Service Sales Representative

KONE is looking for Service Sales Representatives to fill openings throughout the United States.

You will proactively maintain, manage, and develop existing KONE customer accounts and retain and improve maintenance contracts to an existing customer base.

Sales Job Duties and Qualifications

Every day, KONE products transport millions of people all over the world. KONE is looking for a Service Sales Representative who will be responsible for achieving individual sales goals for account management and new business development within a territory. You will proactively maintain, manage, and develop existing KONE customer accounts and retain and improve maintenance contracts to an existing customer base.

You’ll contact prospective customers and secure new maintenance contracts and repair orders. You’ll also identify customer needs and offer services and products to meet those needs, as well as persuade customers to buy products and services and follow up on outstanding tenders.

Qualified candidates will have a bachelor’s degree in sales, marketing, or business administration, or equivalent work experience. You should have at least 1 to 3 years of experience in sales or marketing, preferably in the elevator and construction industries. Ability to communicate effectively and persuasively in both oral and written communication is a must. If you’ve got the sales experience and drive we’re looking for, come give our escalator and elevator services a lift!

More about KONE

KONE, one of the global leaders in the elevator and escalator industry, was founded in 1910. The company’s objective is to offer the best people flow experience by developing and delivering solutions that enable people to move smoothly, safely, comfortably and without waiting in buildings in an increasingly urbanizing environment. Providing industry-leading elevators, escalators and innovative solutions for modernization and maintenance, KONE has been committed to understand the needs of its customers in various segments for the past century. In 2010, KONE had annual net sales of EUR 5 billion and approximately 33,800 employees. KONE class B shares are listed on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd.

KONE’s key customers are builders, building owners, facility managers and developers. In addition, architects and consultants are key parties in the decision-making process regarding elevators and escalators. KONE has segmented the markets according to the purpose of the building. The main segments are categorized as residential, office and retail, as well as public transportation and airports. In addition, KONE serves hospitals, leisure centers, hotels and industrial properties.

KONE has approximately 250,000 customers globally, of which the majority are maintenance customers. Maintenance contracts vary from one-elevator residential buildings with yearly contracts to large international accounts with long-term service agreements. KONE is present in around 50 countries worldwide. It has seven production units in all main markets and seven global R&D centers. KONE's head office is based in Helsinki in Finland.