As the world’s cities grow more complex, people’s need to move easily becomes even more important. Enabling urban flow requires talent and ambition. Together at KONE, we create the new urban reality. Your career is a journey, and how you travel makes a difference.
It's time to make a move. Join our flow.
We’re looking for a proactive and detail-oriented Procurement Specialist to support our Country Sourcing Manager in developing and executing sourcing plans. This role is key to optimizing supplier relationships, delivering value in customer projects, and ensuring seamless subcontractor management.
This is a unique opportunity to join a team of professionals. If you feel you have what it takes for this role, then apply for this opportunity!
What does this role do?
Identify local sourcing opportunities and negotiate frame contracts
Support the execution of global/area category plans
Act as a contract owner for selected suppliers
Develop sourcing strategies tailored to project needs
Conduct RFQs and finalize supplier contracts
Recommend and select optimal suppliers for project delivery
Analyze unit needs and identify local installation sourcing opportunities
Negotiate contracts and maintain supplier relationships
Implement regional category strategies locally
Support sourcing projects and implement global category plans
Drive contract compliance and supplier utilization
Your performance will be evaluated based on:
Cost savings and accuracy of sourcing data
Supplier performance and delivery reliability
Contract coverage and quality
Compliance with sourcing policies and segmentation
Contribution to cost model optimization
Are you the one?
Minimum Bachelor’s Degree
At least 3-5 years of work experience in direct and indirect procurement, preferably within multinational companies
Native level of Turkish and a good command of English, both verbal and written, is a must
Experience in SAP usage
Proficient in all Microsoft Office applications
Strong contract and stakeholder management
Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills
Problem-solving skills with an analytical mindset
Eager to learn more and have the motivation to take responsibility
What do we offer?
Great dynamic team promoting a collaborative environment
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
Engaging job with a position description and clear targets
Regular feedback through performance discussions
Opportunities for individual development
Mentoring and coaching programs
Flexibility, trust, and respect
Value-based culture, behaviors, and ethics
Sustainability and innovation
Working for a successful and global organization
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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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.
