Why this role?
As a Procurement Specialist, you will play a key role in supporting the Unit Sourcing Manager in executing sourcing strategies within a specific unit. This role involves close collaboration with cross-functional teams to identify local sourcing opportunities, manage supplier tenders, and act as the contract owner for selected suppliers. You will also be responsible for maintaining and developing supplier relationships. Additionally, you'll support individual customer projects by addressing their unique procurement needs and ensuring the optimal supplier setup is in place for successful project delivery.
What will you be doing?
Defining sourcing plans tailored to individual customer projects and collaborating closely with project teams to understand their specific needs.
Running Request for Quotations (RFQs) for project-specific materials and negotiating contracts with selected suppliers.
Advising customer-facing teams on preferred suppliers and making final supplier decisions for customer projects.
Delivering cost savings and ensuring accuracy in savings data across sourcing activities.
Supporting product/service cost reductions and contributing to cost models within your area of responsibility.
Ensuring contract coverage and quality, while complying with contract owner tasks as per KONE’s supplier segmentation guidelines.
Driving supplier performance and on-time delivery, maintaining high standards of quality and classification management.
Meeting internal control requirements and supporting sourcing performance throughout the project lifecycle.
Are you the one?
A Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in a relevant field.
Strong communication skills in English, both written and spoken.
Proficiency in MS Office tools and applications.
The ability to work effectively in an international and multicultural setting.
A sound understanding of supply market dynamics and technology drivers in your area of spend.
Strong stakeholder and change management skills, with the ability to influence and build trust across teams.
Solid project management capabilities and a good understanding of supply markets relevant to your area.
Expertise in supplier tendering, contract negotiations, and supplier relationship management.
Knowledge of supplier performance and quality management practices.
Familiarity with technologies and systems within your area of responsibility.
What do we offer?
Career progression and opportunities within a global organization.
Total reward elements that engage and motivate our employees and help us make KONE a great place to work.
Comprehensive learning and development programs covering a wide range of professional skills.
You are surrounded by fun colleagues and a lively working environment. The best part is all leaders are great and open-minded.
Click on apply if you have a passion for meeting up with people and a desire to make an impact in the elevator and escalator industry.
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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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is considered competitive across many roles and markets, with field positions sometimes benefiting from overtime and strong union scales. Feedback suggests base compensation is often a relative positive even when other factors vary.
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs, including 401(k) and in some regions pension or annuity structures, are consistently highlighted as strong. Feedback suggests these elements meaningfully enhance the overall package.
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Healthcare Strength — Core health coverage is viewed as comprehensive, commonly including medical, dental, and vision options. Feedback suggests a global well‑being framework and EAP resources further reinforce health-related support.
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What We Do
At KONE, our mission is to improve the flow of urban life. This means understanding urbanization and, together with our partners and customers, helping cities to become better and more sustainable places to live. As a global leader in the elevator and escalator industry, KONE provides elevators, escalators and automatic building doors, as well as solutions for maintenance and modernization to add value to buildings throughout their life cycle. Through more effective People Flow®, we make people's journeys safe, convenient and reliable, in taller, smarter buildings. Headquartered in Helsinki, Finland, we operate in more than 60 countries around the world, employ over 60,000 people and serve 550,000 customers. In 2022, KONE had annual sales of EUR 10.9 billion. KONE class B shares are listed on the Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd. in Finland.
