KONE
elevator and escalator
SalesEngineer,Modernization
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“Sales Engineer, Modernization at KONE. Skills: Sales Engineer, Modernization, solution selling, complex technology solutions, digital solutions. 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”
What You'll Achieve.
meet the sales budget and pricing targets
Industry & Context.
solves complaints
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
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 You'll Do.
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
Proactively generates opportunities from outside current customer base
Is accountable for leads
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
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
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
Communication Scope
Creates and communicates leads and sales opportunities
Process & Methodology
sales funnel management
Full Job Description
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. **Why this role?** 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 timel
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