Overview

KONE is seeking a dynamic Sales Executive to drive growth in its Doors Business. This role targets someone with strong account management skills who thrives on new business development while maintaining and expanding relationships with existing large contract customers. Regions covered: South West, South East & London.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the full sales cycle—from prospecting and developing leads to tendering, closing deals, and handing over to maintenance teams.
• Grow new business from participating in PPQ and tender opportunities.
• Grow new business by identifying local account opportunities.
• Utilize Salesforce for customer relationship management, ensuring accurate and timely reporting.
• Enhance KONE’s market position by proactively building customer relationships and identifying cross-selling opportunities.
• Address customer satisfaction and manage complaints in collaboration with the broader KONE team.

Required Skills and Experience

• Proven experience in account planning, new business sales, and solution selling (maintenance contracts preferred).
• Strong presentation, negotiation, and communication skills to articulate complex proposals to a range of stakeholders.
• A digital-savvy approach with an ability to understand mechanical technology and its application in building systems.
• Familiarity with CRM tools (Salesforce) and a good grasp of contractual and financial terms.
• A technical or engineering background is a plus but not mandatory.

This role is ideal for a motivated, collaborative, and influential sales professional ready to open doors for new opportunities and drive profitable growth.

What KONE can offer

We offer a competitive salary, 25 days holiday and 8 bank holidays, 1 volunteering day, pension scheme, development opportunities and reviews, support from experienced leaders in the doors industry, car, quarterly commission, private medical insurance, gym membership, dental insurance, KONE discounts, prolonged disability insurance, long service awards, hybrid working, 24/7 GP support and wellbeing access.