Contract: 17-month maternity cover – Immediate start
About the Role
We are seeking a highly driven Sales Supervisor/Manager to lead and grow our Repairs business on a 17-month fixed-term contract.
This is a front-line commercial leadership role focused on delivering immediate, measurable impact through increased sales activity, robust pipeline management, and improved conversion rates.
You will take ownership of an established team and customer portfolio, with a clear mandate to drive performance, accelerate growth, and deliver results from day one.
This role is ideal for a results-focused leader who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is motivated by targets, accountability, and visible business impact.
What You Will Be Doing
- Drive Sales Growth & Results
- Own and deliver order intake, revenue, and margin targets
- Drive a culture of high activity, strong conversion, and accountability
- Ensure consistent growth in pipeline value and order book
Increase Activity & Pipeline Strength
- Lead high levels of sales activity (calls, quotations, follow-ups) across the team
- Establish and maintain a disciplined weekly sales rhythm with clear performance tracking
- Ensure a clean, active pipeline with clear ownership and progression
Improve Conversion & Win Rate
- Drive improvements in hit rate through coaching, deal ownership, and follow-up discipline
- Ensure quotations are timely, competitive, and professionally managed
- Support key opportunities to maximise conversion and margin performance
Customer Growth
- Strengthen relationships with key customers and decision-makers
- Drive proactive engagement and early opportunity identification
- Expand share of wallet within existing accounts
Lead & Develop the Team
- Set clear expectations and hold the team accountable for results
- Coach individuals on sales discipline, negotiation, and closing techniques
- Proactively manage performance recognising success and addressing gaps quickly
- Support both performance delivery and personal development within the team
- Champion a digital, forward-thinking mindset, aligned with evolving tools and customer expectations
Use Data & Tools to Win
- Utilise CRM and digital platforms to manage pipeline, track performance, and drive decisions
- Maintain high standards of data accuracy and visibility
- Identify opportunities to increase efficiency, activity levels, and conversion rates
What We’re Looking For
- Proven experience in sales leadership or sales management
- Demonstrated ability to deliver results and drive growth at pace
- Strong focus on activity management, pipeline health, and conversion improvement
- A leader who brings energy, urgency, and accountability
- Comfortable working in a target-driven, performance-led environment
- Strong commercial awareness and decision-making capability
- Ability to introduce new ideas, concepts, and approaches to drive growth
Why This Role is Attractive
- Immediate opportunity to lead and make a measurable impact
- Full ownership of performance, results, and team output
- Exposure to a high-performing, commercially focused environment
- Opportunity to gain experience within a market-leading organisation
This is a 17-month maternity cover, offering a unique opportunity to step into a leadership role with full responsibility from day one and deliver meaningful business impact against challenging and rewarding targets.
This is not a coordination or support role this is a sales leadership position with full accountability for activity, conversion, and results.
We are looking for someone who will take ownership, challenge the status quo, and deliver results at pace.
What KONE can offer:
We offer a competitive salary, 25 days holiday and additional Bank Holidays, 1 paid Volunteering Day, Quarterly Commission, EV Car / Car Allowance, Pension, PDI, Development opportunities and development reviews to help you achieve your professional goals. Endless support from experienced lifts industry leaders, 24/7 GP Support & Wellbeing Access, Hybrid Working.
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://careers.kone.com/en/
Skills Required
- Proven experience in sales leadership or sales management
- Demonstrated ability to deliver results and drive growth at pace
- Strong focus on activity management, pipeline health, and conversion improvement
- Comfortable working in a target-driven, performance-led environment
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.
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