Schindler Elevator Corporation

Service Leader

Schindler Elevator Corporation$95K — $120K *
Technical Services
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Post-secondary education, preferably in Business or Engineering
  • 3-5 years of experience in the elevator industry or similar capital equipment sales and servicing
  • Proficient in MS Office applications
  • Demonstrated experience in coaching and mentoring teams
  • Strong communication skills with a focus on customer service
  • Ability to lead, select, train, and evaluate staff effectively
  • Skills in persuasion, problem-solving, and teamwork

Responsibilities

  • Identify opportunities through key customer interactions and industry insights
  • Build and maintain positive client relationships to ensure needs are met
  • Develop and implement effective sales strategies to grow the customer base
  • Prepare detailed sales proposals and estimates for current and prospective customers
  • Train and manage field employees to deliver high-quality service
  • Ensure compliance with safety standards and efficient resource management
  • Monitor project performance with ongoing audits to uphold quality control

Benefits

  • Competitive salary commensurate with experience
  • Incentive program with potential for bonuses or commissions
  • Professional and leadership development opportunities
  • Comprehensive health, dental, and vision plans
  • Generous paid time off policies
  • Tuition reimbursement program for continued education
  • Group RRSP plan with company matching contributions
Full Job Description
Location: Montreal, QC, Canada
Job ID: 89817


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Service Leader

Your main responsibilities

The Field Supervisor (Service Leader) identifies opportunities through key customer contacts and industry information. The Service Leader locates sources for sale of company products and services, analyzes and reviews specifications and construction drawings to prepare estimates, prepares documentation for prospective current customers, and ensures it is communicated appropriately. Service Leader creates operational added value through the management of all resources in a satellite branch to meet Service Leader business targets based on the policies and procedures established by the company.

Customer and Account Management
  • Build and maintain favorable client relationships
  • Ensure customer needs or enquires are met in a prompt, professional manner through effective communications, and follow customer complaints to satisfactory resolution • Interpret customer concerns and mobilize the necessary internal resources in such a way that customer satisfaction is assured while cost and employee resources disruption is minimized


Portfolio Growth and Retention
  • Understand financial goals and expectations of company, and meet and/or exceed assigned sales and customer objectives
  • Plan, develop and implement sales strategies to lead negotiations that are consistent with internal strategy while, at the same time, reflective of customer requirements and competitive offerings
  • Assemble and present information for service and fixed priced repair offerings
  • Identify and pursue potential customers to drive and support strategic growth objectives
  • Analyze customer needs and secure desirable business through application of company products and services
  • Work with owner and building management in obtaining maintenance agreement, renewal of agreements as well as updates to their system either to meet new code requirements or through application of new technologies
  • Source, analyze, communicate and apply competitive data for competitive advantage to company, and provide recommendations for market target pricing


Process Management and Administration
  • Develop sales proposals and prepare estimates for the sale of company products and services
  • Assure full utilization of systems and follow best demonstrated practices (BDP)
  • Prepare and maintain required customer information and files in accordance with established procedures
  • Work in cooperation with Contract Control on sales contract agreements
  • Accounts receivable management for assigned accounts
  • Participate in company professional development programs to enhance working knowledge of elevator company products, services and procedures


Safety and Supervision
  • Implement customer and Company requirements for quality, performance reliability and passenger safety for each location under their supervision
  • Ensure exceptional quality standards, training and performance of field personnel
  • Manage hourly field employees through providing mentorship, guidance and constructive feedback to promote employee development
  • Make sound judgments as related to motivation, training and work assignments for all employees within their assigned responsibility, while at the same time, adjusting manpower to minimum level and meeting and or exceeding customer requirements
  • Coach hourly field employees Company's methods of quality, productivity and safety
  • Monitor the work of all hourly field employees from both a quantitative and qualitative point of view
  • Review of time tickets for accuracy and maintain vacation schedules
  • Persuade field employees to follow practices and procedures that will foster teamwork and improve quality and productivity


Financial Management
  • Manage/support all service work in area of responsibility within framework of financial budget


Process and Quality Management
  • Manage ongoing program of project field audit to assurance conformance of performance standards of quality, completeness and safety.
  • Implement route management strategy in support of assuring uniform application of preventative maintenance procedure while controlling manpower to minimum level
  • Provide technical support to Sales and Field employees
  • Ensure ISO compliance


What you bring

  • Post Secondary - preferably in Business or Engineering
  • 3-5 years in elevator industry or related experience, or a similar industry which includes the sales and servicing of capital equipment
  • Proficient in MS Office
  • Coaching and Mentoring: ability to motivate and guide team members
  • Communication: Communicate clearly and articulately • Customer Service: Demonstrate costumer focus through improving performance • Leadership: Possess solid leadership skills
  • People Management: Ability to select, train, supervise and evaluate staff
  • Persuasion: Persuasion is required both internally and externally. Employees and customers must frequently be motivated to act or react in a manner to support credibility
  • Presentation: Ability to present materials clearly
  • Problem Solving: Ability to fully understand the problem, assess responsibility, explore alternatives, develop creative solutions and negotiate settlements
  • Teamwork: Ability to interact with all levels and be an integral part of the operation
  • Demonstrate the ability to embrace new concepts and change as well as seek new ways of doing things


What's in it for you?
  • Competitive Salary (commensurate with experience)
  • Competitive Bonus Incentive Program or Commission Plan
  • Wide range of professional and leadership development opportunities
  • Competitive Extended Health, Dental & Vision Plans
  • Generous Paid Time Off Plans
  • Tuition Reimbursement Program
  • Competitive Group RRSP with Company Match


The salary range for this position is $95,000 to $120,000 CAD.

Actual compensation will be determined based on a variety of factors, including relevant experience, education, skills, and market conditions, as well as internal equity considerations, in alignment with our overall compensation practices.

In addition to base pay, this role will be eligible for: Bonus Incentive Program

This range represents base salary only and does not include bonus, incentive compensation, or benefits. Eligible employees may participate in discretionary incentive programs based on individual and company performance. A comprehensive benefits package is offered to eligible employees.

We are committed to fair and transparent compensation practices. The salary range disclosed reflects our good-faith estimate of base pay at the time of posting.

Employment-based non-immigrant visa sponsorship and/or assistance is not offered for this position.

We do not use artificial intelligence in our hiring or evaluation process. All hiring decisions are made by authorized human personnel.

About Schindler Elevator Corporation

Schindler Elevator Corporation is a subsidiary of the Schindler Group, a Swiss multinational company that specializes in the manufacture, installation, and maintenance of elevators, escalators, and moving walkways. Schindler Elevator Corporation is headquartered in Morristown, New Jersey, and has operations in over 100 countries. The company's products are used in a variety of settings, including commercial buildings, airports, hospitals, and residential buildings. Schindler Elevator Corporation is committed to sustainability and has implemented a number of initiatives to reduce its environmental impact, including the use of energy-efficient products and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.
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