus area for us and we encourage participation and the sharing of information and ideas. Sustainability is an integral part of our culture and the daily practice. We follow ethical business practices and we seek to develop a culture of working together where co-workers trust and respect each other and good performance is recognized. In being a great place to work, we are proud to offer a range of experiences and opportunities that will help you to achieve your career and personal goals and enable you to live a healthy and balanced life.
At KONE, we believe in fair and competitive pay that recognizes performance and supports employee engagement. Our approach covers a comprehensive total rewards package, including both financial and non-financial benefits. We are committed to fostering a culture of fairness, respect, equity, diversity, and inclusion.
Read more on https://kone.com/global/en/careers.html
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