Procurement Manager - ICT

KONE is a global leader in the elevator and escalator industry, committed to making the world’s cities better places to live. Our mission is to improve the flow of urban life. We provide elevators, escalators, and automatic building doors, along with maintenance and modernization solutions that enhance the lifecycle value of any building.

KONE Procurement Organization (KPO) is supports all KONE business functions and business lines in ensuring competitive, innovative, and suitable supply of products and services for their needs. The Global Indirect Procurement Team defines and implementing procurement roadmaps, manages global suppliers, and oversees tactical procurement activities in close collaboration with relevant business functions.

We are looking for a highly skilled and motivated 

Procurement Manager, ICT to join our dynamic team at KONE Procurement.  

As Procurement Manager you will be leading the procurement activities for KONE IT’s Commercial and Operations unit which acts as a partner for Commercial & Operations function that is designing, developing, maintaining and supporting the solutions across KONE’s digital and digitally enabled customer journey – marketing, sales, field service and project delivery and customer service. Your procurement scope covers various technology platforms, solutions and services from complex to standard off the shelf-solutions and may be expanded to other subcategories as well, dependent on your profile and experience.  

You will be part of KONE’s ICT procurement team and report to the Head of IT & R&D Procurement. 

Key Responsibilities: 

• Work closely with Global category manager, key stakeholders and management teams of other functions to align procurement strategies with broader organizational goals and execute on those 

• Run RfX to identify and select the suppliers and partners for selected domains 

• Lead the negotiation and manage contracts with suppliers to ensure cost-efficiency and high-quality services 

• Foster strong relationships with suppliers and lead governance meetings for selected key accounts, involving C-level stakeholders.  

• Stay up to date with industry trends and market dynamics to make informed decisions. 

• Implement sustainable procurement practices to align with our corporate responsibility initiatives. 

• Ensure compliance with relevant regulations and company policies. 

To succeed in this role

• You have vast experience in managing complex ICT (procurement) projects with proof of leading negotiations successfully in good collaboration with various business stakeholders across organization.   

• You are a collaborator by nature with excellent stakeholder and supplier relationship management skills and ability to work effectively in a cross-functional, multicultural and global environment.

• You possess a strong commercial and business-oriented mindset combined with relevant understanding of key digital technologies and IT services  

The desired candidate wil have 

• Minimum 10 years of experience in running complex ICT (procurement) projects with demonstrated successful outcomes  

• Experience in working with senior mgmt. and executives 

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills  

• Strong project mgmt. / coordination skills with capability to run many things in parallel 

• Excellent skills in using MS Office tools, being digitally native/oriented is an asset 

• Data driven mindset with ability to crunch and visualize data and to simplify complexities 

• Can do attitude and proactive ways of working 

• Passion for success and continuous learning  

• Fluent English in spoken and written. 

What we will offer  

The position is based in Espoo, Finland. We offer flexible working hours and the possibility to work remotely. However, since most of your key stakeholders and team members are located at KONE’s headquarters in Keilaniemi, Espoo, working primarily from the office is the most efficient way to collaborate.

At KONE, we are focused on creating an innovative and collaborative working culture where we value the contribution of each individual and where we share actively ideas. Sustainability is an integral part of our culture and a daily practice. We are proud to offer a range of opportunities that will support you in achieving your career and personal goals and enable you to live a healthy and balanced life. We believe in improving performance through inspiring, engaging and developing our people.  

Want to join our flow? 
If you're interested in this challenging and rewarding opportunity to shape the management of ICT for our global organization, please submit your resume, cover letter highlighting your relevant experience and a clear indication of your salary expectation by latest on 21st of May. 
 

For additional information, please contact Kati Turunen, Head of IT & R&D Procurement at [email protected] or by phone at +358 50 46 45 645 

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.

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