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TK Elevator is currently seeking an experienced Area Sales Director- Service/Repair/Modernization for the Midwest area.

Responsible for ensuring that area exceeds annual and monthly service, repair and modernization sales goals and achieves optimum sales volume and profit, supporting sales team capability and development.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Drives the focus on selling highly profitable, executable and convertible projects and leading service & repair and modernization sales growth, fostering relationships with key customers, consultants, and architects. Includes collaborating with area leadership to establish goals and objectives and ensuring that service and repair and modernization staff exceeds goals and objectives.
• Implements sales initiatives and use of TKE sales tools in keeping with corporate and area strategic initiatives and reporting requirements. Acts as a conduit for the Corporate Sales Team within the area.
• Supports onboarding and development of service/repair and modernization sales representatives. Helps to recruit, train, mentor, coach, evaluate and collaborate with Branch Managers and Sales Managers for discipline and accountability of employees. Supports sales representatives to ensure their questions and issues are addressed and resolved, timely.
• Leads STEP Program within the area, including college partnerships, campus recruiting, program delivery, collaboration with seed Campus team, and successful onboarding of trainees.
• Drives the focus on pre-selling activities. Includes conducting Lunch & Learns; presenting and meeting with general contractors; and developing strong working relationships with architects to foster BOD specifications; develops and maintains strong working relationships with consultants.
• Reviews and creates bidding strategies for large or complex modernization and/or service/repair jobs to ensure profitability. Includes participating in approval process and $Mil+ bid process. Participates in contract administration calls. Attends scope reviews and bid buyouts.
• Monitors on-going modernization and service/repair jobs and focuses on margin improvement through change orders. Includes participating in CSC calls, close out meetings and accounts receivable calls.
• Reviews CRM to monitor sales performance and participates in monthly CRM review calls.
• Maintains strong familiarity of company products by attending company training classes and reviewing factory equipment updates and supplier goods. Includes maintaining a strong understanding of TKE, and its area and company mission and objectives, ethical standards and code of conduct.
• Supports a culture of customer satisfaction that promotes customer retention. Works with other departments to ensure proactive customer assistance.
• Maintains familiarity of the overall market area, including sales backlog, service and repair volume, market penetration, volume of outstanding bids, available new business, special projects, and staffing requirements and availability.
• Implements Area-wide NIM strategy consistent with company guidelines with the goal of producing 100% on-time conversion. Collaborates with branch and area management to negotiate maintenance conversion.
• Performs other duties as may be assigned.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:

• A Bachelor’s Degree and 10+ years directly related sales experience in the elevator industry; or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Experience working with long sales cycles.
• Proven success in B2B field sales, with experience selling services in a highly competitive market.
• Ability to write reports, contract proposals and business correspondence.
• Ability to define problems collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions to improve profitability.
• Ability to present effectively to customers, lead meetings and present to groups of people.

Salary range for Chicago: $137,000-$200,000. The role offers a car allowance, fuel card, and incentive program with a bi-annual payout.

The final pay offered to a successful candidate will be dependent on several factors that may include but are not limited to the type and years of experience within the job, the type and years of experience within the industry, education, office location, etc.

Provided they meet all eligibility requirement under the applicable plan documents, employees will be offered medical, dental, vision, flexible spending accounts, supplemental medical plans, basic life insurance, AD&D, short term and long term disability, optional life and AD&D, optional spouse and dependent life insurance, dependent life insurance, flexible spend account, health savings account, identity theft monitoring, pet insurance, Employee Assistance Program, Wellness program, and tuition reimbursement. Employees also will be able to enroll in our company’s 401k plan. Relocation assistance offered for candidates relocating more than 50 miles for this position.

Employees will receive 15 days of paid time off (PTO) per year. Employees will enjoy 11 paid holidays throughout the calendar year and 5 paid days of sick leave. Up to six weeks of paid parental leave will be available for use after successful completion of 90-days of full-time employment. Eligibility requirements for these benefits will be controlled by applicable plan documents.

This is intended to provide a general description of benefits and other compensation and is not a substitute for applicable plan documents or company policies.

TK Elevator is an equal opportunity employer and committed to diversity. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, gender, race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, and veteran status or any other protected status required by applicable law.

Applicants with disabilities who require reasonable accommodation in connection with the application process are encouraged to email us directly at ElevatorJobs.ams@tkelevator.com or call 1-844-427-5461.