KONE

SGSalesExecutive

$200–350k ~AI est. Changsha, China FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Mid+ candidates.

The Brief

“SG Sales Executive at KONE. Skills: Customer relationship management, Value selling, Sales ramp-up. Engage with customers. Build relationships”

What You'll Achieve.

Maximize KONE’s hit-rate; Maximize profit margin; Increase number of projects with KONE spec

Industry & Context.

Problems you'll solve

Discover customer needs

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Proactively engaging with customers, Create and build relationships, Discover customer needs, Meet customers up to their management level, Articulate the value KONE can bring, Maximize KONE’s hit-rate, Maximize profit margin, Seek opportunities to accelerate sales, Increase number of projects with KONE spec, Create actionable sales ramp-up plan, Accurate reporting, Understand customer needs holistically, Consult customers, Co-create best fit People Flow solutions, Gather and document information about market, Gather and document information about competitors, Ensure clear project handover, Support Sales Team in tendering, Support Sales Team in negotiations, Keep local salespeople up to date, Keep project managers up to date

What You'll Do.

Engage with customers

Discover customer needs

Use consultative selling methods

Receive leads from Sales Specialists

Receive leads from marketing

Use KONE analysis tools

Meet customers with local sales teams

Articulate KONE value

Maximize KONE hit-rate

Maximize profit margin

Accelerate sales of new solutions

Accelerate sales of services

Influence projects for KONE spec

Create sales ramp-up plan

Implement sales ramp-up plan

Report sales activities

Understand customer needs

Co-create People Flow solutions

Gather market information

Document market information

Gather competitor information

Document competitor information

Handover projects to salespeople

Support Sales Team in tendering

Support Sales Team in negotiations

Update local salespeople on activities

Update project managers on activities

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Collaboration with CSE Team; Collaboration with Sales Team; Work with local sales teams

Communication Scope

Articulate value

Full Job Description

Create Demand and Customer relationship management • Proactively engaging with customers and influencers, create and build relationships in early phases of the customer journey and discover customer needs using consultative/value selling methods. • Can receive certain leads from Sales Specialists and marketing and is also expected to do proactive screening of the market and also screening our own customer base by using KONE analysis tools. • Meet customers up to their management level with local sales teams and articulate the value KONE can bring to their projects and how KONE’s solutions help customer to differentiate and be successful. • Maximize KONE’s hit-rate and profit margin by constantly seeking opportunities to accelerate sales of new solutions and services. With early influencing, increase the number of projects with KONE spec in RFQs. • Create and implement an actionable sales ramp-up plan for the solutions in focus as well as for timely and accurate reporting • Seek to understand customer needs holistically, consult customers and co-create best fit People Flow solutions. Collaboration with Sales Team and Customer Solutions Engineering (CSE) Team • Collaboration with CSE in medium and large complexity projects or when digital solutions (e.g. API, Residential Flow) are included. • Gather and document (e.g. to CRM) relevant information about market and competitors from the field. • Ensure clear project handover to salespeople according to Global/FL policy to close the deals. • Support Sales Team in tendering and negotiations as needed. • Keep the local salespeople and project managers up to date of the early engagement sales activities and progress. _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 th

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