Regional Sales & Business Development Manager

Did you know KONE moves over one billion people every day? We employ over 60,000 driven professionals in over 60 countries worldwide joined together by a shared vision. As a global leader in the elevator and escalator industry, it is our mission to improve the flow of urban life.

Reporting directly to the Managing Director for the KONE Distribution Business, we seek an energetic and enthusiastic Regional Sales & Business Development Manager. The successful candidate will work closely with the distributor teams across the Middle East, Africa & CIS countries to create sales strategies and distributor road maps.

The position will be based in Casablanca, Morocco, with a strong focus on Central & Western Africa. This strategic location gives the Regional Sales & Business Development Manager access to the African Market while also linking to the Middle East and CIS Countries.

We are looking for somebody with a proven track record of being a go-getter who understands how to partner and collaborate with our business partners. We need someone who can influence, with an analytical mindset, results-driven, and strong commercial acumen skills.

What will you do?

• Define, drive, and support changes to improve distributor business competitiveness and customer value.
• Establishing new distributors where needed to optimize go-to-market channels to realize business growth.
• Accountable for market data, segments, and information needed to support business and market share growth in each country within the area of responsibility.
• Understand the Distributor's customer needs holistically.
• Proactively develop KONE’s position, and brand awareness in distributor countries.
• Identifying growth opportunities by building relationships with key customers in the assigned area.
• Support and Develop KONE position in his/her customer base or market area.
• Create and track strategic sales growth targets with distributors.
• Business planning and forecasting for the area.
• Define and implement pricing policies for the distributors in line with unit targets.
• Lead and develop programs for strategizing sales and ensure the progress and execution of development plans and roadmaps together with sales.
• Accountable for driving opportunity pipeline in the early stages of the customer journey and throughout the decision-making process to grow the sales funnel, and maximize profitability and share of market.
• Collaborate with distributor sales and regional development teams to ensure product development meets market demands and pricing strategies are tailored to capture KONE value propositions.
• Responsible for gathering and documenting (e.g., to CRM) relevant information about the market and competitors.
• Ensure data visibility, accuracy, and reporting for periodic business review meetings.
• Lead meetings and negotiations with stakeholders and business partners to pursue business opportunities and protect the organization’s interests.

Are you the one?

• Bachelor’s degree preferably in engineering
• 7+ years of relevant working experience in Business Development or sales roles in a similar B2B industry.
• Working closely within a distribution environment managing distributor business in related industries across the Middle East and Africa with a focus on growth.
• Experience in sourcing and onboarding new distributors in both current and new markets.
• Excellent understanding of value selling techniques.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to build strong relationships and influence customers and colleagues.
• Hands-on with the ability to work independently and propose alternatives and solutions.
• Excellent French and English language skills.
• Willingness to travel up to 50% across the region.

What do we offer?

• Great dynamic team promoting a collaborative environment.
• Total reward elements that engage and motivate our employees and help us make KONE a great place to work.
• Comprehensive learning and development programs covering a wide range of professional skills.
• An engaging job with a position description and clear targets.
• Regular feedback through performance discussions.
• Opportunities for individual development.
• Mentoring and coaching programs.
• Flexibility, trust, and respect.
• Value-based culture, behaviors, and ethics.
• Sustainability and innovation.
• Working for a successful organization.

Successful candidates will be invited to complete an automated video interview. Please make sure to check your e-mail regularly to be able to submit that within the required time frame.

Wir bei KONE konzentrieren uns auf die Schaffung einer innovativen und partnerschaftlichen Arbeitskultur, in der wir den Beitrag jedes einzelnen wertschätzen. Die Mitarbeiterbindung ist für uns ein Schwerpunktbereich und wir ermutigen unsere Mitarbeiter, sich einzubringen sowie Informationen und Ideen auszutauschen. Nachhaltigkeit ist ein integraler Bestandteil unserer Kultur und der täglichen Arbeit. Wir befolgen ethische Geschäftspraktiken und haben es uns zum Ziel gesetzt, eine Kultur des Miteinander aufzubauen, in der Kollegen einander vertrauen und sich respektieren und in der gute Leistung anerkannt wird. Als Unternehmen, das einen großartigen Arbeitsplatz bietet, sind wir darauf stolz, eine Vielzahl von Erfahrungen und Möglichkeiten anzubieten, mit deren Hilfe Sie Ihre beruflichen und persönlichen Ziele erreichen und ein gesundes, ausgeglichenes Leben genießen können.

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