Assistant General Manager / Deputy General Manager - Regional Sales

KONE Elevator India; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Global career opportunities

Learning & development programs

Healthy work-life balance

Job summary

KONE Elevator India in Bengaluru seeks an AGM / DGM - Regional Sales to lead strategic accounts and drive growth across the region. You will manage relationships with core customers, shape account plans, and coordinate with cross-functional teams to win orders.

The role requires 15+ years of experience, a BE or MBA, and the ability to navigate complex sales cycles. You will mentor sales teams, define profitability, and uphold KONE values while delivering customer value.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in sales/region management roles.
• BE or MBA or equivalent education required.
• Complex selling process management is essential.
• Able to communicate features, advantages, benefits and value to different customers' needs and segments.

Responsibilities

• Manage strategic/core accounts and ensure accurate customer data and hierarchies.
• Develop and execute account plans, secure approvals, and coordinate with unit management.
• Build and coordinate relationships across multiple levels between customers and KONE.
• Identify and share customer knowledge to win orders and create value propositions.
• Lead and align sales teams, ensure adherence to agreed practices, and monitor daily activities.

Skills

Complex selling process management

Relationship building

Strategic account management

Education

BE or MBA or equivalent education

Job description

AGM / DGM - Regional Sales Did you know KONE moves over one billion people every day? In 2025, we had annual net sales of EUR 11.2 billion. We employ over 60,000 driven professionals in close to 70 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.

Why this role?

KONE is embarking upon an exciting growth phase and this represents an opportunity for you to join our Bangalore team, as AGM / DGM - Regional Sales. Regional Sales Manager develops mutually beneficial relationships between KONE and customers which are strategic or regionally important. He maximizes KONE's current and future share of customers' business by identifying solutions and developing processes that add value to both KONE and the customer.

What will you be doing?

Customer relationship management

• Accountable for managing strategic and/or Core 1 customers assigned to him.
• Accountable for accuracy of customer data and hierarchies.
• Accountable for customer plans, their approval and follow-up with the unit management
• Accountable for building and coordinating relationships on many levels between customers organization and KONE as well as other stakeholders.
• Responsible of evaluating any commercial or operational risks or customer complaints related to the account and raising them with the Management team

Sell

• Responsible for creating and managing opportunities in customer base with the account teams
• Responsible for sharing customer knowledge and contacts to support other account team members to win the orders
• Creates value propositions with clearly described benefits of KONE solutions for customer's needs
• Accountable for national or frame agreements and managing the customer's contract portfolio
• Responsible for developing the profitability of the customers' business with KONE according to the account plan

Leadership / People management

• Determines the responsible KONE organization for the account together with the Branch sales manager
• Accountable for driving commitment to the shared objectives among the sales managers, sales persons, supervisors and other KONE team members
• Keeps the local sales persons and project managers up to date of the agreed practices, coordinates, monitors and reports the daily activities.

Are you the one?

• 15+years of experience.
• BE or MBA or any equivalent education.
• Complex selling process management.
• Able to communicate features advantages, benefits and value to different customers' needs and segments

What do we offer?

Career progression opportunities within a global organization. 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. 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

Experience Level Mid Level