Sr. Sales Consultant - MOD

KONE•Knoxville, TN

About The Position

Founded in 1910, KONE is a global leader that provides elevators, escalators and automatic building doors, as well as solutions for maintenance and modernization that add value to buildings throughout their life cycle. Our mission is to improve the flow of urban life and make our world’s cities better places to live by providing innovative solutions that help make people’s journeys safe, convenient and reliable. Our operations in over 60 countries around the world has helped us achieve our position as an innovation and sustainability leader with repeated recognitions by Forbes , Corporate Knights for clean capitalism and others. Are you ready to make your next career move to join our team and manage your own local territory as a Sr. Modernization Sales Consultant for KONE Knoxville, TN area? Have you built and developed professional customer relations through excellent customer service? Does learning and selling innovative technological solutions excite you? Do you have the ambition to continuously learn and use technological tools such as our CRM? Are you familiar with or interested in learning a solution selling methodology , such as Sandler? Do you have the spirit to collaborate across the organization with internal stakeholders? Are you comfortable with a longer sales cycle (on average 1-2 years?) If you answered a resounding YES to these questions, then we have an amazing opportunity for you! As our Sr. Modernization Sales Consultant , you are pursuing and building relationships with property managers, building owners, and owner representatives to design complex technology solutions utilizing our industry-leading support system in order to ensure their sustainable growth. You also collaborate with our operations team, as well as manage your project until completion. You will bring 3 + years of relevant sales expertise , ideally within the vertical transportation industry, to our KONE family and an appetite for learning an exciting and new field. You will use the knowledge gained when obtaining your bachelor’s degree or additional 5 + years of experience. We have the courage to hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it’s the right thing to do, but because we believe diversity drives innovation : We value your authentic self Diversity, equity and inclusion is embedded in our strategy and values Collaborative, creative and supportive work environment Passionate about safety, quality and innovation We care about the communities where we live and work

Requirements

3 + years of relevant sales expertise
bachelor’s degree or additional 5 + years of experience

Nice To Haves

ideally within the vertical transportation industry
familiar with or interested in learning a solution selling methodology , such as Sandler

Responsibilities

pursuing and building relationships with property managers, building owners, and owner representatives to design complex technology solutions utilizing our industry-leading support system in order to ensure their sustainable growth
collaborate with our operations team
manage your project until completion