Certified as a Top Employer; KONE is dedicated to a better world of work and exhibits this through excellent people practices. We are committed to fostering a great work culture and inspiring the highest standards of quality and efficiency putting our people first and creating a workplace that nurtures collaboration, diversity, growth and wellbeing.
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We are looking for an energetic and enthusiastic Sales Specialist to be part of our New Equipment Business based in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
In this role, you will ensure proactiveness and efficiency of the New Equipment Sales and support salespeople especially in pre-sales phase by taking care of lead handling, as well as supporting sales planning and sales funnel actions.
What will you do?
- Contact all customer-initiated leads e.g. via webpage form, digital marketing campaign, chat or other online channel within 24 hours
- Qualify the lead before assigning to salesperson
- Support sales team in value discovery meetings e.g. prepare presentation and other support material for the meeting
- Maintain sales funnel, customer and opportunity data up-to-date in CRM
- Support salespersons in back-office tasks (tenders, orders, equipment...etc.) and customer inquiries
- Support in organizing customer visits, tasks and events
- Support in providing Sales Managers with selected reports or sales summaries as requested
- Support the Sales team with paperwork, including compliance documents, submittals, letters, and other sales-related documents.
- Maintain and keep prequalification documents up to date.
- Manage and update KONE Profile registrations for strategic customers.
- Follow up with the Sales team on the sales process, especially order conversion from HS/IP to OC
- Contacting and follow up the customers for the sleeping opportunities and long-aging opportunities.
Are you the one?
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or a related field.
- 2–4 years of experience in an administrative role, preferably within a sales organization.
- Fresh graduates who are eager to start their careers with a global company are also welcome to apply.
- Excellent communication, coordination, and follow-up skills.
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
- Experience with CRM systems is a plus.
- Excellent Arabic and English language skills, both written and verbal.
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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.
- Engaging job with position description and clear targets.
- Regular feedback through performance discussions.
- Opportunities for individual development.
- Mentoring and coaching programs.
At KONE, we are focused on creating an innovative and collaborative working culture where we value the contribution of each individual. Employee engagement is a key focus area for us and we encourage participation and the sharing of information and ideas. Sustainability is an integral part of our culture and the daily practice. We follow ethical business practices and we seek to develop a culture of working together where co-workers trust and respect each other and good performance is recognized. In being a great place to work, we are proud to offer a range of experiences and opportunities that will help you to achieve your career and personal goals and enable you to live a healthy and balanced life.
Read more on https://kone.com/global/en/careers.html
Skills Required
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or a related field
- 2–4 years of experience in an administrative role, preferably within a sales organization
- Excellent communication, coordination, and follow-up skills
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
- Excellent written and verbal Arabic and English language skills
- Experience with CRM systems
Kone Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Kone and has not been reviewed or approved by Kone.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is considered competitive across many roles and markets, with field positions sometimes benefiting from overtime and strong union scales. Feedback suggests base compensation is often a relative positive even when other factors vary.
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs, including 401(k) and in some regions pension or annuity structures, are consistently highlighted as strong. Feedback suggests these elements meaningfully enhance the overall package.
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Healthcare Strength — Core health coverage is viewed as comprehensive, commonly including medical, dental, and vision options. Feedback suggests a global well‑being framework and EAP resources further reinforce health-related support.
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What We Do
At KONE, our mission is to improve the flow of urban life. This means understanding urbanization and, together with our partners and customers, helping cities to become better and more sustainable places to live. As a global leader in the elevator and escalator industry, KONE provides elevators, escalators and automatic building doors, as well as solutions for maintenance and modernization to add value to buildings throughout their life cycle. Through more effective People Flow®, we make people's journeys safe, convenient and reliable, in taller, smarter buildings. Headquartered in Helsinki, Finland, we operate in more than 60 countries around the world, employ over 60,000 people and serve 550,000 customers. In 2022, KONE had annual sales of EUR 10.9 billion. KONE class B shares are listed on the Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd. in Finland.
