The Portfolio Specialist role exists in KONE branch/region or central offices. The purpose of the role is to take care of core 1 and core 2 maintenance customers by upselling KONE Maintenance Solutions and leading contract renegotiations ensuring that we respond to their requirements and support them proactively. The Portfolio Specialist also supports maintenance and Operational teams (Supervisors & Maintenance Operations Managers) by creating tender documentation & support on service contract administration issues.
Customer Retention and Portfolio Growth
1. Driving execution of individual sales plan.
2. Contract profitability - Report review & creating plan to drive improvement.
3. Growth – Driving Revenue and Margin % Growth within assigned portfolio.
4. Creates value propositions with clearly described benefits of KONE solutions for customer’s needs including Digital Solutions i.e. 24/7 Connected Services.
5. General Sales administration responsibilities for all core 1 and 2 customers.
6. Tendering - Completing the renegotiation tender documents on Renegs.
7. Purchase Order (PO) follow up for maintenance contracts and call outs.
8. Ensuring contracts reaching renewal date are renegotiated using My PO.
9. KCC (KONE Care Contract - Nemo) tender preparation.
10. Opportunity/ lead creation VA and VBOR.
11. Responsible for gathering relevant information about market and competitors while interacting with customers.
12. Insurance Report process – Supporting Customer Queries.
Renegotiation and Cancellation Prevention
1. Supports and renegotiates expiring contracts proactively if any.
2. Responds and resolves cancellation risks – working closely with other functions i.e. Supervisors / THD/ Finance/ Admin.
3. Defends price escalation and resolve issues.
4. Monitor and resolve suspended contracts if any.
Complaint and Query Handling
1. Solves complaints with the rest of KONE team.
Data Quality and Communications to Ensure Customer Experience
1. Coordinates contract negotiation problems with supervisor and MOM.
2. Monitors the leads contract renegotiation activities in CRM and assigns them to the right person.
3. Follows customers not visited; calls and identifies level of satisfaction and opportunity.
4. Documents the customer and contact information, maintains customer data.
Qualifications
1. Account Management experience is essential.
2. Service industry experience is beneficial.
3. Contract administration experience.
4. Proficient in Microsoft Office & CRM.
5. Effective communication skills in English (written and spoken).
6. Customer-centric mindset - desire to understand what creates value to our customers and courage to experiment and embrace innovative thinking.
7. Good negotiation and problem-solving skills.
We offer a competitive salary, 21 days holiday and 10 additional Bank Holidays, Pension Scheme, Development opportunities and development reviews to help you achieve your professional goals. Endless support from experienced leaders within the lifts industry, Quarterly Commission, Hybrid working.
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