TK Sales Support Engineer-1

IN8 Trane Technologies India; Ahmedabad District; Hybrid; INR 1,500,000 - 2,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Trane Technologies India is seeking a Senior Service Manager to lead the service department, ensuring timely, high-quality, and cost-effective service delivery. You will oversee customer satisfaction, team performance, and service operations while coordinating with dealers, OEMs, and major customers.

The role emphasizes warranty support, continuous improvement, and budgeting responsibilities, with onsite work Monday–Thursday and flexible Fridays.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or diploma in Mechanical, Electrical, Electronics, Refrigeration, or a related technical discipline.
• Experience aligning service operations with customer requirements and quality standards.
• Experience supervising a service team and coordinating with multiple stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead and supervise service engineers, technicians, coordinators, and support staff.
• Plan and allocate service calls, preventive maintenance, breakdowns, installations, and customer visits.
• Monitor service performance against KPIs, SLAs, response time, resolution time, and customer satisfaction.
• Handle escalated customer complaints and ensure timely corrective action.
• Coordinate with sales, operations, logistics, stores, finance, and technical teams.
• Manage warranty claims, service contracts, spare parts, tools, and service-related expenses.
• Review technical reports, failure trends, root-cause analysis, and corrective/preventive actions.

Skills

Team leadership

Troubleshooting

Customer service

Planning & prioritisation

Vendor management

Data analysis

Communication

ERP/CRM/ticketing systems

Education

Bachelor’s degree or diploma in Mechanical/Electrical/Electronics/Refrigeration or related technical discipline

Tools

CRM software

ERP software

Ticketing systems

Job description

Be a part of our mission! As a world leader in creating comfortable, sustainable, and efficient climate solutions for buildings, homes and transportation, it's our responsibility to put the planet first. For us at Trane Technologies, and through our businesses including Trane® and Thermo King, sustainability is not just how we do business—it is our business. Do you dare to look at the world's challenges and see impactful possibilities? Do you want to contribute to making a better future? If the answer is yes, we invite you to consider joining us in boldly challenging what's possible for a sustainable world. Learn about our benefits designed for you to Thrive at work and at home. We boldly go.

Where is the work: Monday to Thursday, work onsite with your colleagues. Fridays, choose your work location, balancing what your work requires.

What's in it for you: To manage and lead the service department, ensuring timely, high-quality, and cost-effective service delivery. The role is responsible for customer satisfaction, team performance, service operations, warranty support, and continuous improvement. Asst. Service managers typically oversee day‑to‑day operations, dealer staff development, resources, service quality, and stakeholder relationships.

What you will do:

• Lead and supervise service engineers, technicians, coordinators, and support staff.
• Plan and allocate service calls, preventive maintenance, breakdowns, installations, and customer visits.
• Monitor service performance against KPIs, SLAs, response time, resolution time, repeat failures, and customer satisfaction.
• Handle escalated customer complaints and ensure timely corrective action.
• Coordinate with sales, operations, logistics, stores, finance, and technical teams.
• Manage warranty claims, service contracts, spare parts, tools, and service‑related expenses.
• Review technical reports, failure trends, root‑cause analysis, and corrective/preventive actions.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, safety procedures, statutory requirements, and quality standards.
• Maintain accurate service records, equipment history, job cards, reports, and dashboards.
• Coordinate with dealers, vendors, OEMs, contractors, and major customers.
• Identify training requirements and improve the technical capability of the service team.
• Prepare regular reports on service performance, pending complaints, field failures, costs, and customer feedback.
• Drive process improvements to reduce downtime, repeat complaints, and operating costs.
• Support budgeting, manpower planning, spare‑parts planning, and departmental targets.
• Travel to customer sites or branches when required.

Typical KPIs:

• Spare part revenue targets
• Average response and resolution time.
• Number of pending and overdue complaints.
• Customer satisfaction score.
• Spare‑parts consumption and service cost.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree or diploma in Mechanical, Electrical, Electronics, Refrigeration, or a related technical discipline.
• Approximately 5–10 years of experience in technical service, field operations, equipment maintenance, or after‑sales support.
• At least 2–5 years of experience supervising a service team.
• Experience with service management software, CRM, ERP, or ticketing systems.
• Strong knowledge of troubleshooting, preventive maintenance, documentation, and customer handling.
• Experience in refrigeration, HVAC, reefer equipment, industrial machinery, or similar equipment would be advantageous.

Required Skills

• Team leadership and staff coordination.
• Technical troubleshooting and root‑cause analysis.
• Customer‑service and complaint‑resolution skills.
• Planning, prioritisation, and follow‑up.
• Vendor and dealer management.
• Report preparation and data analysis.
• Good written and verbal communication.
• Working knowledge of MS Excel, ERP, CRM, and service‑ticketing systems.

Reporting Structure

Reports to: Head of Service' Service Leader.

We offer competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits and programs.

We are an equal opportunity employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, pregnancy, age, marital status, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any legally protected status.

At Trane Technologies, we’re climate innovators with the courage to look at our world’s challenges and see endless opportunities. We aren’t afraid to make bold commitments that set new standards to enhance the health and well‑being of our employees, customers, communities, and the planet we share.

Learn more about what we do & how we do it.

Joining the Trane Technologies team is more than just a job – it’s the beginning of a career full of purpose, impact, and meaningful contributions that challenge what’s possible for a more sustainable future. Together, we know we can change the world. With an inclusive culture, benefits to support you and your family, limitless opportunities to grow, flexibility to help you balance life’s demands, and more – you’ll be supported to thrive at work and at home. Learn more about building a career with us.

At Trane Technologies, we believe in providing equal access and opportunity for all. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to our candidates and employees who may need assistance with application or recruitment processes due to disability or impairment.