Area Sales Manager

Location: Chicago, Suburban, IL, United States
Job ID: 86323

We Elevate... Quality of urban life

Our elevators, escalators, and moving walks safely transport more than two billion of us up and down buildings and across transportation hubs every day. As part of the Schindler team, you’ll discover meaningful work that enhances quality of life for communities, and contribute to making places more accessible, inclusive, and sustainable for all. By joining us, you don’t just become part of our success story; you help shape the future and continue our rich legacy that started back in 1874.

Join us as a

Area Sales Manager

Your main responsibilities

• Lead and execute the Area modernization sales strategy to drive revenue growth, portfolio segmentation, and pricing strategy
• Develop and manage high-performing Modernization Sales teams, setting KPIs, coaching, and ensuring consistent process execution
• Own forecasting, pipeline health, CRM data quality, and accountability for sales performance
• Build and maintain executive-level relationships with customers, consultants, GCs, and property owners to drive conversions and portfolio upgrades
• Analyze market trends, competitor activity, and technology shifts to identify opportunities and gaps
• Partner cross-functionally with Operations, Engineering, Finance, Marketing, and Product teams to ensure executable, profitable proposals and aligned offerings
• Represent the company at industry events and forums while defining go-to-market modernization strategies for the Area

This role can be seated in Chicago, Pittsburgh & Dallas.

What you bring

• Bachelor’s degree required
• 5+ years of sales experience required with experience in elevator modernization sales preferred
• Minimum of 2 years people leadership experience
• Strong presentation, written and verbal communication skills
• Self-motivated with excellent time management and organizational skills

What’s in it for you?

• Fully vested 401k match, up to 7% of total eligible compensation.
• Competitive Medical, Dental and Vision Plans - Effective from first day of hire.
• 3 weeks’ vacation which increases with tenure, 7 sick days, 3 floating holidays and 8 Company Observed Holidays.
• Tuition Reimbursement - Eligible after 6 months of service.
• Parental Leave – 100% base pay for 6 consecutive weeks within first year of a child’s birth or adoption.
• A wide range of development opportunities to boost your professional and leadership growth.

We Elevate… Your Career

Become part of our team, help us enhance quality of life and drive innovation while raising the bar for safety and sustainability. We value your diverse skills and perspectives as together we shape the sustainable cities of today and tomorrow.

Don’t meet every single requirement? If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with the qualifications listed in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway! You may just be the right candidate for this or other roles!

• Safety: Uphold the highest safety standards for all.
• Integrity and Trust: Foster honest, ethical relationships.
• Create Value for the Customer: Deliver innovative, reliable solutions.
• Quality: Ensure excellence in every product and service.
• Commitment to People Development: Nurture our people, they are the heart of our success.

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At Schindler Group we value inclusion and diversity, and practice equity to create equal opportunities for all. We endeavor that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, ethnic background, color, religious affiliation, union affiliation, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, nationality, genetics and health, disability or veteran status.

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