Sales Development Training Program

TK Elevator GmbH; Livonia (MI); On-site; USD 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with 5%

Tuition reimbursement

Paid time off

Job summary

TK Elevator in Michigan offers a Sales Training Elevator Program designed to transition you into an Account Manager role. You will learn products, processes, and customer relationships while developing the skills to lead profitable branch growth and service contracts.

The program starts with comprehensive training and progresses to managing customer relationships and sales across a defined territory, with relocation support and a path to leadership within the company.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree required
• Previous experience in a sales position preferred
• Must be open to relocation

Responsibilities

• Gain knowledge of products, processes, and customer relationships to transition into a sales position.
• Develop and maintain relationships to exceed sales goals using company tools for service and repair growth.
• Prepare service contract bids and repair proposals.
• Develop capital plans, budgets, and schedules for customers' building needs.
• Maintain knowledge of company products and local elevator codes.
• Prospect and establish relationships with new customers.

Skills

Sales experience

Relocation willing

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Job description

What We Expect

Work is not just a place where you go to earn a living. It is a place where you prosper, where you can live up to your ambitions, and where you connect with people you might have never met otherwise. At TK Elevator, it is our mission to keep the world moving. And that also applies to you and your career. Together, we create an atmosphere of collaboration, appreciation, growth and entrepreneurship. We inspire each other to find ways to move ourselves, our careers and our customers beyond the status quo. It is our mission to reinvent the world of urban mobility.

What We Expect

Work is not just a place where you go to earn a living. It is a place where you prosper, where you can live up to your ambitions, and where you connect with people you might have never met otherwise. At TK Elevator, it is our mission to keep the world moving. And that also applies to you and your career. Together, we create an atmosphere of collaboration, appreciation, growth and entrepreneurship. We inspire each other to find ways to move ourselves, our careers and our customers beyond the status quo. It is our mission to reinvent the world of urban mobility.

Training Class Start Dates

Our next class will begin in June of 2027, but we recruit for our Sales Training Program year round.

What You’ll Do:

As a Sales Training Elevator Professional you will gain knowledge of products, processes, and customer relationships to easily transition into a sales position and contribute to the branch’s profitability. The STEP program helps develop you as a professional and enables you to advance into executive positions to effectively guide our business, interact with internal and external customers, and build successful and profitable teams.

• Gain comprehension of the company’s safety culture and policies by participating in the orientation class and safety training
• Gain knowledge and experience of operations in our lines of business, including new installation, modernization, repair and service of elevator
• Complete online training modules, training events, and branch meetings to gain a better awareness of the company and its products and services
• Develop and deliver weekly presentations as well as a final presentation
• Shadow account managers and sales representatives to grasp knowledge of business markets

After successful completion of our training program, you become an Account Manager with a list of established customers in a specific geographic area enabling you to provide excellent customer service and develop new customer relationships, and share industry expertise.

Responsibilities

• Develop and sustain ongoing relationships with customers to build an awareness of their needs
• Exceed sales goals by utilizing company tools for service and repair growth and cancellation reduction
• Prepare service contract bids and repair job proposals
• Develop capital plans, budgets, and schedules for customers to address their short- and long-term building needs
• Maintain a strong working knowledge of company products and develop knowledge of local elevator code requirements
• Prospect, develop and maintain relationships with new customers

Who We Are Looking For

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree required
• Previous experience in a sales position preferred
• Must be open to relocation

California minimum is $72,384

Seattle salary is $65,000

Denver salary is $60,000

What Makes Us Special

At TK Elevator, we offer more than just a role, we offer a place to grow, thrive, and make an impact.

Provided they meet all eligibility requirement under the applicable plan documents, employees will be offered

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Flexible spending accounts (FSA)
• Health savings account (HSA)
• Supplemental medical plans
• Company-paid short- and long-term disability insurance
• Company-paid basic life insurance and AD&D
• Optional life and AD&D coverage
• Optional spouse and dependent life insurance
• Identity theft monitoring
• Pet insurance
• Company-paid Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Tuition reimbursement
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with company match: Employees can contribute a portion of their pay on a pre-tax or Roth basis. The company provides a dollar-for-dollar match on the first 5% contributed.

Additional benefits include:

• 15 days of vacation per year
• 11 paid holidays each calendar year (10 fixed, 1 floating)
• Paid sick leave, per company policy
• Up to six weeks of paid parental leave (available after successful completion of 90 days of full-time employment)

Eligibility requirements for these benefits will be controlled by applicable plan documents. This is intended to provide a general description of benefits and other compensation and is not a substitute for applicable plan documents or company policies.

TK Elevator is an equal opportunity employer and committed to diversity. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, gender, race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, and veteran status or any other protected status required by applicable law.

Important note

TK Elevator is committed to a prejudice-free and diverse working environment with equal opportunities. We welcome applications from everyone we continently work towards an inclusive and barrier-free reality. Please do reach out to us and we will work on individual solutions tailored to you.

TKE – Move Beyond